hi, my daughter who is 4 years old has been having allergies all her life. she is on prescription zyrtec and nasal spray and patonol eye drops. the past couple of morning she has been waking up to yellow crust and goop all over her eyes and makes it to where she cant open her eyes making her eyes relly puffy and red. also during the day white goop comes out of her eye and really bad watery eyes. she also has a runny nose , and is starting to cough so i looked at her thoat and looks like she has whitish yellowish spots all over the back of her thoat. she hasnt been drinking and eating as much as she usually does. Is all of these syptoms caused by allergies or should i give her something else?
Hello dear. Presence of whitish yellow spots over back of throat indicate that your daughter might be having Pharyngitis. Under such condition, anti-allergic medications such as Zyrtec & Patrol won't help much. Management includes: 1. Gargle with warm salt water to relieve throat pain. 2. Analgesics like paracetamol 3. Antibiotics to be started depending upon the result of culture sensitivity report of throat swab. 4. Antihistamine preparations can also be used to provide symptomatic relief. So...it will be better to consult a Pediatrician for further management. Meanwhile...make sure your daughter avoids taking cold food & Chat Doctor. 