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Should Laryngoscopy Be Done For The Child With Nasal Polyp?

My son is 8 yrs. old. He has been diagnosed with asthma by a pediatric pulmonologist since he was about 1 yr old. He has a chronic barking cough that won t go away (he has had it since birth). Now a new Ped. Pulmonologist says he was misdiagnosed and he thinks he may have tracheomalacia and wants to do a larngoscopy. He also found a nasal polyp during the exam that has never been seen before. I believe the cough may be more related to undaignosed allergies or the nasal polyp. Should we do the scope or find another opinion? What else could it be?
Wed, 4 Apr 2018
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Hello,

Tracheomalacia diagnoses by laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy. As chronic cough concerns, most probably it is due to some allergic condition which could be asthma. Laryngomalacia tends to increase episode and duration of each episode of coughing. Also, an episode of cough-cold increases in these children.



Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sachin Kumar Agarwal
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Should Laryngoscopy Be Done For The Child With Nasal Polyp?

Hello, Tracheomalacia diagnoses by laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy. As chronic cough concerns, most probably it is due to some allergic condition which could be asthma. Laryngomalacia tends to increase episode and duration of each episode of coughing. Also, an episode of cough-cold increases in these children. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sachin Kumar Agarwal