Is there a nurse or Dr on board? HELP!!

[cateyes1]

My Grandson every single night when he goes to sleep shortly after wakes up coughing soooo bad that he ends up throwing up. He is 8 years old and we have taken him to the Drs and they cant figure out whats going on.  ....has anyone known anyone who this happens too  ...I feel so bad for him 

[tzs]

Do you have a cat or a dog? Dander sucks! Dust from cat litter boxes?(it attatches itself to the cat and they carry it with them and can get on anyone who handles them!) Dust mites?  Do you smoke? Barbeque alot? Do you dust everyday? Are your ceiling fans clean?(ooohhh, that's a bad one for me!!!) Fire place? Clean out your vents, or filter them??? Dryer vent dirty??? Dust itself can make a child sneeze bunches! He needs to get a full allergy test from his doc to see which allergies are manifesting now and ones that could potentially manifest in the future if he comes in contact with them! Then you will get down to the root of the problem!

Also, if your house is very dry, get a humidifier and place it in the room next to the bed, he might be coughing due to lack of moisture in the air (waking up with a scratchy feeling in his throat) which the humidifier should fix, or fix him a glass of water when he begins to cough. Also look at the plants you have growing around your house. Certain flowers that blossom, Juniper, Cedar, some Oak Trees and Cotton wood also drive me and  my daughter Nutz with allergies! Of course, it depends on where you live as far as plant life goes. I live in Austin, Texas, so I got all of that crap! My husband just woke up to go to work this morning and he sneezed all the way from the bedroom.....down the stairs......to the living room....to the kitchen.....ect-Non Stop! Yesterday, not one sneeze from him! Fungi and mold like to grow in dark damp places, so make sure you dont have a leaky pluming situation, as the deadly black mold spores can quickly develop. Dead tree stumps like to grow reishi in my yard (it's a shelf fungus), and those suckers can pore out some spores!!!  That will also get ya in the allergy department!!! Iv'e also noticed that if you over-water your yard, mushrooms quickly grow, and they also produce spores that can fly in the air, so don't over-water!!!

 It might just also be the heat. Records have been set, and it always seems lately that it is either really humid or extremely dry. Take water with you everywhere and make it availiable to your grandson as much as possible. Being overheated can make you sick, so make sure you keep an optimum temp in the room he's sleeping. Not too hot, not too cold, but just right!(LOL-sorry, couldn't help myself!!). Some kids don't know that they are overheated (like my daughter) and they just keep on going untill they get sick! I would Buy some gatorade  for him to replace those electrolytes lost since he throws up. Also, when my daughter coughs really really hard, she will throw up, especially if she is having a temper tantrum, which makes her cough harder. The hard coughing triggers a gag reflex in some children, and if they have recently eaten a big meal or drank lots of liquids, it can make them throw up. Haven't you ever coughed so hard, that you felt like you where going to blow chunks???   LOL!

Hmmmmm, what else? Oh-if you do smoke cigs, wash your face, hair and hands before coming into contact with your grandkid, possibly even a change of clothes, because smoke lingers-I smoke, and my daughter isn't around it hardly ever, so I do that to prevent allergies for her sake!!!
                                           
                                                "Im not a Doctor or a Nurse.. ..But I could play a awesome Mom on TV!!!"   

I hope your grandson fares better in the future, good luck!!!

[mlhnceh]

All of those things are good ones to consider.  Definitely take him to an allergy specialist.  Also, when considering mold, think about bath toys.  They get mold inside them very quickly, and most people don't realize this.  I throw out my kids tub toys every couple of months.

[debrar]

Do you have a cat or a dog? Dander sucks! Dust from cat litter boxes?(it attatches itself to the cat and they carry it with them and can get on anyone who handles them!) Dust mites?  Do you smoke? Barbeque alot? Do you dust everyday? Are your ceiling fans clean?(ooohhh, that's a bad one for me!!!) Fire place? Clean out your vents, or filter them??? Dryer vent dirty??? Dust itself can make a child sneeze bunches! He needs to get a full allergy test from his doc to see which allergies are manifesting now and ones that could potentially manifest in the future if he comes in contact with them! Then you will get down to the root of the problem!

