Hard Cough

I have asthma and when my cough gets really bad and i get shortness of breath, i go into my bathroom and turn the shower on really hot so steam with be created. sit in the bathroom for a while and take in deep breaths of the steam.

My 6 yr old son had walking pnuemonia when he was 4 yrs for 3 1/2 months. After this, he developed asthma. He has allergies and was on clariton before it was OTC. Now he is on xopenex and pulimcort as needed and Singulair 5mg every night before bed. In the last couple of months, i have noticed that he is coughing a considerable amount in his sleep and looks tired in the morning. We are a non smoking family with dogs that are NOT allowed in the bedrooms. All the pillows and mattresses have the allergen covers, and we have hardwood floors that are swept at least once a day. I am concerned about his cough as it is worsening over time and wondered if this was a sign that his asthma is becoming worse. We have a doc appt with his ped next week, but wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts. Only serious answers please. Thanks in advance.

I have had asthma since I was 5 also was diagnosed after having pneumonia. Coughing at night is not unusual but is concerning. I would diffidently talk to his doctor about this. The questions that come to my mind are, is he wheezing at night also? and when he coughs does he cough stuff up or is it dry. He could have something as simple as a cold. everything drains to the stomach and lungs and at night it just sits there. Try having him sleep propped up , rather than lying flat this sometimes helps. Try using Vicks Vapor rub this is great stuff. If he is coughing stuff up, I would use something with (Guaifenesin) in it during the day, this will loosen stuff up. Talk to your doctor about a cough syrup for night time. My daughter is also 6 and is just getting over the flu, she was coughing constantly at night and was giving a prescription cough syrup at night. She now sleeps all night. I hope this helps, Good luck.

1) A small home remedies please check with your doctor before using. Fennel (foeniculum vulgare) Parts used: Seeds and, less powerfully, leaves. Simmer 1 or 2 teaspoons of crushed seeds in 1 cup of water. Fennel will sweeten bad breath and may ease asthma symptoms. Ps Fresh fennel seeds may be irritating. It is recommend storing them for a year before crushing them to make tea. It is possible that chewing a tiny pinch of seeds is usually quite safe.

2) Mint:
Used in a vaporizer, mint essential oil is excellent for colds, pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, and laryngitis.

3) Coffee or tea:
Green tea or coffee contain stimulants that dilate bronchial tubes. Caffeinated colas and chocolate contain the same compounds. You can sometimes end an attack by drinking a few cups when you don’t have your medication around.

4. Ginkgo
Popular as an asthma treatment in China.

Well like I said check with your doctor before trying these and I hope they help.

Good luck.

Okay, so he doesn’t have asthma but can I use Albuterol Sulfate and Pulmicort Respules together?
Is it okay for my cousin.

Btw, my cousin’s 3 years old.
Thanks.

No, it’s not okay. They are very specific medications, for very specific problems - which your cousin doesn’t have. Also, your cousin is only three, which is definitely too young for you to be giving him medication of that type without a doctor’s order and supervision.

Your cousin needs to see his doctor, if you feel that his cold and cough are bad enough to need medical intervention. If you can’t get to his doctor, then try a local clinic, or even the hospital.

Okay, it started from nowhere but I got the cough around 7a.m when i wokeup and i was in school, my parents know i hate school and they didnt think i even had a cough so they made me stay there until 3.

I went to the doctor, he put me on 60mg of Prednisone (steroids) , azithromax(z-pac), and cherrytussin (sends message to brain saying "dont cough".

I was in the hospital, they gave me a breathing treatment and it seemed to help my lungs, ALOT. Because I have asthma, i also have the nebulizer, etc., I tried taking a tsp of honey, and everything else in the book. Its like.. they say my lungs are clear but when i move from side to side it makes me get the rattling sound and i have a cough outbreak for about 30 seconds and cannot catch my breath. My parents call me stupid because I dont get a drink, etc., but they dont understand when youre coughing that hard for that long a time..you cant stop and get a drink..

WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS COUGH AWAY?! PLEASE HELP !

Im 15 yrs old, btw.

Thanks!

you are coughing because you are clearing your lungs of debris from being sick (probably mucus) there really isn’t much that you can do- try taking a cough syrup that has no codeine in it (you don’t want to konk out in class!) if your coughing keeps up for more than the next two to three weeks, go back to your doctor.

Medical question for you guys in the know. Ok my husband Chris has asthma, recently he’s had the most dreadful cough, so bad that at times I thought he would stop breathing, I’m not exaggerating. So he went to the doc and he had a coughing fit while she examined him which was lucky. She said it was whooping cough, now he was amazed because we get vaccinated against all that as kids. But she said because some parents are not vaccinating their children whooping cough has come back but the vaccinated ones aren’t protected as the disease mutates over time! Strangely enough, there’s been a spate of mumps in my kids’ school, now I thought that some parents were being irresponsible and not having kids vaccinated, but not the case, it’s the same as whooping cough apparently, those who don’t vaccinate get it, but it mutates and the ones who have been vaccinated aren’t protected as the disease has mutated. We know of 4 children and one teenager in our village who have been really ill. Has anyone else heard of this? Plus chris was told not to take his inhaler when he has a coughing fit as he would be overusing it and it would then be of little use. The fits although getting more infrequent are very frightening as he goes bright pink and struggles to breath and exhale to cough at the same time. Any tips from asthma sufferers? Any thoughts on the mutating mumps and whooping cough, I mean I may have misunderstood but if true is very worrying. Thank you.

The diseases are not mutating! The vaccines just wear off, or never worked in the first place. Think about it–if the virus and bacteria for these diseases mutated, why would they use same whooping cough and mumps vaccines that they’ve been using for decades? They are not changing the vaccines. Whooping cough is caused by a toxin that the body produces in response to the bacteria. So is the doctor claiming that the toxin the body produces has mutated? Ridiculous. Doctors just can’t seem to admit that often, vaccines do not work.

vomitting also taking place while coughing

Cough-variant asthma is still asthma and is treated the same way (bronchodilators, inhaled steroids, etc.). It just means that your symptoms are primarily coughing, as opposed to wheezing. If you want to treat the cough directly with over-the-counter meds, you can, but it is better to treat the underlying asthma. Treating the asthma will help you cough up the mucus that can be there, whereas suppressing the cough will not help get rid of the mucus. Guaifenesin cough syrup can help mobilize the mucus without suppressing the cough.

If you are vomiting during coughing, you must be coughing very hard. Certain infections can lead to that "post-tussive vomiting," so be sure to get checked out for that.

This is an example of what happens to Lily when she coughs from what I ume is asthma.

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My 8 year old suffers from asthma, coughing which is brought up with a cold and she coughs alot. Is there a good homeopathic remedy or something else thats better that I could give her that will stop the coughing? I tried Respiractin and that doesn’t seem to help her.

Don’t mess around with substances that could have no effect or a terrible side effect. You are not an herbalist, nor a doctor, which are your two choices at this point.

Asthma can come along slowly, with minor difficulty breathing and then out of the blue, your daughter will not be able to breathe, at all, and when that happens, if you don’t have something sure fire on hand to stop it cold, she will die. There will be nothing you can do about it and mouth to mouth doesn’t do any good if the lungs are closed or the throat is swollen.

I understand your point of view about homeopathic medicine, and share your inclination but an eight year old with asthma is not a suitable candidate for such treatment and any holistic provider would tell you the same thing.

So, try what you want but always keep an emergency inhaler on hand and also an epi kit for when the inhaler doesn’t work.

in this video yogi Ashwini clarifies that yog does not mean abstinence from physical pleasures or leading a life of penance rather it means experiencing them and getting over them. he explains it with the help of a beautiful story of rishi vishwamitr.
also in the later part of the video ,he gives an ayurvedic technique to relieve asthma ,normal cough cold etc.

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