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Chronic Cough from more than 8 months for a 4yr old

Lung Health | Last Active: Oct 17, 2018 | Replies (13)
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@kanaazpereira

Hello @krishnareddy84,

Welcome to Connect. As a parent, I can only imagine how worried you must be. I'm tagging Mentor @windwalker to see if she may have some thoughts about your son's symptoms. A few members (@egayle187) in the MAC & Bronchiectasis group on Connect have also recommended reading Dr. Jamie Koufman’s book,"The Chronic Cough Enigma." It has questionnaires to help find the cause of for each individual.

I encourage you to view this Mayo Clinic Video Q&A about Pediatric Lung Problems, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/webinar/video-qa-about-pediatric-lung-problems/ and I'd also like to invite @pfists @jenblalock @g3smith60 @kaystrand @irene5 and @bassman to join this discussion.

@krishnareddy84, may I ask if other causes like post-nasal drip or acid reflux have been ruled out?

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krishnareddy84 | @krishnareddy84 | Sep 4, 2018

Hello @kanaazpereira,

Thank you so much for your message. I am not sure whether post-nasal drop or acid reflux have been ruled out. I can check with Physician about this.

I can explain more on the recent tests and medications which Allergy specialist prescribed which might help you to understand more on the problem.

First doctor suggested to STOP using 'Zyrtec' before my son take allergy skin test. He prescribed below medication to use for 10 days and take test after that.

1. Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium for oral suspension (250mg/62.5 mg per 5 ml)
2. Mometasone nasal 50 mcg/inh

After using these medications we gave Skin test, intradermals and below is the Result of the test they mentioned.

"negative to all tested (including dust mite, molds, grass, weed and additional tree pollens with a negative saline and positive histamine control"

Doctor suggested to continue Mometasone nasal 50 mcg/inh & Zyrtec for next two months and then appear again.

So we are currently using Mometasone nasal 50 mcg/inh & Zyrtec but as I mentioned earlier, it is not improving his condition. If we delay in giving Zyrtec, he will start coughing too much.

Once again than you so much for your message.

@pfists @jenblalock @g3smith60 @kaystrand @irene5 @bassman

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