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Suggest Remedies For Breath Holding Spells In A Baby
Hi, my 7month old was ust diagnosed with breath holding spells. He is a very happy baby with o temper tantrums. He was not breathing, lips blue and non responsive at daycare (he was not crying when this happen) Also, at the hospital he passed out when they took his blood.
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
first you should go for echocardiography to rule out cyanotic heart disease. if this is normal, then baby is suffering from cyanotic type breath holding spell.The most important approach is to reassure the family, because witnessing a breath-holding spell is a frightening experience for observers. There is no definitive treatment available. we can use iron therapy in a dose of 3-5 mg /kg/day. this is resolved as baby grown up.
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