“Why does my son wake up every morning with sneezing and a stuffy nose?”
My son is 5 years old and for the last 3 months my son has been waking up every morning with continuous sneezing along with a stuffy nose. I have shown to multiple doctors, but nothing seems to be working. What should I do?
4 Answers
It certainly sounds allergic in nature. It may be time to have formal allergy testing done. Thoroughly clean his room. Get mattress and pillow dust mite covers. Keep pets out of the room. Keep the humidity a little lower to minimize mold allergens.
Any history of allergies in the family? Ask your pediatrician for allergy testing. He may be allergic to mites that tend to accumulate in the bed and give all these problems.
Probable allergy. No feather pillows, no stuffed animals, get HEPA filter unit for his bedroom.
Try getting him to an allergist to test for dust mites. You may consider a very hot water cycle when you do his bed linen; most detergents suggest a warm water cycle, but this does not get rid of the mites and does not help to get rid of their allergenic products, e.g., their dead microscopic bodies...may also change his pillow if it is a feathered pillow, this all adds up to a major allergenic load.
