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[quote=Anonymous]My son was diagnosed with RAD at that age, and later his diagnosis was changed to asthma. The steroid inhaler with toddler mask worked well for him.

One important component of allergy-driven asthma is to keep the house allergen-free, particularly during pollen season (like right now!). If your toddler is allergic to pets, the pet has to go, because years of unnecessary

Since DS is also allergic to dust mites, we encased his mattress and pillow in dust-mite casing, and got all upholstery/curtain/carpet stuff out of his room, except for his plushes, which were not allowed downstairs or outside. If he wanted them in his bed, they had to be clean. No one was allowed to lie on his bed in street clothes, for fear of bringing pollen into his bed. During the worst of the pollen season, he would get home, change, and even shower if his symptoms were bad. No shoes in the house, obviously.

Now he's a freshman in college and his allergies have decreased somewhat. He usually doesn't need his inhaler except at the worst of the spring pollen and ragweed in the fall, and he manages his symptoms with Flonase, the nasal spray. He's also anaphylactic to nuts, but even that has gotten better, apart from peanuts and pistachios, which he'll probably have lifelong. He has a single room that he vacuums himself. He washes his sheets regularly and generally takes good care of himself.

Generally for serious sufferers like kids who start their asthmatic life as toddlers, allergies peak again during adolescence, so you need to keep an eye out for that.

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