RE: OT: Asthma

[Guest guest]

We made a game of the mask- pretending to be a pilot, or scuba diver,

race car driver etc. In the beginning I took the mask off- and used

the tube cupped in my hand. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to

deal with it, and it last so long. Reading favorite stories during it

worked for a while, drawing, playing simple games, playing music,

rocking, favorite t.v. shows etc.

Lolita

> Dallas was diagnosed with asthma yesterday and was put on Albuterol

> with bronchosaline. I'm assuming these are GFCF? Anyone know for

> certain? Also, I'm having trouble getting him to cooperate with

the

> breathing treatment. He is terrified of the mask. If anyone has

any

> advice for me, I would love to hear it.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Cathy, mom to Dallas, 3-1/2

[Guest guest]

We had the mask problem too. We began just using the mouth piece near

nose/mouth and Dr. said it was o.k. He'll now put the mouth piece in his

mouth and " most of the time " use it correctly. Good Luck!

Re: OT: Asthma

In a message dated 11/6/2001 11:07:18 AM Pacific Standard Time,

MomE2Dallas@... writes:

> He is terrified of the mask. If anyone has any

> advice for me, I would love to hear it.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Cathy, mom to Dallas, 3-1/2

>

>

>

>

Hi Cathy:

Billy has asthma also and he was also terrified of the mask. when he was

hospitalized at 2 months for asthma the respiratory therapist used the tube

that you hook onto the nebulizer and blew the albuterol into his mouth and

nose. he was receiving around the clock treatments so they could give him

the meds. that way without waking him up. he still uses the tube instead of

the mask and i think it works fine. good luck.

Lucy, Billy's mom