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Seek immediate emergency help if your child is experiencing these symptoms:
  • Starts wheezing suddenly after taking medicine, an allergic food, or stung by a bee
  • Has severe difficulty breathing and/or is unable to speak or cry
  • Has passed out or has bluish lips
  • Has recently choked on small object or food

Pediatric Wheezing Treatment

  • Bronchodilators (medications that help widen narrowed airways) may be prescribed for patients whose wheezing is the result of asthma.
  • Antibiotics are generally used to cure acute bronchitis and other respiratory infections.
  • Expectorants (cough producing medications) or bronchodilators are prescribed to remove excess mucus from the breathing passages.
  • Inhaled and/or steroids by mouth might be necessary in chronic cases
  • Antihistamines might be prescribed if there are signs of an allergic reaction.
 
 
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