Also, if your house is very dry, get a humidifier and place it in the room next to the bed, he might be coughing due to lack of moisture in the air (waking up with a scratchy feeling in his throat) which the humidifier should fix, or fix him a glass of water when he begins to cough. Also look at the plants you have growing around your house. Certain flowers that blossom, Juniper, Cedar, some Oak Trees and Cotton wood also drive me and  my daughter Nutz with allergies! Of course, it depends on where you live as far as plant life goes. I live in Austin, Texas, so I got all of that crap! My husband just woke up to go to work this morning and he sneezed all the way from the bedroom.....down the stairs......to the living room....to the kitchen.....ect-Non Stop! Yesterday, not one sneeze from him! Fungi and mold like to grow in dark damp places, so make sure you dont have a leaky pluming situation, as the deadly black mold spores can quickly develop. Dead tree stumps like to grow reishi in my yard (it's a shelf fungus), and those suckers can pore out some spores!!!  That will also get ya in the allergy department!!! Iv'e also noticed that if you over-water your yard, mushrooms quickly grow, and they also produce spores that can fly in the air, so don't over-water!!!

 It might just also be the heat. Records have been set, and it always seems lately that it is either really humid or extremely dry. Take water with you everywhere and make it availiable to your grandson as much as possible. Being overheated can make you sick, so make sure you keep an optimum temp in the room he's sleeping. Not too hot, not too cold, but just right!(LOL-sorry, couldn't help myself!!). Some kids don't know that they are overheated (like my daughter) and they just keep on going untill they get sick! I would Buy some gatorade  for him to replace those electrolytes lost since he throws up. Also, when my daughter coughs really really hard, she will throw up, especially if she is having a temper tantrum, which makes her cough harder. The hard coughing triggers a gag reflex in some children, and if they have recently eaten a big meal or drank lots of liquids, it can make them throw up. Haven't you ever coughed so hard, that you felt like you where going to blow chunks???   LOL!

Hmmmmm, what else? Oh-if you do smoke cigs, wash your face, hair and hands before coming into contact with your grandkid, possibly even a change of clothes, because smoke lingers-I smoke, and my daughter isn't around it hardly ever, so I do that to prevent allergies for her sake!!!
                                           
                                                "Im not a Doctor or a Nurse.. ..But I could play a awesome Mom on TV!!!"   

I hope your grandson fares better in the future, good luck!!!

Great advice. I cough the same way, but I always take a bottle of water to bed with me at night. I live in Fort Worth and know what you are talking about. I have to have a bottle of water with me every where I go even in the house. It seem to help me a lot. I am a nurse.

[girlswin2]

All this is exellant advice.  The cool mist hudmifyer will help more than you know.  We also put a big bucket type pan full of water under our a/c unit were the intake is.  It helps alot.  Also if coughing get really bad rub bottom of feet with vicks vapor rub and it will help to quiet a cough.  Hope he feels better he could also need to sleep with his head a little higher.  Could be getting acid running up causing him to cough.  If he breaths hard to were you can hear it with him just sitting watching tv or doing something take him to a pulmanologist -a lung doctor.   Have a great day.

[cateyes1]

Do you have a cat or a dog? Dander sucks! Dust from cat litter boxes?(it attatches itself to the cat and they carry it with them and can get on anyone who handles them!) Dust mites?  Do you smoke? Barbeque alot? Do you dust everyday? Are your ceiling fans clean?(ooohhh, that's a bad one for me!!!) Fire place? Clean out your vents, or filter them??? Dryer vent dirty??? Dust itself can make a child sneeze bunches! He needs to get a full allergy test from his doc to see which allergies are manifesting now and ones that could potentially manifest in the future if he comes in contact with them! Then you will get down to the root of the problem!

