Croup with fever?!
Question:
Croup with fever?
My son has what I am 99 % positive was croup including barking cough, hoarse voice and wheezing while breathing. I have been giving him medicine (steroid medicine and a nebulizer and he woke up this morning with a fever of 101 and his cough sounds deeper like he is trying to cough something out of his lungs. Any ideas. I know he needs a doctor but I have no insurance right now and husband has car at work.
Answers:
all these answers are great advice. but i have to tell you, do not give him cough syrup, because sadly, it doesn't work. what it does is stop the body's natural reflex to expell air when coughing. in other words, you still feel like you need to cough, but you just can't. i've had many coughs in my lifetime, and trust me, the syrups don't work at all. it just makes you want to try harder to cough, and you end up being more awake, and exerting yourself more. i hope the little guy gets better soon!