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2 Responses to “What do you know about Cough Variant Asthma?”
It is very much an inherited thing (also eczema and allergies are linked with it).
They can’t be diagnosed for a couple more years but they can be seen by an allergist which is what I would suggest. The allergist can determine if their are things that the child is allergic to which aggrevate the symptoms of asthma.
My son is five months and is seeing an allergist on this Friday.
I have this. I was diagnosed around 5 years old. I am not sure if I was coughing when I was as young as your son. I had terrible coughing bouts throughout my life until I was around 30 year old. I even coughed so hard once when I was 25-26 years old that I broke a rib, very painful. Now, I am 35 and I no longer have the extreme coughing fits, but, I do use an inhaler now which I did not use until recently. No one else in my family has asthma, but I was born with severe respiratory problems. I have always thought that may have led to my asthma, but, I have no proof of that. I will add that the only thing that has EVER helped my coughing was a cool mist humidifier and to sleep completely upright. Try holding your son upright when he starts coughing. I don’t know about your son, but my symptoms were way worse at night. If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me.
I would like to add that I do have bad allergies as well as terrible sinus problems. All three are linked with asthma.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Tia Marmolejo
It is very much an inherited thing (also eczema and allergies are linked with it).
They can’t be diagnosed for a couple more years but they can be seen by an allergist which is what I would suggest. The allergist can determine if their are things that the child is allergic to which aggrevate the symptoms of asthma.
My son is five months and is seeing an allergist on this Friday.
September 1st, 2008 at 3:28 am
Lori Mcneill
I have this. I was diagnosed around 5 years old. I am not sure if I was coughing when I was as young as your son. I had terrible coughing bouts throughout my life until I was around 30 year old. I even coughed so hard once when I was 25-26 years old that I broke a rib, very painful. Now, I am 35 and I no longer have the extreme coughing fits, but, I do use an inhaler now which I did not use until recently. No one else in my family has asthma, but I was born with severe respiratory problems. I have always thought that may have led to my asthma, but, I have no proof of that. I will add that the only thing that has EVER helped my coughing was a cool mist humidifier and to sleep completely upright. Try holding your son upright when he starts coughing. I don’t know about your son, but my symptoms were way worse at night. If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me.
I would like to add that I do have bad allergies as well as terrible sinus problems. All three are linked with asthma.