"some kids just get croup a lot"--does yours?

My son (3 yrs old) had croup 9 times last year and has had it about four times this year so far. He gets it with every runny nose. It usually lasts 1-3 nights and he usually has a hard time breathing (stridor). Then has a regular cough and runny nose for a week or so more. Cold air seems to work the best. My little girl who just turned 1 has had it several times now as well but not quite as severe. Our pediatrician just prescribed a nebulizer with pulmicort but my son is terrified of it and gets so upset it makes things worse

. Hoping they outgrow it soon! Those of you with older kids who seem to be outgrowing it did it seem to be less frequent as they got older?

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04/25/2014 03:25

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Anonymous wrote:My son (3 yrs old) had croup 9 times last year and has had it about four times this year so far. He gets it with every runny nose. It usually lasts 1-3 nights and he usually has a hard time breathing (stridor). Then has a regular cough and runny nose for a week or so more. Cold air seems to work the best. My little girl who just turned 1 has had it several times now as well but not quite as severe. Our pediatrician just prescribed a nebulizer with pulmicort but my son is terrified of it and gets so upset it makes things worse . Hoping they outgrow it soon! Those of you with older kids who seem to be outgrowing it did it seem to be less frequent as they got older?

My son had frequent croup. Also had it far longer than most kids who outgrow it sooner than he did. Hasn't had it since he was almost 5. He's 6 now.

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01/21/2016 18:53

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My son is 3 and he gets the croup 3 to 4 times in a year. I have seen an ent and they want to do more tests. Any other moms have this going on ?

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04/02/2017 22:44

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my child has gotten croup at least once every year and she is 13 years old now. Also as she had gotten older the worst it got, the more painful the cough was to her. she is prone to it and lucky my other daughter is not, it also got easy to deal with it because we knew how to handle it. my daughter has not had it in a while and I'm hoping she is not going to get it soon.

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04/02/2017 23:22

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Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering what is the difference between croup and asthma attacks? My son will get a mild cold, where the only symptom is a runny nose. Within 1-2 days, it moves into his chest, he starts coughing and wheezing. He'll be on steroids and albuterol, and the symptoms clear up in about 2-3 days. But my doctor calls it asthma where as yours calls it croup?

Croup is an inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that separates your trachea from your esophagus). It causes a seal like cough, and a noise called "stridor" when you inhale. Albuterol can make it worse, because it increases the floppiness in that area. It often responds positively to cold air.

Asthma is a tightness in the lower lungs. It causes a noise called wheezing when you exhale, and/or a sharp cough. Albuterol makes it better. I can be triggered by cold air.

Steroids help with both of them.

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04/02/2017 23:23

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Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering what is the difference between croup and asthma attacks? My son will get a mild cold, where the only symptom is a runny nose. Within 1-2 days, it moves into his chest, he starts coughing and wheezing. He'll be on steroids and albuterol, and the symptoms clear up in about 2-3 days. But my doctor calls it asthma where as yours calls it croup?

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04/02/2017 23:23

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Anonymous wrote:Wth is "croup" and why wasn't it around in the 80s?

Really, I think of it as one of those common illnesses of childhood that everyone had at some point.

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04/03/2017 05:43

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The poster posted her question nearly three years ago!!!

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10/12/2018 03:39

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My son is 3 and within just this year he has had recurrent croup 4 times. I'm pretty upset about this, I had seeing him this way. He just panicked until he falls back asleep. I cant keep him calm and nothing works to stop the panick.

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10/12/2018 05:36

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering what is the difference between croup and asthma attacks? My son will get a mild cold, where the only symptom is a runny nose. Within 1-2 days, it moves into his chest, he starts coughing and wheezing. He'll be on steroids and albuterol, and the symptoms clear up in about 2-3 days. But my doctor calls it asthma where as yours calls it croup?

Croup is an inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that separates your trachea from your esophagus). It causes a seal like cough, and a noise called "stridor" when you inhale. Albuterol can make it worse, because it increases the floppiness in that area. It often responds positively to cold air.

Asthma is a tightness in the lower lungs. It causes a noise called wheezing when you exhale, and/or a sharp cough. Albuterol makes it better. I can be triggered by cold air.

Steroids help with both of them.

This is incorrect information. Croup is inflammation of the upper airway- but not the epiglottis. Swelling of the epiglottis is actually a medical emergency while croup generally is not. Steroids are generally what helps resolve croup quicker. Inhalers like albuterol are working on the lower airway as a broncodilater so really don’t help croup symptoms. Here is info on epiglottitis https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/epiglottitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20372227

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10/12/2018 06:47

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DS had RSV as a newborn. And at 2.5 has had croup twice now where I take him to the ER. First time they just gave him steroids and the second time he had a breathing treatment and steroids. Two older DDs have never had croup.

When we get colds I try and catch it early and load in the antivirals in any way I can because I know this is always a possibility after a cold. And I HATE taking him to the ER because my brain goes back to him being a newborn and me taking him there with RSV knowing something was very wrong with him.

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10/12/2018 06:51

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PP here -- sorry I just realized how old this thread is!

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10/12/2018 07:25

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