Fairly consistent gaspy coughing coming from kiddo’s room tonight. Worried she has a sinus infection on top of the #allergies and #asthma. 😮💨 I gave her some puffs of her inhaler which has worked almost instantly to quiet the cough. Except now she’s so quiet I need to creep in the doorway to make sure she’s breathing, because I’m anxiety-riddled.
@MotherDucker Understandable 😔 I hope she gets better soon!
@MotherDucker How’s your little one (if you don’t mind sharing). I hope she had a better day today ❤️
Thanks so much for asking. She had a much better night, we only needed her rescue inhaler once then she slept soundly through the night.
Got her to a doctor yesterday. She thinks it’s an upper respiratory infection. She wasn’t majorly concerned. Just said to stay on top of the cough with her rescue inhaler.
We are still new to the Asthma thing. It can be daunting. I feel like I’ve been trying to solve the same riddle since August: Is it allergies, a virus, or asthma?
Diagnosed couple years ago with late onset asthma, my pulmonologist ordered HEPA filter (he said best I could afford). I run it 24/7 during allergy season. It makes all the difference in the world.
@LnzyHou thanks, this is great advice. We have a HEPA filter built into the HVAC but it doesn’t feel like enough sometimes. We also have little HEPA filters in each bedroom but probably not a powerful enough one for her bedroom. I’ll seek to remedy that.
I have lung disease and found the BlueAir does a great job cleaning the air that the HVAC filter doesn't do well enough and so does the Levoit @LnzyHou recommended.
It really makes a difference. And it's lightweight enough to move from room to room if needed.
I hope she feels much better soon!