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Anyone's child use a peak flow meter?

Tigger & poohTigger & pooh member
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We just got it yesterday for my 5 yr old. He did a great job using it yesterday at the dr office but then last night he would blow into it and the little red thing wouldn't move. He had been acting silly so I thought he was just goofing around still. This morning he did it and it did move to 101, 102, and even a 202. Then tonight again he would blow but the red flag wouldn' t move. He swears he isn't acting silly. So I gave him a puff of albuterol and after 30 seconds he was able to blow 103,101,& 104. So my question, has your child not shown any asthma symptoms but was still not able to move the flag?
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Re: Anyone's child use a peak flow meter?

  • nonoemilynonoemily member
    I had one if those as a child, I never used it much, but to answer your question, you certainly can have tightness in your chest and restricted air flow without wheezing.

    I know because I am sitting on my couch right now and that's what it feels like to breathe.
    Elkanah Brave, born 02/06/2012 7:26am
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  • Tigger & poohTigger & pooh member
    Ok thanks. He never complains about his asthma unless he gets to the point of not being able to get any air so I just never know. We are doing Flovent 3x twice a day so I will call the dr back tomorrow to see what they suggest. At the appoint we did 4 puffs of albuterol to get better results on his spryomtey test (spelling??) after he failed the first one.
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  • Tigger & poohTigger & pooh member
    CnAmom said:

    Yes, it is possible to have tightness and trouble breathing without the wheezing. In fact, that's how most of my asthma attacks start. If he's on a controller medicine you might talk to the doctor about switching or adjusting.

    We are headed into his bad time of year so we saw the doc yesterday and go back in a month. We upped the Flovent for now and added stuff for his nose to combat allergies (his asthma trigger). But I think I will call tomorrow to ask about this new realization...
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