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CROUP
SYMPTOMS
• A sharp, barking cough, usually accompanied by trouble inhaling and sometimes by a hoarse voice caused by inflamed vocal cords.
• Labored breathing that seems to put strain on the neck muscles, ribs, or breastbone, making these areas retracts noticeably with each breath.
WHAT IS CROUP
Croup, a viral infection of the voice box associated with signs of a respiratory infection, such as a runny nose or cough, is a relatively common ailment of childhood. Usually the first indication is a cough that sounds like the bark of a seal. Your child may have trouble breathing because the tissue around the larynx is inflamed, constructing the windpipe, and because the bronchial passages are blocked with mucus. The sound of air being forced through the narrowed airways may produce hollow raspy noises, or strider, with each inhaled breath. Croup lasts for five or six days and is highly contagious. It usually affects children between three months and six years old, whose small windpipes and bronchial passages are vulnerable to blockage. Most cases are mild and can be damage at home. In severe cases or in the case of epiglottises an unrelated bacterial infection of the epiglottis, whose symptoms mimic croup your child, may need to be hospitalized.
CAUSES
Most croup cases are caused by a par influenza virus. The disease is transmitted by airborne droplets from an infected child’s cough.
TREATMENT
You and your child may be panicked by the apparent sudden onset of a croup attack. Try to keep your child calm; crying will only make breathing more difficult. Croup usually can be managed with mist or steam therapy, which dissolves sticky or dried mucus in the child’s breathing passages. Because the condition commonly worsens at night, many doctors recommend that you sleep in the same room with your child or use a baby monitoring device to listen for any change in the child’s condition. Be ready to get medical help if your child doesn’t improve.
CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE
Doctors recommend home care for all but the most serious cases of croup. If the symptoms are severe enough, your pediatrician may take x-rays to check for epiglottises which would be treated with antibiotics during a short hospital stay. Severe cases of croup may also require hospitalization; the child will be given inhaled medications such as raceme epinephrine or oral corticosteroids to counter swelling.
ALTERNATIVE CHOICES
ACCUPRESSURE
Practitioners suggest pressing at least four of the following points in succession: Large intestine 4; Triple Warmer 5; Bladder 12, 13; Lung 1,2; Conception Vessel 17; and Governing Vessel 24.
HERBAL THERAPIES
To alleviate a persistent cough, herbalists use Aniseed, Sundew, Thyme, or Wild cherry bark, which are said to act as mild cough suppressants.
HOMEOPATHY
Aconite, favored by homeopaths for Croup, can be given in the 12x or 30c dosage at the beginning of an attack and then every 30 minutes until the child can sleep. If Aconite doesn’t work or if the child’s breathing sounds like wood being sawed, try Spongy in the same dosage and intervals. For a more mucus filled bronchial cough, a He par sculpture is the third choice for acute croup.
AT HOME REMEDIES
• A cool mist humidifier may help your child breath. Direct the mist away from the face and don’t put medications in the water; they can irritate your child’s throat.
• Steam may help loosen phlegm and relax the throat, turn on the shower and let steam accumulate in your bathroom. Carry your child around in the room until the child’s breathing becomes easier.
• Cold air sometimes offsets croup. If the night is cool, take your child for a ride in the car with the windows down.
• Acetaminophen will bring down a fever and lower your child’s respiratory rate.
• Offer plenty of no citric liquids to restore fluids and to loosen phlegm.
• Keep your child away from cigarette smoke.
CROUP
SYMPTOMS
• A sharp, barking cough, usually accompanied by trouble inhaling and sometimes by a hoarse voice caused by inflamed vocal cords.
• Labored breathing that seems to put strain on the neck muscles, ribs, or breastbone, making these areas retracts noticeably with each breath.
WHAT IS CROUP
Croup, a viral infection of the voice box associated with signs of a respiratory infection, such as a runny nose or cough, is a relatively common ailment of childhood. Usually the first indication is a cough that sounds like the bark of a seal. Your child may have trouble breathing because the tissue around the larynx is inflamed, constructing the windpipe, and because the bronchial passages are blocked with mucus. The sound of air being forced through the narrowed airways may produce hollow raspy noises, or strider, with each inhaled breath. Croup lasts for five or six days and is highly contagious. It usually affects children between three months and six years old, whose small windpipes and bronchial passages are vulnerable to blockage. Most cases are mild and can be damage at home. In severe cases or in the case of epiglottises an unrelated bacterial infection of the epiglottis, whose symptoms mimic croup your child, may need to be hospitalized.
CAUSES
Most croup cases are caused by a par influenza virus. The disease is transmitted by airborne droplets from an infected child’s cough.
TREATMENT
You and your child may be panicked by the apparent sudden onset of a croup attack. Try to keep your child calm; crying will only make breathing more difficult. Croup usually can be managed with mist or steam therapy, which dissolves sticky or dried mucus in the child’s breathing passages. Because the condition commonly worsens at night, many doctors recommend that you sleep in the same room with your child or use a baby monitoring device to listen for any change in the child’s condition. Be ready to get medical help if your child doesn’t improve.
CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE
Doctors recommend home care for all but the most serious cases of croup. If the symptoms are severe enough, your pediatrician may take x-rays to check for epiglottises which would be treated with antibiotics during a short hospital stay. Severe cases of croup may also require hospitalization; the child will be given inhaled medications such as raceme epinephrine or oral corticosteroids to counter swelling.
ALTERNATIVE CHOICES
ACCUPRESSURE
Practitioners suggest pressing at least four of the following points in succession: Large intestine 4; Triple Warmer 5; Bladder 12, 13; Lung 1,2; Conception Vessel 17; and Governing Vessel 24.
HERBAL THERAPIES
To alleviate a persistent cough, herbalists use Aniseed, Sundew, Thyme, or Wild cherry bark, which are said to act as mild cough suppressants.
HOMEOPATHY
Aconite, favored by homeopaths for Croup, can be given in the 12x or 30c dosage at the beginning of an attack and then every 30 minutes until the child can sleep. If Aconite doesn’t work or if the child’s breathing sounds like wood being sawed, try Spongy in the same dosage and intervals. For a more mucus filled bronchial cough, a He par sculpture is the third choice for acute croup.
AT HOME REMEDIES
• A cool mist humidifier may help your child breath. Direct the mist away from the face and don’t put medications in the water; they can irritate your child’s throat.
• Steam may help loosen phlegm and relax the throat, turn on the shower and let steam accumulate in your bathroom. Carry your child around in the room until the child’s breathing becomes easier.
• Cold air sometimes offsets croup. If the night is cool, take your child for a ride in the car with the windows down.
• Acetaminophen will bring down a fever and lower your child’s respiratory rate.
• Offer plenty of no citric liquids to restore fluids and to loosen phlegm.
• Keep your child away from cigarette smoke.
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