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4 year old with severe asthma

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muma3 · 08/01/2006 17:03

i have a 4 year old daughter who suffers with asthma really bad. i really need to get a larger accomadation as i have 2 other children and live in a small 2 bed flat. my gp has wrote several letters to my local council and i have been in contact with my local mp but still to be told that there arent enough 3 bed propertys in my town. my daughter has been admittede to hospital several times and my gp has said it is due to not enough air circulating in my property, i have windows open and have central heating all of which he said should help but it isnt.
can some one please share their experiances of asthmas or housing problems because no one seems to want to listen any more

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polly28 · 08/01/2006 17:07

sorry about your dd,Im afraid I don't have any knowledge of housing but have a friend whose son suffers with severe asthma.His is triggered by mould,which occurs if no air is circulating.

Have you got a damp problem in flat?

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muma3 · 08/01/2006 17:10

no its just a case of too many people sharing a litle space unfortunatly its so frustrating

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polly28 · 08/01/2006 17:17

so there's no obvious triggers,ie. smoke,dust,mould.

how will another bedroom change the situation that much?Obviously I realise you desperately need the space but will it make her asthma that much better?

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muma3 · 08/01/2006 17:29

sorry forgot to mention that she is in a bunk bed that is triggering her asthma
cant seperate them due to lack of room and another bedroom would help tremendously

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polly28 · 08/01/2006 17:33

how is the bunk bed triggering it?do you mean dustmites?

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muma3 · 08/01/2006 17:37

yes apparently the dust pores fall from top bunk to child on bottom and even if the child doesnt have asthma it can cause it , she needs her own room really

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polly28 · 08/01/2006 17:42

POor thing I presume she's unable to sleep on the top?

My ds has asthma ,it has improved a lot lately after I took him to a homeopath.Not usually into that sort of thing but thought it wouldn't do any harm to try and it was relatively cheap as it was a children's clinic.

Don't know what to suggest ,hopefully someone else will beable to help.

tissy · 08/01/2006 17:44

I believe you can get a mite-proof cover for the mattress, that should help

tatt · 09/01/2006 06:42

do you feed her live yoghurt? That can boost the immune system and help. Apart from the yoghurt using goats milk instead of cows helps some people. Cover the mattress on both bunks with anti-allergy covers or vacuum the mattresses daily and wash bedding at at least 60oC regularly.
Soft toys taken to bed need to be put in the freezer to kill dust mites. I haven't persoonally tried the air filters but you might ask your gp about them, I believe there are some that are useful.

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muma3 · 09/01/2006 14:00

she hasnt got any soft toys left we had to get rid of them, she is on vitamin drops to hlp her immune system and i hoover mattresses daily and use anti-allergen spray on nearly everything

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muma3 · 10/01/2006 16:00

bump

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tatt · 11/01/2006 11:10

ask your gp if you can have a referral to an allergy consultant to see if there is an allergic component to the problem. Sorry can't suggest anything else but this will bump it and maybe someone else can.

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muma3 · 11/01/2006 11:39

i have an appointment with a consultant on the 27th at the ent department, she keeps on having nose bleeds aswell
not sure about allergy specialist but will ask when i see consultant next

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