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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing In Child?

My 7 year old daughter is pointing to the bottom of her throat and saying she is having a hard time breathing. I have given her water ( 2 small glasses) and she swallows fine. She does not have a soar throat. She shows no signs of labored breathing. Just having a hard time breathing.
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Hello there,
If your daughter has laboured breathing and if her breathing is accompanied by wheeze or whiny sounds while breathing a long with prominent ribs then she may have
a) An inflammation of her trachea or
b) Some underlying lung pathology
It will be great if you can take her to a respiratory medicine /pulmonologist and get a chest xray and also visualise her throat .
A child being able to indicate exactly where she has difficulty breathing is a very good sign but I will like to rule out anything that can be missed by just examination .

Please get back to me with reports and we can discuss further treatment plans,
Please feel free to address any further queries to me. I will be happy to help you.
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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing In Child?

Hello there, If your daughter has laboured breathing and if her breathing is accompanied by wheeze or whiny sounds while breathing a long with prominent ribs then she may have a) An inflammation of her trachea or b) Some underlying lung pathology It will be great if you can take her to a respiratory medicine /pulmonologist and get a chest xray and also visualise her throat . A child being able to indicate exactly where she has difficulty breathing is a very good sign but I will like to rule out anything that can be missed by just examination . Please get back to me with reports and we can discuss further treatment plans, Please feel free to address any further queries to me. I will be happy to help you.