My daughter of 7 who was diagnosed with asthma at 3 has for the past two weeks been suffering with a wrasping cough which is waking her in the night. I am giving her inhalers but nothing seems to be working at first I thought it was a dry cough but it seems to be hanging on. She does not have any of the symptons I have in an attack . I also suffer with asthma and when I have an attack I find myself incredibly wheezy and I have difficulty breathing. When I have an attack my inhalers stop it very quickly her inhalers seem to be having no effect on her cough. I am now questioning if she does really have asthma or just a bad cough. The advice I need is does an attack not necessisarily involve wheezing and loss of breath? How can I determine if she does suffer with asthma? what medication can she take to help her as her current inhalers are having no effect?
BABES DONT WORRY ITS GOONNA BE FINE DUNT WORRY BOUT IT
BABES DONT WORRY ITS GOONNA BE FINE DUNT WORRY BOUT IT
BABES DONT WORRY ITS GOONNA BE FINE DUNT WORRY BOUT IT
BABES DONT WORRY ITS GOONNA BE FINE DUNT WORRY BOUT IT
This might be a silly question, but is she breathless or just coughing? If it's the latter, and inhalers aren't making a difference, then I'd say that suggests that it's ""just"" a cough. Either way, I think a trip to the GP would be advisable.
Emily vomits when she has an attack. Which mostly happens at night, all over her bedcovers and Bear. Poor mite. But she is not a wheezy asthmatic either. However, her cough will disappear if we bump her steroid inhaler up for a week. ie 2 puffs twice a day when bad at night or one puff 4 times a day if worse during the day.
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