I have an 8 month old boy, who developed a
cold in early March, and since then has
had a cough. We started Flovent and
Salbutamol 2 puffs each 2 times a day
about 2 weeks ago, there has been a slight
improvement. He is not coughing as much,
but when he does he always finishes the
cough with this kind of gasping sound, I
find it hard to explain. Of course when I
go to the doctor he will not perform the
cough for them, so therefore hard for them
to hear what I am trying to explain. Is
this a sign of asthma? There is a family
history of asthma. My father, and my
husband both have asthma. My husband had
asthma as a child but grew out of it. Two
of my nieces on my husband are very prone
to bronchitis and pneumonia. Any input
would be great. Thanks.
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ahughes06
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 6
Posted: 05-15-08 02:40am
That's a symptom that my parents say I had
when I was a baby, too, although I wasn't
diagnosed with asthma until I was 2 years
old. Make sure that your pediatrician
listens to you and truly understands what
is going on, I had pneumonia for quite
some time and wasn't being treated
correctly because my doctor refused to
believe I had asthma. I sure hope your
little guy doesn't have asthma, but if he
does just know that it's a very manageable
condition and I've been able to live with
it for 19 years. ^_^
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