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[quote=Anonymous]My son has been getting bouts of croup since he was about 2. We are up at 4am now with it and he's 7. I am hoping he will grow out it but it hasn't happened yet. He has been diagnosed with allergies to cats, eggs, pollen and ragweed, but never with asthma. We do have an inhaler but one doctor has told us that it's not very effective because the problem is in the throat not the lungs. I've found that the best treatment is to immediately go take a ride in the car with all the windows down. The cold night air helps greatly. Also I had to teach my son to calm down because the panic makes it worse. Almost like having a panic attack and asthma attack at the same time. Once he's calm we do a couple squirtschloroseptic for the soreness from all that barking, and a strong cough syrup to ease the cough so he can sleep. His symptoms usually start with a light cough during the day and last maybe 3days.

What doesn't work for us is steam treatments. We use a cool mist humidifier. Also he had them far more frequently when we lived in charlotte with all that pollen, whereas now that we're in the arid desert of AZ most of his allergy symptoms and croup have gone away. Hope that info helps someone. Those first couple bouts with a toddler can be very scary.[/quote]

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