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What Is The Treatment For Recurring Sore Throat, Strep, Tonsilitis And Pneumonia?

My son who is 15 mo just started taking singularity for his allergies , he was having reoccurring sore throats, strep, tonsilitis and the pnemonia, I am worried that it s making him cranky and research online isn t helping, he hasn t been sleeping good and has been aggravated and kinda aggressive the past few days, but hasn t been sick in two weeks which is huge...How do I know what to do, continue the meds or stop using them ?
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
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Hello
As you mentioned that your son is just 15 months and having recurrent throat infection , tonsillitis , strep , & pneumonia .
As I have noted that children in this age group usually got allergy and this causes infection also .
Usually there develop whistling sound ( wheezing ) , running nose , eyes tears and these symptoms recurs frequently .
This is a very common problem faced by this age group patient.
When such patient visit I only prescribe them to take montelukast+bambuterol ( 0.2 mg each / kg body weight ) syrup ,once or twice in day , dependin on severity of infection.
If tonsillitis ( throat infection ) I advise my patient to take levofloxacin 10 mg / kg body weight once in day orally , syrup .
Since this is a prescription medicine , so consult your physician and for prescription.
Hot coffee and steam inhalation also provide much needed relief at once.
When your child will attain the age 14 -15 years , symptoms subsides ( after puberty ).
Need not to worry this is very common.
Good luck.
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What Is The Treatment For Recurring Sore Throat, Strep, Tonsilitis And Pneumonia?

Hello As you mentioned that your son is just 15 months and having recurrent throat infection , tonsillitis , strep , & pneumonia . As I have noted that children in this age group usually got allergy and this causes infection also . Usually there develop whistling sound ( wheezing ) , running nose , eyes tears and these symptoms recurs frequently . This is a very common problem faced by this age group patient. When such patient visit I only prescribe them to take montelukast+bambuterol ( 0.2 mg each / kg body weight ) syrup ,once or twice in day , dependin on severity of infection. If tonsillitis ( throat infection ) I advise my patient to take levofloxacin 10 mg / kg body weight once in day orally , syrup . Since this is a prescription medicine , so consult your physician and for prescription. Hot coffee and steam inhalation also provide much needed relief at once. When your child will attain the age 14 -15 years , symptoms subsides ( after puberty ). Need not to worry this is very common. Good luck.