I'm beside myself. My son often gets laryngitis and bronchitis. He just got over it, and on Saturday…

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I'm beside myself. My son often gets laryngitis and bronchitis. He just got over it, and on Saturday he started coughing again. Yesterday we went to the doctor, and they heard wheezing on the right side. We did an X-ray, but the image was clear. We didn't sleep all night. He wouldn't say himself that he was having trouble breathing, but he's breathing fast and grunting with every exhale, even at rest. I can hear his breathing – it's not wheezing, but kind of whistling. In the morning, I got scared and called an ambulance, and they took us to the hospital. They said he needs to be tested for asthma, although they admitted it's difficult at this age. Or it could be obstructive syndrome. They sent us home. Other symptoms include a fever, sometimes 37–37.3°C (98.6–99.1°F). I found a private pulmonologist for tomorrow. For now, we're doing nebulizer treatments: Berodual, then Pulmicort. Saturation is 98%. I'm lying here crying, worrying so much. He's still breathing fast. He slept poorly all night, moaning, crying, and twitching. We got very little sleep.
Now about me. Lately, I've become very irritable and angry. I can be set off by the slightest thing.…
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Marina
Wheezing is heard on the right side, just like yesterday. The cough is now wet.
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Anita
When there are several obstructions, it can pose a risk of asthma. This can happen with little ones and they might outgrow it.
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Yuliya
Need a pulmonologist.
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Marina
Anita I really hope she outgrows this.
But I'm already prepared for any diagnosis, as long as someone can tell me something concrete ((( instead of just guesses.
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Marina
Yuliya Found one for tomorrow morning, let's go
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Anita
Anita Doctors recognize it. My daughter also had bronchitis, and everything turned out fine.
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Fedorova Karina
You won't know for sure until a doctor checks. My son was diagnosed with a threatened asthma, and any ARVI would turn into bronchitis and obstruction. I put all my effort into treatment to prevent asthma. Don't overthink it or get stressed. Everything is fixable. My brother also had a near-asthma diagnosis, but he took up sports, and it all went away.
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tanya
Fedorova Karina What did you do?
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Marina
Fedorova Karina At what age did you start treatment?
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tanya
Fedorova Karina My son hasn't been diagnosed with asthma yet, but he's also been prescribed Pulmicort and Berodual 3 times in the past year. The cough was due to ARVI and allergies. He goes to a sanatorium (we have one in our city), but they didn't do anything for his breathing. He'll be going again soon (I hope), I need to mention this. Thank you. These kids! 🥲
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Antonova Lyudmila
Even if it's asthma, it's better to know about it. Don't cry, it won't help; stay calm, only calm will help.
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Fedorova Karina
Fedorova Karina We went to the sanatorium for the first time before starting kindergarten, when I was 2 years and 10 months old. The ENT doctor forbade her from attending kindergarten until she was 3. After 3, there was no other option, so I tried to make it work.
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Fedorova Karina
Fedorova Karina Make sure to mention it, as that's exactly how I chose my sanatoriums, and my doctor also indicated this in their referrals.
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tanya
Fedorova Karina He was first sent there just because he got sick often. Then, during an examination, poor vision was detected, and they also did eye therapy. Now this also needs to be monitored (
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Marina
Antonova Lyudmila I'm open to any diagnosis, as long as it's made so we can start treatment 🙏 I hope the doctor brings some clarity tomorrow
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Mama♡ocharovatelnoy dochki♡
We were diagnosed with asthma. We had bronchitis every month, 8 times a year. The pulmonologist said it was already asthma. We had treatment, but the asthma still showed up as shortness of breath, a dry cough, and harsh breathing.
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Fedorova Karina
Fedorova Karina It's actually not that scary. My son has allergies and atopic dermatitis, he was at high risk for asthma. But a yearly stay at a sanatorium was enough to keep everything under control. There's no special monitoring, things will get better gradually, don't worry)
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tanya
Fedorova Karina Here's my little allergy sufferer. Thanks!)
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Marina
Mama♡ocharovatelnoy dochki♡ We don't have bronchitis, but every month instead we get laryngitis((( except during the summer. The kids were healthy for 3 months in the summer. We had bronchitis twice this year
How are you treating it now? Supportive therapy? Or only when it flares up?
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Mama♡ocharovatelnoy dochki♡
Mama♡ocharovatelnoy dochki♡ We treated her for a long time. She's been gone for 4 years now and doesn't bother us anymore.
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Yuliya
Yuliya They diagnosed us with asthma due to frequent bronchitis, but he wasn't short of breath. Some nights were sleepless, and doctors prescribed hormones, then an inhaler. But we stopped everything and didn't allow him to take hormones long-term.
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