Mom Seeking Advice on Bronchitis

My son (5) has taken the liquid albuterol before but not the breathing treatments. You didn't mention how old your son is and whether or not he can give you a lot of details about how he feels when he coughs. If his chest is really hurting and/or he is wheezing and/or can't seem to catch his breath I would definitely take him back to the doctor. You don't want anything settling into his chest and causing further problems such as pneumonia. The wife and daughter of my son's soccer coach have had whooping cough if you can believe it! Best thing is probably to contact your doctor and have him seen again to make sure the medicine is doing what it should be doing. Hope he feels better soon. C.

My son has been taking albuteral for asthma-like symptoms - coughing that keeps him up all night. I started using the humidifier in his room every night as well, and it has worked really well. He hasn't had a coughing fit in about a week now. Maybe using a humidifier would help your son. I know dry air can really irritate them, especially when their sick.

Good luck and I hope he feels better soon!

he may be very congested or he has coughed so much that his little chest hurts you may need to take him back to the doc to see if you can give him an expectrant to get all the nasty stuff out of his chest.

When my boys would get like that i would put a humdafire in there room when they slept. I also tryed steam. I go in to the bathroom with the bath water on hot and sit in there with the steam for about 20 min. Hope he gets better soon