Why does he get croup so much?
My son will be 8 in July and I am really frustrated about his health. He was a preemie, but does that matter anymore at this age? This is a brief history:
1998 - cried all the time, but not colicky because it was all the time, skin problems, umbilical hernia corrected, acid reflux pretty bad (on meds), blocked tearduct, 2 ear infections
1999 - rsv (hospitalized)
on asthma meds
-croup once
-pneumonia
-pink eye
-2 ear infections
-tubes put in
2000 - strep
-croup 2 times
-asthma
-2 ear infections
2001 - infected glands on face
-hearing impaired
-tubes taken out of ears
2002 - 3 ear infections
- croup 1X -
2003 - Sinusitis (2x)
-Croup 3x (admitted to paeds once)
2004 - croup 5x
2005 - croup 2x
-strep
-pneumonia/whooping cough
2006 - croup (admitted to paeds) - 4 adrenaline masks, dexamethasone,prednisone
He has had two episodes of croup where it has been hard to open his airway and every episode except one, I have had to have emerg intervene.
Why does he keep getting it? What can I do?
Answers:
Unfortunately, asthma can present as recurrent croup. Some doctors don't know this but a pediatric asthma specialist told me and after researching croup and asthma, I think it is true. Definitely not what I wanted to hear.
Hope this helps.
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One of my neighbor's son has asthma and he gets croup pretty often. Did your son has any eczema as an infant and given any steroids?
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He didn't have eczema, but he did have vascular abnormality on his head that was red with brown freckles. (Dermatologist didn't know what it was, but it went away when he was about 3 or so).
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Usually steroids given for eczema cause asthma in the long run. If your child was not given any and if there is no asthma in your family, I personally think, you do not have to worry about it.
Is it dry in your home or in his school. A humidifier might help hydrate his system and help get rid of croup..
1998 - cried all the time, but not colicky because it was all the time, skin problems, umbilical hernia corrected, acid reflux pretty bad (on meds), blocked tearduct, 2 ear infections
1999 - rsv (hospitalized)
on asthma meds
-croup once
-pneumonia
-pink eye
-2 ear infections
-tubes put in
2000 - strep
-croup 2 times
-asthma
-2 ear infections
2001 - infected glands on face
-hearing impaired
-tubes taken out of ears
2002 - 3 ear infections
- croup 1X -
2003 - Sinusitis (2x)
-Croup 3x (admitted to paeds once)
2004 - croup 5x
2005 - croup 2x
-strep
-pneumonia/whooping cough
2006 - croup (admitted to paeds) - 4 adrenaline masks, dexamethasone,prednisone
He has had two episodes of croup where it has been hard to open his airway and every episode except one, I have had to have emerg intervene.
Why does he keep getting it? What can I do?
Answers:
Unfortunately, asthma can present as recurrent croup. Some doctors don't know this but a pediatric asthma specialist told me and after researching croup and asthma, I think it is true. Definitely not what I wanted to hear.
Hope this helps.
Answers:
One of my neighbor's son has asthma and he gets croup pretty often. Did your son has any eczema as an infant and given any steroids?
Answers:
He didn't have eczema, but he did have vascular abnormality on his head that was red with brown freckles. (Dermatologist didn't know what it was, but it went away when he was about 3 or so).
Answers:
Usually steroids given for eczema cause asthma in the long run. If your child was not given any and if there is no asthma in your family, I personally think, you do not have to worry about it.
Is it dry in your home or in his school. A humidifier might help hydrate his system and help get rid of croup..