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Wheezing Home Remedies

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Careful monitoring of the child's condition (watchful waiting) along with home remedies and common over the counter cold medicines may be a viable alternative to antibiotic treatment for many children with a first episode of acute otitis media.

In one 2000 study, 240 children under age2 who were diagnosed with acute otitis media were treated with watchful waiting. After 4 days, only 3% of the children required treatment with antibiotics, while the infection cleared in the other 97%.
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Adult Asthma Symptoms

Asthma symptoms vary in severity from occasional mild bouts of breathlessness to daily wheezing that persists despite taking large doses of medication. After exposure to asthma triggers,... Read more »

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Diseases with Similar Symptoms

...marker for future problems in some patients.AsthmaThe classic symptoms of an asthma attack are coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath (dyspnea). Wheezing when breathing out is usually present... Read more »

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...should be checked for asthma.Typical Asthma SymptomsThe classic symptoms of an asthma attack include:Wheezing when breathing out is nearly always present during an attack. Usually the attack... Read more »

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