Any idea what this cough could be?

AmyRob04

RP woke up around 1 am with a very croup-y cough. He said his throat didn't hurt, he did t have trouble breathing, ex. I gave him so e water and he went back to bed. He got uponce more after that but again, went right back to sleep. He got up this morning, acting fine, says he FEELS fine, but still has a trace of the cough. 

 

Any ideas? We do have forced hot air, but it really doesn't get dry. I guess I could try a humidifier, but it's really not dry up there. 

This is what I get for calling him out sick yesterday for a Mommy-RP day!!! Never lie about your kid being sick, lol! 

debfife

could it be croup? It's going around lately. A girl at work was kind enough to bring her hacking kid into the office yesterday and turns out she had croup. 

AmyRob04

debfife:

could it be croup? It's going around lately. A girl at work was kind enough to bring her hacking kid into the office yesterday and turns out she had croup. 

it sounds like it could be, but everything I've read indicated that he's too old to be a typical croup patient. He had it a few times when he was really small and there was no doubt then that that's what it was, this timeim just not sure.

debfife

The kid in my office yesterday was 9. I know not typical for kids over 5 to get it, but it does happen. I'm ready to kick this girl's a$$. So nice that you bring the kid in for 6 hours hacking all over all of us that have little kids at home. 

Anyway, I hope RP feels better!  

atwood345

I'm so not an alarmist, but did you consider whooping cough? I know it's been going around and the cough apparently has a "whoop" sound at the end. The rest of the symptoms are pretty mild.

AmyRob04

atwood345:

I'm so not an alarmist, but did you consider whooping cough? I know it's been going around and the cough apparently has a "whoop" sound at the end. The rest of the symptoms are pretty mild.

ugh, no,I hadn't. I thought kids were vaccinated for it! This is one disease not even remotely on my radar (until now!).

ladyredlight

Not too old Amy.  Corey had it when he was 8.  He said it felt like something was sitting on his chest and he couldn't breathe.  He was freaked out.

AmyRob04

ladyredlight:

Not too old Amy.  Corey had it when he was 8.  He said it felt like something was sitting on his chest and he couldn't breathe.  He was freaked out.

that's the thing - he says he feels fine. Ugh, ok,I'll keep an eye on it.

irish1114

Ryan had croup about 2 weeks ago.  We had never heard what it sounded like before so we freaked and called 911.  Pretty sure the docs their said even kids RP's age can get it.

After the hospital visit Ryan still had a bit of a cough, but no where near what it sounded like that night.

Liz051405

AmyRob04:

debfife:

could it be croup? It's going around lately. A girl at work was kind enough to bring her hacking kid into the office yesterday and turns out she had croup. 

it sounds like it could be, but everything I've read indicated that he's too old to be a typical croup patient. He had it a few times when he was really small and there was no doubt then that that's what it was, this timeim just not sure.

My brother had croup all the way until HS (that's when I moved out so he may have gotten it even in HS for all I know). He had asthma though.

The other things that have caused coughs like that in my kids are sinus infections and bronchitis. Actually every cough M gets sounds like croup. The doc says it's because his throat gets irritated in the same manor as croup and its "just the way he is".