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Is It Safe To Give Flohale And Levolin Inhaler To A Child?

Hi Doc , I am Shilpa I have 4 years old Kid who is suffering from cold and cough from many days.Initially tried normal cough syrups like salmucolite ,zincocet etc then later on she used to get this sever cough which I feel she cough from inside very often for even small cold every two weeks we ended up giving antibiotics then my pediatrician asked to get her chest x-ray done when we got that done and showed to one famous pulmonologist they said it is clear and no issues and it could be due to pollen allergy that she is having this problem they prescribed two inhalers flohale and levolin 2 pufs 3 times and Montek Lc Kid tablet I am scared to use this inhaler but forced to use is there any problem using this Does she has to take this inhaler throught out her life Kindly suggest me.
Fri, 30 Oct 2015
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Hi Shilpa, I appreciate your concerns. Your child seems to be having multi triggered wheeze (it is too early to label as asthma).
If she has cough for so many days like you described, your doctor was right in starting her on these puffs to decrease her cough and improve her quality of life.
Fluticasone (flohale) is safe for children >4 years old, and levolin is safe even for infants so nothing to worry. It is much better to give her these puffs than getting unnecessary antibiotics or multiple cough syrups each time. Montek Lc is also safe
Few things to keep in mind:
1. Use flohale and levolin puffs with a spacer and baby mask to maximise the benefits
2. Use them daily and don't skip or stop the puffs once she gets better as the cough will come again if you stop ahead of time
3. Maintain an allergy/wheeze diary where you note her symptoms each day, and when you go for checkup 2 months later it will help your doctor decide whether he can reduce or change the medicine. (search asthma diary template in Google images)
4. Avoid triggers like smoke, agarbattis, coackroaches, perfumes, face powder, and wash bedsheets, curtains regularly. Do wet mopping and not sweeping especially if your child is around. Clean AC filters once a week.

She will most likely outgrow this once she is about 7 to 10 years of age (unless there is a strong family history of wheeze/asthma) , so life long medications will not be needed. We have seen many children requiring flohale or budecort for about two years only. Levolin puffs can be used whenever she has increased cough/fast breathing/wheeze.
Follow the above advice correctly and she will do well. Wishing her the best and good health.
Regards,
Dr. Vaishnavi
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Is It Safe To Give Flohale And Levolin Inhaler To A Child?

Hi Shilpa, I appreciate your concerns. Your child seems to be having multi triggered wheeze (it is too early to label as asthma). If she has cough for so many days like you described, your doctor was right in starting her on these puffs to decrease her cough and improve her quality of life. Fluticasone (flohale) is safe for children 4 years old, and levolin is safe even for infants so nothing to worry. It is much better to give her these puffs than getting unnecessary antibiotics or multiple cough syrups each time. Montek Lc is also safe Few things to keep in mind: 1. Use flohale and levolin puffs with a spacer and baby mask to maximise the benefits 2. Use them daily and don t skip or stop the puffs once she gets better as the cough will come again if you stop ahead of time 3. Maintain an allergy/wheeze diary where you note her symptoms each day, and when you go for checkup 2 months later it will help your doctor decide whether he can reduce or change the medicine. (search asthma diary template in Google images) 4. Avoid triggers like smoke, agarbattis, coackroaches, perfumes, face powder, and wash bedsheets, curtains regularly. Do wet mopping and not sweeping especially if your child is around. Clean AC filters once a week. She will most likely outgrow this once she is about 7 to 10 years of age (unless there is a strong family history of wheeze/asthma) , so life long medications will not be needed. We have seen many children requiring flohale or budecort for about two years only. Levolin puffs can be used whenever she has increased cough/fast breathing/wheeze. Follow the above advice correctly and she will do well. Wishing her the best and good health. Regards, Dr. Vaishnavi