Childhood Illnesses: Infant, Xopenex

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Suggestions to Make Nebulizer Treatments for a 9 Month Old Easier

R.B. asks from Duluth

My son was just diagnosed with asthma so we have to give him albuterol and pretnizone through a nebulizer and he HATES it. We've tried holding the mask up and holding...

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Flovent Prescribed for 2 1/2 Year Old

M.W. asks from Washington DC

My daughter sufferd her second extreme asthma attack this year! We were once again overnight in the ER where after several hours of albuterol, oxygen and steroids, sh...

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4 Year Old with Allergies and Asthma

C.R. asks from Cleveland

Hi,my 4 year old has had the worst time this year with her asthma...she has been on alll the over the counter stuff and most of the persription too. nothing seems to ...

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Soon to Be 6 Month Old Is Wheezing

A.M. asks from Phoenix

My son will be 6 months old on Feb 6th. He got a bad cold while in day care about 2 1/2 months ago and has not seemed to be the same since. We have gone to the doctor...

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How long to wait for infant breathing treatments for wheezing?

C.C. asks from Dallas

My 4 month old son has had a persistent cough for the last couple of weeks and we took him to the doctor yesterday to make sure everything was okay. Doc said that th...

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Seeking Advice About an Ongoing Problem with Croup

J.L. asks from Albany

My son is a 17 month old who has been fairly healthy during his short life with the one exception of going to the hospital ER 3 times (most recently in the middle of ...

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Irresponsible for Not Aggressively Treating Allergies and Mild Asthma?

C.T. asks from Dallas

I recently took my 3.5 year old to an allergist to get help in identifying his eczema triggers. While there, she diagnosed him with asthma and proposed an aggressive...

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10 Month Old Son with Occasional Congestion

J.B. asks from Tyler

I have a 10 mo son that started having RSV-like symptoms when he was 3 mo (January) and would go through a bad bout of them each month afterwards until he was 6 mo ol...

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Is It Asthma or Something Else?

T.M. asks from Detroit

Another question for you very helpful ladies. This is kind of long sorry. Well my 3.5 yr old daughter has had a cough for 3 weeks now. Here is some background info...