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Child Is Coughing Excessively. Has Wheezing Problem. Should We Go To A Doctor?
My son is nearing 6 years now. Since the last 3 years he has wheezing . He snores at night, suddenly has excessive cough episodes in night. He coughs even on little physical exercise. It seems that i had the same in my childhood which went away as i grew up. I ve not yet got him diagnosed with any doc. Kindly let me know if i need to take him to a doc now.
Wheezing with night coughs is suggestive of restrictive airway disease like asthma. It will be advisable to consult a doctor who shall accordingly manage the child.
As you mentioned that you had similar problems as a child, it is not unusual to find that one outgrows these issues.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
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Child Is Coughing Excessively. Has Wheezing Problem. Should We Go To A Doctor?
Hi, Thank you for your query. Wheezing with night coughs is suggestive of restrictive airway disease like asthma. It will be advisable to consult a doctor who shall accordingly manage the child. As you mentioned that you had similar problems as a child, it is not unusual to find that one outgrows these issues. I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Wishing your son all the best. Regards, RKK