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What Causes Severe Cough At Night For Children?
Do you think it is just allergies or could it be reflux?
My son is 2 and he has a history of health problems he was on zantac for reflux at 3months old till he turned one. He has had heart problems and has chronic bronchitis. For the last week he has had awful coughing spells all night but not a single cough during the day
My son is 2 and he has a history of health problems he was on zantac for reflux at 3months old till he turned one. He has had heart problems and has chronic bronchitis. For the last week he has had awful coughing spells all night but not a single cough during the day
Mon, 6 Jul 2015
Hi,
Thanks and welcome to healthcare magic.
Severe cough during night time is the symptom of whooping cough.
You need to exclude allergic cough and ofcourse asthma.
Erythromycin is the drug of choice.
He also needs bronchodilator like salbutamol and sometimes steroid like prednisone if cough is severe,
Hope this reply is OK for you .Please feel free to ask further queries if any.
DrM.V.Subrahmanyam.
Thanks and welcome to healthcare magic.
Severe cough during night time is the symptom of whooping cough.
You need to exclude allergic cough and ofcourse asthma.
Erythromycin is the drug of choice.
He also needs bronchodilator like salbutamol and sometimes steroid like prednisone if cough is severe,
Hope this reply is OK for you .Please feel free to ask further queries if any.
DrM.V.Subrahmanyam.
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