Patient's question:
My daughter is over 4 years old. Since January 2006, she has had repeated respiratory infections (bronchitis, pneumonia), and has been experiencing persistent coughing ever since. A specialist doctor diagnosed her with allergic cough and prescribed Xantac and Singulair. Starting in July of this year, she switched to Chinese medicine treatment, and her coughing symptoms have been intermittent, with coughing easily triggered by changes in weather. On a few occasions, there were wheezing sounds in her lungs. In October, she was again prescribed Xantac and Singulair. Normally, she does not cough much, but she has had 2-3 episodes of coughing accompanied by wheezing. The most recent episode was on November 27. She was given albuterol inhalation treatment, which quickly relieved her symptoms. I would like to ask the experts: Is my daughter's condition already asthma? What treatment should be recommended?Doctor's answer:
Allergic cough is a type of asthma, and the current treatment is correct.