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My 18 month old has been coughing a lot awake and sleeping, he throws up after some coughs and sounds like he runs out of breath sometimes?
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Cough: Coughs can vary in severity from mild upper respiratory infections to more severe infections such as pneumonia or asthma. Coughs that awake children from sleep should be evaluated more rapidly. there is no over the counter cough medications approved for children at this age. If you need more detailed info, you can request consult here.
Answered 4/23/2015
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