My 2 year old has had this persistent phlegmy cough for about 8 months now and I m worried I m not getting the right diagnosis from her pediatrician. The first time we went to the doctors they said its allergies and prescribed zyrtec. That didn t work so we went back and she said it could possibly br brpncht. So then she prescribed an antibiotic. Still has the cough and I m not sure what else I can do to get rid of it. I can hear it in her throat when she breaths which makes me extremely worried. What is this cough and how do you get rid of it??
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. By what you quote I put forth these possibilities - 1. Congenital airway anomaly - this causes noisy breathing (both inspiratory and expiratory noise, actually inspiratory will be more than expiratory noise). But the child will not struggle to breath and there will not be fast breathing and in- Chat Doctor.  The sound will be more heard during sleeping and feeding.2. Wheezing - Here the sound will be predominantly expiratory; the kid will be struggling to breathe, might turn blue and require oxygen and may have chest wall in-