Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 , that closing of his throat could be an allergic reaction to one of those meds. Especially if he had a hard time swallowing. I would not give either of them. I would probably insist that the ped refer him to an ENT. An ENT will be able to tell you if it is his sinuses. Just because he might have allergies doesn't mean he couldn't have a sinus thing happening too! Good luck and I hope he feels better soon! need advice Please Hi all, I need some advice, constantly has a sniffly nose and always sounds clogged, its been going on for months, he seen an allergist and was put on claritin and nasonex (which was last year) but it really didn't help. He has been on it for almost a year and continues to sniff. He's allergic to cats and dust mites so far but they won't proceed with further testing until he gets 6 years old, that's another year to go. I took to the pediatrician a couple days ago to make sure he wasn't sick, his lungs are clear so that was ruled out, he decided to change his meds to dallergy and flonase, well its now 4 am and I just got back to sleep, he woke up at 3 am in panic because his throat was closing off, I gave him a drink and he couldn't even drink that without major discomfort. It was very hard, he was crying. I was trying very hard not to panic myself. I called his ped and he said benydrl? and a steam session, I did the steam and it helped relax his throat, so now he went back to sleep. I figure he was probably experiencing dry mouth from one of the meds, I am going to quit that one for now until I can get him into the doctors just to make sure. Ok how does one know if is actually not suffering from sinus problems, the doctors are so quick to judge about it being allergies, he has dark circles around the eyes and especially under the eyes, I was told well Mrs. Pfeifle " he is going to have these kind of symptoms all the time because he has cf, " " or those are just plain allergy shiners " Duh I know but all the time? I just won't accept that as an answer. Can anyone tell me about sinus problems, what are the characteristics of it? How does one know what to look for? He is constantly stuffed up but not, there is no snot but he always sounds clogged. The allergist checked for inflammation in the nose throat, etc., but there was none, don't you think there would be inflammation if it was allergies? I don't get it. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas or advice, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks...... mommy of 5 years old w/cf/adhd and 2 years old no cf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 I would be asking, nay demanding, an MRI at this point. It sounds like they're going to brush you off unless you get serious with them. Why are they waiting until six for an allergy work up? My best friends little girl has had one two years running and she is 4. Remember doctors work FOR you. If they are not giving you satisfactory testing, find one who will. Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Ok how does one know if is actually not > suffering from sinus problems, the doctors are so quick to judge about it being > allergies, he has dark circles around the eyes and especially under the eyes, Have they sent you to a Ear, Nose and Throat doctor yet? Perhaps he has polyps/deviated septum etc. An ENT could tell by scoping him. I would ask for a consult. My son always sounds like that especially in the winter and we are constantly in the doctor's office. The allergist finaly recommended we go to a ENT which is how we were led to a diagnosis of CF after two surgeries for polyps. jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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