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Little boy prescribed Ventolin inhaler, for cough???
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Hello,
just need a bit of advice,
took my 4 yr old boy to the docs, as hes had a cough for the past 2 wks, its mostly at night or when hes running around, however ive recently come down with something similar and also some of the kids in his nursery have a cough too.
I took him to the docs and got a locum dr, who said to me he thinks its asthma based on what id told him, and that because he had showed signs of skin problems such as excema in the past....(which he said usually comes hand in hand with asthma)...he then proceeded to prescribe me a Ventolin inhaler and nebulizer.
Im confused, my son has showed no signs of having asthma before, he normally bounces for hrs on his trampoline and runs about like a nutter with his friends without having coughing fits or difficulty breathing.
Also the fact some of the other kids and myself have a cough now too suggests to me its more of a bug than asthma related.
Im not sure whether to give him the inhaler or not!
Does anyone have any advice or experience with asthma they can share??
just need a bit of advice,
took my 4 yr old boy to the docs, as hes had a cough for the past 2 wks, its mostly at night or when hes running around, however ive recently come down with something similar and also some of the kids in his nursery have a cough too.
I took him to the docs and got a locum dr, who said to me he thinks its asthma based on what id told him, and that because he had showed signs of skin problems such as excema in the past....(which he said usually comes hand in hand with asthma)...he then proceeded to prescribe me a Ventolin inhaler and nebulizer.
Im confused, my son has showed no signs of having asthma before, he normally bounces for hrs on his trampoline and runs about like a nutter with his friends without having coughing fits or difficulty breathing.
Also the fact some of the other kids and myself have a cough now too suggests to me its more of a bug than asthma related.
Im not sure whether to give him the inhaler or not!
Does anyone have any advice or experience with asthma they can share??
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Hi bunny girl
My little boy has just turned 5 and a yr ago I took him to the docs as he would cough persistently at night, and also when he was running around. The doctor prescribed him ventolin as he was diagnosed with asthma which he took for 2 weeks before he had to go back to the docs. The ventolin hadn't seemed to make any difference, and so the doctor then gave him salbutomol (excuse me if I've spelt it wrong) which is a steroid inhaler. He had to take2 puffs of salbutomol, and 2 of ventolin every morn and night. He had an aero chamber ( with a soft mask to make it easier to administer). Within a week of taking the salbutumol, he had stopped coughing at night, although he would still wake up and cough, and when he ran. He was also worse when he went to my mum's as they have a dog. By august he was only on ventolin as and when he needed it , and he hasn't had to use any inhaler since October last year.
My surgery has just recently rung to say he needs a review appointment for his 'asthma'. I explained that he hadn't used anything for 8 months, and they said they'll still see him just to check, but sometimes kids can just have asthmatic symptons and the inhalers can just do the job, and the child can 'grow out' of it.
I can't see that the ventolin would harm- and it might just help your little one, especially if the cough is keeping him awake at night.
Hope this has been some help. mumx
My little boy has just turned 5 and a yr ago I took him to the docs as he would cough persistently at night, and also when he was running around. The doctor prescribed him ventolin as he was diagnosed with asthma which he took for 2 weeks before he had to go back to the docs. The ventolin hadn't seemed to make any difference, and so the doctor then gave him salbutomol (excuse me if I've spelt it wrong) which is a steroid inhaler. He had to take2 puffs of salbutomol, and 2 of ventolin every morn and night. He had an aero chamber ( with a soft mask to make it easier to administer). Within a week of taking the salbutumol, he had stopped coughing at night, although he would still wake up and cough, and when he ran. He was also worse when he went to my mum's as they have a dog. By august he was only on ventolin as and when he needed it , and he hasn't had to use any inhaler since October last year.
My surgery has just recently rung to say he needs a review appointment for his 'asthma'. I explained that he hadn't used anything for 8 months, and they said they'll still see him just to check, but sometimes kids can just have asthmatic symptons and the inhalers can just do the job, and the child can 'grow out' of it.
I can't see that the ventolin would harm- and it might just help your little one, especially if the cough is keeping him awake at night.
Hope this has been some help. mumx
One of the typical symptoms of asthma in children is a night time cough. Asthma comes in different forms i.e. can be exercise induced - in which case exercise would bring it on, or allergy related (dust mites, cats etc) .
Has he got a temperature, or a snotty nose or is he coughing any infected looking stuff up (usually difficult with children as they tend to swallow it). This could distinguish it from 'pure' asthma.
If doctor has given you an inhaler, the pharmacist should also supply you with some form of mask/spacing device as children that age will not master inhaler technique and it will not be effective.
The Asthma U.K. website is a very useful source of information, and may well put your mind at rest.
Has he got a temperature, or a snotty nose or is he coughing any infected looking stuff up (usually difficult with children as they tend to swallow it). This could distinguish it from 'pure' asthma.
If doctor has given you an inhaler, the pharmacist should also supply you with some form of mask/spacing device as children that age will not master inhaler technique and it will not be effective.
The Asthma U.K. website is a very useful source of information, and may well put your mind at rest.
Hes had a snotty nose, hes quite choked up, he coughed in the bath today and some green snot came up.....lovely....unfortunately i was in the bath at the time.
He doesnt have a temperature no.
Hes been brought up around pets, i had a cat from when he was born and got a dog 2 yrs ago, and hes never showed signs of wheezing around them.
They have provided a plastic device for attaching to the inhaler, whatever its called. lol.
Im confuuuuuused.
He doesnt have a temperature no.
Hes been brought up around pets, i had a cat from when he was born and got a dog 2 yrs ago, and hes never showed signs of wheezing around them.
They have provided a plastic device for attaching to the inhaler, whatever its called. lol.
Im confuuuuuused.
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