My step son has this chronic cough that sounds like a old man that smokes 4 pack a day...its worse at night.des say its asthma but no meds help.treatments cough meds allergy meds nothing..waiting for lung Dr to get back to us for appt..I am worried poor kid is up all night coughing...what could this be or how do I help him..WE LIVE IN NJ..
Can you get the house checked for mold? Or him checked for allergies? Vents cleaned? I'm just guessing here.... But definitely sounds like you need to figure out what is going on between checking into environmental factors and a visit to a new doctor!
I am wondering if he has a bad case of post nasal drip. When my son gets that , he coughs and coughs.. I didn't realize he had it until we took him to the docs and they said as such. he USED to have childhood Asthma but at 11, has since outgrown it, However, during the times when he did suffer from it, he had many colds, post nasal drip and was also allergic to dust mites. (which could also be the problem) ..
For awhile, we did use Zyrtec at night and that helped.. but after a time, I became concerned with giving him medicine for too lengthy of a time. Therefore, I stopped.. This last year, apart from a cold.. he is better..
check him for post nasal drip and allergies to dust.. including mites)
good luck
Could still be asthma. Have you tried a humidifier? May need a breathing machine. Alfalfa root taken daily can help.
Also, reflux can cause a cough like that. You might try a Gastroenterologist.
I'm not sure what you're saying starting with ",des say........Who says it's asthma? Why doesn't he have meds for asthma? Or are you saying meds don't help? What are the meds? What treatments have you tried? You say allergy meds don't help? There are many different ones. Which ones have you tried? Without knowing what you've tried I can't suggest different ones to try.
My granddaughter has asthma. She has had to try different meds until she found ones that worked for her. And allergies worsen the asthma. I suggest allergy testing. Then avoid what he's allergic to. For example, when my daughter was younger she couldn't play outside when the trees were in bloom.
One thing that could help is to use a humidifier in his room at night. AZ air is quite dry. Perhaps a whole house humidifier would help.
If it's post nasal drip a neti pot might help. It's a way to wash out the sinuses.
Have you tried a prescription cough medicine with codeine?
