adult croop?

[Anonymous]

I know, sounds crazy. But I've been sick with this for 18 days and still going. After 2 doctors visits, and a course of antibiotics and steroids...i'm still sick. Plus I got a sinus infection. Has anyone gone through this and if so, what made you better? Its been too long.

[Anonymous]

I don't think any one of us can help you more than your two doctor visits have?

[Anonymous]

A couple of questions. (1) Did you get a repeat course of antibiotics if the first round didn't work? I've got some horrible virus/(maybe bacteria) now that's giving me a cough from hell. Plus I got pink eye from it. It doesn't seem to be getting better and I've been sick a week. My doc didn't give me antibiotics, though.

(2) Were you tested for parainfluenza or RSV? Both seem to take a very long time to get over. They have tests for them, similar to strep. And did you get tested for strep?



When I was getting sinus infections, my doc gave me antibiotics and told me to go on the real Sudafed (the kind you sign for), for 10 days straight, plus take Mucinex (the cough expectorant, not suppressant), to thin all the mucus in my sinus passages. Again, for 10 days, even if feeling better. So that's what I just started yesterday. And I do hot (as I can make it) salt water gargles a couple of times a day. I do this for lingering colds, too.

I also work on boosting immunity to help my body naturally fight it. Lots of liquids, lots of sleep, a boost like Airborne or whatever you prefer (not sure if it helps but it doesn't hurt). And light exercise outside when I can. Like a 20 minute walk. The fresh air and sunlight help, and it gets you out of the house. Indoors are incubators for all the germs.

I also change bed linens every couple of days while sick. Pillow cases and towels daily. Toothbrush goes, too. I get a couple of cheap ones to last me until I'm better. And then I go back to my normal brand.

[Anonymous]

The croup virus in adults is laryngitis. Do you mean you have narrowing of your throat, and are producing a hoarse/barky sound? That seems to warrant an ENT, especially if prolonged. They would probably give steroid and/or do an endoscopy if concerned.

[Anonymous]

My toddler has croup, and I asked if I coudl get it. She said croup is a virus, like a cold, but it causes the vocal cords to swell which dies effect adults as much because our airway is much bigger.

[Anonymous]

If it's croup or laryngitis, it's a virus so the antibiotics would do no good. Do you have a hoarse voice or cough? Try getting more sleep and drink tons of hot liquids. Use Neilmed for sinuses. One time I had laryngitis for 3 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Yes it feels like narrowing of my trachea, with very thick phlem in that area/ plus feels raw? and breathing makes me cough. Lungs are ok, it's the trachea. Never had anything like it. I think ENT is next.