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Croupy cough
Croupy cough or barking cough is a particular kind of cough with a distinctive sound that is heard where there is much narrowing of the airway at the throat. This usually occurs with infection of the vocal cords or surrounding tissues in children.
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A 32-year old female asked:
My 6 y/o son went to a public pool 2day. The H2O smelled (and tasted) different than any pool we've been to. Now he has a croupy cough & I'm worried?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What is clinical character of croupy cough?
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A 31-year old asked:
What to do if i always get a "croupy" cough at least one time in the winter. Could it be due to my fireplace?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is a croupy cough ever an asthma symptom?
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A 42-year old asked:
Does anyone know how to get rid of a croupy cough ?
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A 33-year old asked:
Should i be concerned if my son was up all night with a croupy cough, he also has asthma. Is it asthma or something else?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I had a croupy cough now phlegm, but nothing comes up. Been feeling like this for one week. How much longer will this last?
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A member asked about a female:
What's the best cough medicine for my 4 year old? BAD croupy cough
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A 32-year old female asked:
Had influenza A couple weeks ago, symptoms gone except croupy cough. Possibly bronchitis?
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A 30-year old asked:
I am a teacher, and I often have a child in my class who has a croupy cough. Is it very contagious?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My son is 21months old. He has a croupy cough n isnt sleepin well due to coughing n congestion shld i bring him to the doc?
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A 36-year old asked:
My son was up all night with a croupy cough and he also has asthma. Could that be the reason why or could it be something else?
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A 40-year old asked:
Croupy cough developing in my 3 yr old, how can I prevent this from getting worse?
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A male asked:
My son is 5 and has a croupy cough. Can I use Duolin respules and then Pulmicort respules after? Or just the one? Thanks
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A 44-year old asked:
Are there any effective home remedies for a sinus infection and croupy cough?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Daughter has parainfluenza coughs are so bad that she wakes up with croupy cough trying to breath on predisolone why not helping ER sends me home ?
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A 34-year old asked:
Which is the best home remedy for a sinus infection and croupy cough?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I had a mastopexy 8 days ago. The past 2 days i've had a croupy cough, hurts to swallow & i'm achey all over. Should i be on an antibiotic?
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A 27-year old female asked:
4 yr old has paraflu had a bad croupy cough that had be prescribed predisolone and cough has weakened now a bad mucus cough what could help feverish
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A 41-year old asked:
Sinus and throat felt funny and now gone and have a very croupy cough. Is this a viral infection?
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A 52-year old female asked about a female:
Croupy cough, 99.5 fever, elucidate slightly swollen, fell 2 weeks ago scraped knee , 2 boils where scraped Gave mucinex, (guaifenesin) put bactroban on boils?
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A 37-year old asked:
My daughter is 5 months, she has had a croupy cough for a few days, and now I have a sore throat. Is it contagious?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can I use sodium chloride 3% sterile vials for my son to use in the nebulizer for a croupy cough? He's 2.5 with no wheeze but heavy breathing
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A 73-year old female asked:
Croupy cough (no sore throat) no phlem coming up I hear gurgling ?
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A 40-year old female asked:
13yr old son , croupy cough for three weeks also has mucous on amox/clav, prednisone, Bromfed dm, xopenex (levalbuterol) but no major improvemnet can this be pnemoni
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A 27-year old female asked:
4 yr old had paraflu had croupy bad cough got predisolone cough is better lil fevershould I stop using it because of the side effects I'm sick now too?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Parainfluenza 4 yr old croupy bad cough gasps for air at times cuz so bad ER sends us home when we take her say lungs and oxygen are fine on steroids ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What is the clinical difference between croupy and whooping cough?
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A 36-year old asked:
What could make a baby's cough sound croupy (that isn't croup) only lasting an hour or so. Dry throat? Second time toddler woke w scary cough.
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A 34-year old female asked about a male:
Son (9) has temp 100-102 since yesterday PM. Had sore throat yesterday. Croupy and very congested today. Nebulizer helped cough some. A cold or more?
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