My daughter is six and she regularly has colds and then after ends up with a lingering cough at night.....?

Question

I have always believed that this is what it is but I have had doctors tell me that it is Asthma!!! has anyone else had children that go through the same problem? Where should I take her.

Answer 1

Check your furniture. If your furniture is mainly particle board, the formaldehyde fumes given off may likely be causing your child's illness. Aswell, mold in the walls and smokers in the house, hair from pets, living close to industrial areas.

Hope its just a cold that makes your child cough.

Answer 2

This sounds exactly like what both of my sons went through. They were each finally diagnosed with mild asthma and perscribed Albuterol (through a nebulizer) when the cough was present and Singulair as a daily preventative medication. My youngest also had his tonsils and adenoids out and that made an unbelievable difference in how often he was ill. It also helped him sleep through the night (the enlarged tonsils/adenoids were causing sleep apnea). If it is asthma, think positive. Medication and knowledge can keep this under control. We were fortunate that our pediatrician was extremely thorough and knowledgable regarding asthma, so we have not had a need to see a specialist. On a hopeful note, my oldest son is now 14 and has pretty much "outgrown" his childhood asthma! Fingers crossed that our youngest is as lucky. Good luck to you and your daughter.

Answer 3

My 3 year old daughter is exactly the same and the doctor has said it's very probably asthma (because I have it), but that she's too young to test on. I use an inhaler with her just before bed and it certainly helps her. She's very "snotty" in the night and this is what get's down her throat and sets her off coughing. I find this time of year is particularly bad and believe it's related to hay fever which is often linked to asthma. Neither she nor I have terribly serious asthma so just use our inhalers when we need to, it help make the condition more manageable, so don't be too upset if this is what it turns out to be.

Answer 4

one of the best things you can do is purchase a good quality air cleaner and have it on constantly in your daughter's bedroom. This is going to make a big difference in the way she breaths. Do not give her any milk products or cheese. This will increase mucus in the body and make the cough last longer.

I recommend you see an allergy specialist. That would be the first doctor to try.

Answer 5

Have you been to an ENT and had her adenoids checked out? If they are enlarged, she can get sick more often. It can also cause other problems. They may be right, but if I were you, I would look up on the internet, about adenoids. My daughter had enlarged adenoids and they caused her to get sick alot, esp. with ear infections. They also caused sleep apnea. The doctors are not always willing to investigate other things, so as a parent, if you do research and suggest things, they will look into them. I did, and was right. She hardly ever gets sick anymore, her sleep apnea is gone, and although she does have tubes in her ears, she is doing very well. Good luck to you.

Answer 6

I had the same problem and they removed my tonsils