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[quote=Anonymous]My son gets croup 3-4 times a year. He's just under 4. Last night was the worst; he was convulsing b/c it was so hard to breathe. This thread helped explain what it was, so thanks for that. Typically we treat it via hot shower rooms, steroids, a prescribed multi-symptom medicine we refer to as "C-phen", as its name seems to start with that. We also use a nebulizer with 2 different drugs.... He's been diagnosed as allergic to dust mites and cats, but those allergies seem unrelated to his bouts with the croup. Typically it starts with a runny nose. It almost always first manifests at night. I'm guessing this is because his sinuses drain into the back of his throat at those times. But I'm not sure this is anatomically accurate. Anyhow, unlike a poster above, for us the shower does seem to work. I won't say it's nice exactly to see that other parents and children have to deal with this. But it is at least reassuring.[/quote]
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