Guest guest Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 April- I'm taking Singulair and that is helping a LOT. --- April Mayfield wrote: > Hi what do you do for your coughing? Please help me with this problem if you > can. I take cough syrup and the drops but that do not seem to help at all. > Is there anyhing i can do that make this dry cough go away tell me. April > > Judy N Weena wrote:I used to cough so badly that I > couldn't even drive, > I'd have to pull over and cough my guts out, then > drive a little further until I had to do the same > thing over again. That was when I had bronchitis, > though. > Now and then I get some coughing fits and some gross > productive coughs, but mine either goes flying out on > its own or I have a chance to hock into a tissue. > Luckily, my mother has a horrible spitting habit due > to chronic post nasal drip that solidifies in her > throat, so I don't get any flak! lol I'm the one > going " I don't know this woman! " hehehe > I think your cough will get a lot better, as mine did, > with just occasional flare-ups. > Once when I was hospitalized, a nurse actually told me > I needed to start coughing a lot more (I was holding > it back) because coughing keeps the mucus flowing and > is therefore lots healthier than not doing it. She > told me to just take regular coughing breaks! I felt > silly just sitting there coughing every so often, but > it was good for me. > Hang in there!! > TC > Judy > > > > My Mixed Success at Poverty > http://www.apluckylady.blogspot.com > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 April- I'm taking Singulair and that is helping a LOT. --- April Mayfield wrote: > Hi what do you do for your coughing? Please help me with this problem if you > can. I take cough syrup and the drops but that do not seem to help at all. > Is there anyhing i can do that make this dry cough go away tell me. April > > Judy N Weena wrote:I used to cough so badly that I > couldn't even drive, > I'd have to pull over and cough my guts out, then > drive a little further until I had to do the same > thing over again. That was when I had bronchitis, > though. > Now and then I get some coughing fits and some gross > productive coughs, but mine either goes flying out on > its own or I have a chance to hock into a tissue. > Luckily, my mother has a horrible spitting habit due > to chronic post nasal drip that solidifies in her > throat, so I don't get any flak! lol I'm the one > going " I don't know this woman! " hehehe > I think your cough will get a lot better, as mine did, > with just occasional flare-ups. > Once when I was hospitalized, a nurse actually told me > I needed to start coughing a lot more (I was holding > it back) because coughing keeps the mucus flowing and > is therefore lots healthier than not doing it. She > told me to just take regular coughing breaks! I felt > silly just sitting there coughing every so often, but > it was good for me. > Hang in there!! > TC > Judy > > > > My Mixed Success at Poverty > http://www.apluckylady.blogspot.com > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 April- I'm taking Singulair and that is helping a LOT. --- April Mayfield wrote: > Hi what do you do for your coughing? Please help me with this problem if you > can. I take cough syrup and the drops but that do not seem to help at all. > Is there anyhing i can do that make this dry cough go away tell me. April > > Judy N Weena wrote:I used to cough so badly that I > couldn't even drive, > I'd have to pull over and cough my guts out, then > drive a little further until I had to do the same > thing over again. That was when I had bronchitis, > though. > Now and then I get some coughing fits and some gross > productive coughs, but mine either goes flying out on > its own or I have a chance to hock into a tissue. > Luckily, my mother has a horrible spitting habit due > to chronic post nasal drip that solidifies in her > throat, so I don't get any flak! lol I'm the one > going " I don't know this woman! " hehehe > I think your cough will get a lot better, as mine did, > with just occasional flare-ups. > Once when I was hospitalized, a nurse actually told me > I needed to start coughing a lot more (I was holding > it back) because coughing keeps the mucus flowing and > is therefore lots healthier than not doing it. She > told me to just take regular coughing breaks! I felt > silly just sitting there coughing every so often, but > it was good for me. > Hang in there!! > TC > Judy > > > > My Mixed Success at Poverty > http://www.apluckylady.blogspot.com > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 You could help her move the mucus with physio on her back . This worked really well for Sam when he was younger. The other thing that works well is saline in the nebulizer. Sam has asthma and he coughs a lot especially at night , hope it helps [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Coughing My daughter is 7 and she's been coughing for years! It sounds like a bunch of mucus down in her throat and she can't cough it up and spit it out. She's had swallow study done and that turned out fine. She's been tested for allergies and that's fine. She is now on breathing treatments for asthma, but she is still coughing. It's alot of coughing to especially at night. During the day, you can hear the stuff moving around and she tries to clear it. Does anyone from these groups have any ideas or suggestions? My daughter is Trisomy 10q / 5p- syndromes. It's frustrating when you can't help her and people out in public think that she is sick because she coughs all the time. I would like to find the cause of this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I would check into a good nutritionist who does a Loomis urine test and can interpret it. Digestion is a huge problem for all of us these days especially for our kiddo’s with DS. Plant (herbal) enzymes are very helpful. I saw a difference in my son’s sleep overnight when he had the correct enzyme for his body. The urine tells so much about what your body can process and what it cannot among many other things such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies. To research more about this you can look at Lee’s website. She has tons of free educational articles. She is a chemist and has been helping people worldwide for 20+ years. I have a local nutritionist who does a similar urine test to the loomis and uses the plant enzymes. As far as diet, I would stop any processed dairy (Raw fresh farm milk from cows or goats raised mostly on grass is fine and beneficial but processed, pasteurized and homogenized milk, even organic, is not good at all.) (Check out realmilk.com) Wheat could also be an issue. A gluten free diet would be best. Blessings, From: DownSyndromeInfoExchange [mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] On Behalf Of Bolduc Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:08 AM To: trisomy10qgooglegroups; MosaicDS ; downsyndrome; Cri-Du-Chat_Syndrome