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What Is The Treatment For Shortness Of Breath And Chest Tightness?
My 9 year old daughter does not have asthma or a cold and had tightening of her chest tonight and shortness of breath. I gave her Motrin, steamed up the bathroom and put Vicks on her chest and back. She finally fell asleep. I am taking her to the pediatrician tomorrow but should of I taken her to the E R?
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
She must be having a severe cold or a viral infection. Sometimes that can make the child wheezy as well as short of breath.
You can give her Ventorlin syrup sos and what u did was quite right by steaming up the bathroom.
As she is 9 yrs old, she can very well take steam inhalations.
See a pediatrician
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You can give her Ventorlin syrup sos and what u did was quite right by steaming up the bathroom.
As she is 9 yrs old, she can very well take steam inhalations.
See a pediatrician
Kindly vote thanks if the answer was helpful
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