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How To Heal The Prolonged Catarrh In A Child?
my 3 year old has had cattarh for over 3 mths. he has been taking an anti histimine 5ml solution once day for a wk from his gp. There has been no improvement. He is very tired and irritable. Tonight he cried for a while with earache, but calpol and some warm olive oil in his ear improved the pain.
Wed, 6 May 2015
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In my opinion your child seems to be suffering from allergic rhinitis. This is based on the description you have provided.
I would suggest to go for serum immunoassay for IgE to allergens, Absolute eosinophil counts and a nasal smear examination for eosinophils and neutrophils to confirm the diagnosis.
Try to find out and avoid allergens responsible. If he is not responding to antihistaminics, try intranasal inhaled steroids or azelastin nasal spray. They might be helpful.
In my opinion your child seems to be suffering from allergic rhinitis. This is based on the description you have provided.
I would suggest to go for serum immunoassay for IgE to allergens, Absolute eosinophil counts and a nasal smear examination for eosinophils and neutrophils to confirm the diagnosis.
Try to find out and avoid allergens responsible. If he is not responding to antihistaminics, try intranasal inhaled steroids or azelastin nasal spray. They might be helpful.
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