Hi doctor,My 4 year old daughter is frequently suffering from cold. In turn, she develops a bacterial infection. In the last three months, she has six bacterial infections. Her doctor gives her antibiotic medicines. She has chronic cough now and Budecort was suggested for three months Asthalin if cough. I need to know why she has frequent cold. The doctor suggests it is allergic, but no idea to what. There is no family history of asthma. I am worried about my daughter. She has developed this after two and a half years of being healthy.Does allergic cold happen due to the local home environment? My flat is in the first floor and near a hill. Nights are extremely cold. I have an oil-filled room heater. My kitchen has some leakage and a fungal smell comes out. Is this the reason for frequent allergy? Please suggest if I need to change my flat.
Hello. I went through in detail regarding your daughter's problem. According to me, the reason for her frequent chest congestion and repeated cough is not her bacterial infection. It is because her allergy level is high. Although you do not have any asthmatic in the family, your surrounding environment is not favorable to her. That is why she is continuously having cough off and on. These symptoms come under the heading of childhood asthma and medications which your daughter is using is actually the required treament. Try to clean the nearby environment in which she is living. There should be no smell of oil or any antifungal spray or any sort of smell which provoke her symptoms. So, try to avoid triggering factors of asthma as much as you can and add up one medicine, namely Myteka (Montelukast) tablet 5 mg at night time daily for three months to prevent future attacks of asthma. For more information consult a paediatrician online -->