I hope I don't get totally flamed for wasting NHS resources, but am really starting to think it's more than just a constant cold.
DS is 3 years 4 months and since he was 9 months old, he has had a constant runny nose. I say that without hyperbole - there was a period of 10 days or so last year when it wasn't running at all and it was amazing! DH and I are constantly wiping his nose and we go through a jumbo box of tissues every 2 days (thank god for Costco).
He goes to nursery 3 days a week and I totally accept that kids pass colds to each other constantly, but when I look at the other children when I go to pick him up, most of them are dry-nosed except for my DS who has crusty nostrils and a snail trail.
We have been to NZ/Australia for a few holidays of 3 weeks at a time, and it was still running so I don't think it's just nursery colds as presumably they would have cleared up in the sunshine and fresh air on holiday?
He snores at night and occasionally stops breathing for a few seconds then snorts himself into breathing again. He also can't breathe through his nose so sounds like Darth Vader most of the time.
So although I am going to be told 'it's just a virus, it will clear up' the last 18 months does not give me much hope that it will. So, AIBU to think this could be more than just a cold?
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IWantToGoToThere · 03/05/2013 10:15
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