Also, if your house is very dry, get a humidifier and place it in the room next to the bed, he might be coughing due to lack of moisture in the air (waking up with a scratchy feeling in his throat) which the humidifier should fix, or fix him a glass of water when he begins to cough. Also look at the plants you have growing around your house. Certain flowers that blossom, Juniper, Cedar, some Oak Trees and Cotton wood also drive me and  my daughter Nutz with allergies! Of course, it depends on where you live as far as plant life goes. I live in Austin, Texas, so I got all of that crap! My husband just woke up to go to work this morning and he sneezed all the way from the bedroom.....down the stairs......to the living room....to the kitchen.....ect-Non Stop! Yesterday, not one sneeze from him! Fungi and mold like to grow in dark damp places, so make sure you dont have a leaky pluming situation, as the deadly black mold spores can quickly develop. Dead tree stumps like to grow reishi in my yard (it's a shelf fungus), and those suckers can pore out some spores!!!  That will also get ya in the allergy department!!! Iv'e also noticed that if you over-water your yard, mushrooms quickly grow, and they also produce spores that can fly in the air, so don't over-water!!!

 It might just also be the heat. Records have been set, and it always seems lately that it is either really humid or extremely dry. Take water with you everywhere and make it availiable to your grandson as much as possible. Being overheated can make you sick, so make sure you keep an optimum temp in the room he's sleeping. Not too hot, not too cold, but just right!(LOL-sorry, couldn't help myself!!). Some kids don't know that they are overheated (like my daughter) and they just keep on going untill they get sick! I would Buy some gatorade  for him to replace those electrolytes lost since he throws up. Also, when my daughter coughs really really hard, she will throw up, especially if she is having a temper tantrum, which makes her cough harder. The hard coughing triggers a gag reflex in some children, and if they have recently eaten a big meal or drank lots of liquids, it can make them throw up. Haven't you ever coughed so hard, that you felt like you where going to blow chunks???   LOL!

Hmmmmm, what else? Oh-if you do smoke cigs, wash your face, hair and hands before coming into contact with your grandkid, possibly even a change of clothes, because smoke lingers-I smoke, and my daughter isn't around it hardly ever, so I do that to prevent allergies for her sake!!!
                                           
                                                "Im not a Doctor or a Nurse.. ..But I could play a awesome Mom on TV!!!"   

I hope your grandson fares better in the future, good luck!!!

WOW now thats a mouthful lol....ok there are nooooooo pets what so ever in the house. the ONLY plants my daughter has in the house are Fake....nobody smokes...there are 2 humiderfiers in the house..and to top it off, they just moved into this house in may and its brand spanking new just finished being built months ago....so hmmmm we just  dont know but thanks for all your advice.

[jorhea]

Was he coughing like that before they moved into the home? If he didn't, it could be something in the new home including mold, paint, carpet, etc.

[cateyes1]

Was he coughing like that before they moved into the home? If he didn't, it could be something in the new home including mold, paint, carpet, etc.

yes i'd say going on a year now. even prior to them moving into the new house. we cant figure it out for the life of us

[keith74]

Since it is a new house it could be the carpeting because with new carpet they put stuff on it so that it doesn't fade or anything until they sell the carpeting.  Its hard to say because the whole house is new there can be stuff from the drywall or paint.  I would diffently try to see  doctor and maybe they could give singular or somthing.  My sister in law has a simular problem but heres was caused from mold in the closet.  But when she moved in her house that was build for her her and her son had those problems and they just to allergy medication.  It will eventually sub side.

[cateyes1]

Since it is a new house it could be the carpeting because with new carpet they put stuff on it so that it doesn't fade or anything until they sell the carpeting.  Its hard to say because the whole house is new there can be stuff from the drywall or paint.  I would diffently try to see  doctor and maybe they could give singular or somthing.  My sister in law has a simular problem but heres was caused from mold in the closet.  But when she moved in her house that was build for her her and her son had those problems and they just to allergy medication.  It will eventually sub side.
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Hi Keith, where he has been sleeping it's all hardwood floors and no rugs....he's been having this problem way before they moved into the new house even. My daughter has been back and forth with him to the Drs and they havent a clue as to why this is happening to him. ...but thank you