Health: Preschooler, Nasonex

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Asthms and Allergy Solutions in Plano, Frisco Area

My 4 year old daughter has severe asthma and allergies and I was wondering if anyone has any suggestins as far as alternative therapy? I'm tired of pushing so much medicine on her! She's so tiny! Thank you for ant help!!

Checkup

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4 Year Old Son with Allergies/asthma

My 4 year old son was recently diagosed with allergies associated with asthma. He gets a persistant cough this time of year and in the fall. The cough sometimes causes him to vomit. He has had allergies since he was a baby, however, the asthma part of this is new to me. I feel uneasy about it because he seems to be on lots of medication now. We have a nebulizer and he inhales albuterol twice daily. He also has nasonex, zyrtec and singulair. Zyrtec was the most effective, but now doesn't seem to work as well--this is when he was given...

Dental

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4 Year Old Son with Allergies/asthma

My 4 year old son was recently diagosed with allergies associated with asthma. He gets a persistant cough this time of year and in the fall. The cough sometimes causes him to vomit. He has had allergies since he was a baby, however, the asthma part of this is new to me. I feel uneasy about it because he seems to be on lots of medication now. We have a nebulizer and he inhales albuterol twice daily. He also has nasonex, zyrtec and singulair. Zyrtec was the most effective, but now doesn't seem to work as well--this is when he was given...

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5 Year Old Snoring

My 5 year old son snores horribly at night. I have spoken with the...

Healthcare Providers

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Children Seem to Be Sick All the Time

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on trying to keep kids healthy. It seems that this past winter and into the spring my boys are constantly sick with either the flu, colds, rotovirus, or even ear infections. I work in the healthcare field and am a nut about cleanliness, i.e. washing hands etc. Should I be giving them vitamins or any other nutritional supplement such as Pediasure to help? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am at my wits end!

Illnesses

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4 Year Old Son with Allergies/asthma

My 4 year old son was recently diagosed with allergies associated with asthma. He gets a persistant cough this time of year and in the fall. The cough sometimes causes him to vomit. He has had allergies since he was a baby, however, the asthma part of this is new to me. I feel uneasy about it because he seems to be on lots of medication now. We have a nebulizer and he inhales albuterol twice daily. He also has nasonex, zyrtec and singulair. Zyrtec was the most effective, but now doesn't seem to work as well--this is when he was given...

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Mentally Ill Father

To make a very long story short, the father of my 5 month old daughter has a...

Illnesses & Symptoms

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Allergies in 4 Year Old

My 4 year old gets about 4-5 sinus infections a year. He gets a really bad, deep cough and I won't even go into details about how gross his nose gets. I'm sure it's from allergies, but he has always been given an antibiotic that clears it up so we haven't done anything else about it. However, this time it started in January and soon after the antibiotic ended, the coughing started up again. He recently finished another round of antibiotics, was good for a few days and now the coughing is back. I don't want to keep him on antibiotics, but he...

Medicines

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4 Year Old with Terminal Cough!

Hi Moms! I have a wonderful 4 year old who is extremely healthy (never an ear infection, rarely a cold) however, he coughs all the time. It seems to come and go but lasts about a month or sometimes two! I have taken him to his Ped. before but didnt really get any useful advice other than "kids cough"! The cough seems deep and horse and sounds like congestion (not a dry cough). I dont want to give him cough medicine - especially in light of all the recent media warnings against them. Any other Moms out there with the same problem? ...

Respiratory

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Advice on Allergies and Asthma in 4 Year Old

My daughter will be 4 in July and we have had two trips to the ER since January due to coughing fits and once by ambulance because she stopped breathing (found out she had pneumonia). I saw an allergist who said she definitly has Asthma. He prescribed Zyrtec, Nasonex, and Advair. I don't believe my daughter needs all of these medications and I'm seeking a second opinion this week. I gave my daughter the Zyrtec and this morning she had a coughing fit, followed by vomiting. I won't give her the Advair until I see a Pulm. Specialist. I...

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Help with Pneumonia

Hi all, my son will be 4 in October and this is his 4th time getting...

Stages & Milestones

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Does Anyone Know of Foods/supplements to Help GAIN Weight and Height?

My first grade son is in the 3rd percentile for his height and weight. I know that it bothers him a little that his friends are all much bigger than him. But it bothers ME a lot! I grew up really small and don't want him to go through the teasing. I know that it shouldn't matter, but I had a pretty rough time growing up because of it. Does anyone know of any foods or supplements that will help with weight gain and/or height. He tends to want to eat fruits and vegetables ALL the time. We try offering a little extra of this and that -...