Dt2 is a "happy wheezer" meaning he wheezes when he has colds and coughs while remaining a happy smiley person and has been diagnosed by various paediatricians as such. The advice I've been given is that if the wheezing is distressing him to give him salbutomol via an inhaler and bring to casualty if has trouble breathing. Thankfully the latter hasn't happened.
My usual practice is to only give the inhaler when he has a cold/cough and is wheezing, not every small wheeze when he is otherwise fine. Other "helpful" people have given advice to give it all the time and have claimed that he is probably asthmatic. One of my bil has asthma so this is a concern. Dt2 also has mild eczma.
I would be interested in hearing from anyone else who's had a happy wheezer. How often did you give an inhaler? Are there any side effects? Did your happy wheezer develop asthma and if so when?
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Salbutomol and happy wheezers
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tiggersreturn · 27/01/2013 14:54
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