Subject: {Disarmed} [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Coughing My daughter is 7 and she's been coughing for years! It sounds like a bunch of mucus down in her throat and she can't cough it up and spit it out. She's had swallow study done and that turned out fine. She's been tested for allergies and that's fine. She is now on breathing treatments for asthma, but she is still coughing. It's alot of coughing to especially at night. During the day, you can hear the stuff moving around and she tries to clear it. Does anyone from these groups have any ideas or suggestions? My daughter is Trisomy 10q / 5p- syndromes. It's frustrating when you can't help her and people out in public think that she is sick because she coughs all the time. I would like to find the cause of this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 This sounds very similar to the symptoms my daughter had.Could it be a sinus infection? If you press hard right under her eyes and next to her nose, does it hurt? If it does hurt, then she may have a sinus infection but do bring her to the doctor to make sure because she'd need to get antibiotics to clear it up. The same thing happened with my daughter for months before the doctor finally diagnosed it and we had seen her several times. The other question is how long has your daughter been on the asthma medicine and which type of medicine is she taking? It took several tries with different types of medicines and different doses of medicines to get her asthma under control. What worked for her was one singulair pill at night and two puffs of a corticosteroid called qvar every morning and night. It's best to go to an asthma specialist, if you haven't already. The pediatricians aren't as versed in asthma treatments. Asthma produces extra mucus in the bronchial tubes, so that may be what you're hearing, but an asthma specialist would know about this and you can ask him/her more questions.Good luck,To: trisomy10qgooglegroups; MosaicDS ; downsyndrome <DownSyndromeInfoExchange >; Cri-Du-Chat_Syndrome Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 7:07:47 AMSubject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Coughing My daughter is 7 and she's been coughing for years! It sounds like a bunch of mucus down in her throat and she can't cough it up and spit it out. She's had swallow study done and that turned out fine. She's been tested for allergies and that's fine. She is now on breathing treatments for asthma, but she is still coughing. It's alot of coughing to especially at night. During the day, you can hear the stuff moving around and she tries to clear it. Does anyone from these groups have any ideas or suggestions? My daughter is Trisomy 10q / 5p- syndromes. It's frustrating when you can't help her and people out in public think that she is sick because she coughs all the time. I would like to find the cause of this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Oh, one more thing -- she may have reflux and the swallow study may not have caught it. My son (who has ds) had a swallow study and they didn't find anything. Then I took him to an ENT and she put a camera down his throat and she saw that it was very red and inflamed, indicating reflux. The other way to determine if it's reflux is to go to a GI doctor.To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 7:48:42 AMSubject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Coughing This sounds very similar to the symptoms my daughter had.Could it be a sinus infection? If you press hard right under her eyes and next to her nose, does it hurt? If it does hurt, then she may have a sinus infection but do bring her to the doctor to make sure because she'd need to get antibiotics to clear it up. The same thing happened with my daughter for months before the doctor finally diagnosed it and we had seen her several times. The other question is how long has your daughter been on the asthma medicine and which type of medicine is she taking? It took several tries with different types of medicines and different doses of medicines to get her asthma under control. What worked for her was one singulair pill at night and two puffs of a corticosteroid called qvar every morning and night. It's best to go to an asthma specialist, if you haven't already. The pediatricians aren't as versed in asthma treatments. Asthma produces extra mucus in the bronchial tubes, so that may be what you're hearing, but an asthma specialist would know about this and you can ask him/her more questions.Good luck,To: trisomy10qgooglegroups; MosaicDS ; downsyndrome <DownSyndromeInfoExchange >; Cri-Du-Chat_Syndrome Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 7:07:47 AMSubject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Coughing My daughter is 7 and she's been coughing for years! It sounds like a bunch of mucus down in her throat and she can't cough it up and spit it out. She's had swallow study done and that turned out fine. She's been tested for allergies and that's fine. She is now on breathing treatments for asthma, but she is still coughing. It's alot of coughing to especially at night. During the day, you can hear the stuff moving around and she tries to clear it. Does anyone from these groups have any ideas or suggestions? My daughter is Trisomy 10q / 5p- syndromes. It's frustrating when you can't help her and people out in public think that she is sick because she coughs all the time. I would like to find the cause of this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 This is probably a long shot, but has she been tested for cystic fibrosis? Nolan-6 Phoebe Ds & Cf—4 " No matter what our thoughts, if they obscure our sense of joy and purpose, they're always inaccurate. " ~Martha Beck From: DownSyndromeInfoExchange [mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] On Behalf Of Bolduc Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:08 AM To: trisomy10qgooglegroups; MosaicDS ; downsyndrome; Cri-Du-Chat_Syndrome Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Coughing My daughter is 7 and she's been coughing for years! It sounds like a bunch of mucus down in her throat and she can't cough it up and spit it out. She's had swallow study done and that turned out fine. She's been tested for allergies and that's fine. She is now on breathing treatments for asthma, but she is still coughing. It's alot of coughing to especially at night. During the day, you can hear the stuff moving around and she tries to clear it. Does anyone from these groups have any ideas or suggestions? My daughter is Trisomy 10q / 5p- syndromes. It's frustrating when you can't help her and people out in public think that she is sick because she coughs all the time. I would like to find the cause of this. Thanks No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.63/2500 - Release Date: 11/13/09 07:54:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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