it also could be seasonal , wattle trees bring it on also , my twins had it since birth for years and they grew out of it

My son was suffering from the same symtoms. I spoke to my chemist who advised vitamin A tablets. Magic miracle witch doctor medicine. Was off the puffer within a month, and doctor was totally flamboozled!

That is just like all of my children. Especially my 11yo daughter. She starts of with a nose running like a river, itchy eyes and she wheezes. The house hardly has any carpets except for the hallyway, stairs, my bedroom and my sons' bedrooms. I hoover 3-4 times a day, mop the floor 3-4 times a day and basically just on the go all day! She has had really bad astmah since the beginning of september. Towards the begginning of may, we had a new pet to the house, a pup named Alfie. At first me and my hubbie thought it was the dog that was setting her off because she is allergic to most dogs' fur. Anyway, we went to the doctors and the doc put her on some steroids to clear her flem. This worked whilst she was on them, but it was only a weeks prescription so we obviously ran out. I have left it for a bit but she has been put back on to the brown inhaler. please reply .

I would like to first ask you if you have any animals in your home? Pet dander is one of the things that can set off an asthma attack.

 

Hi, you may have pinpointed the problem when you said that your children haven't had any problems since the rain started.  I moved to a country town when I was pregnant with my second child and until then my older son had never had any asthma problems.  Also I was an asthmatic but hadn't had any problems for 5 years.  Then I moved to this rural town.  My youngest son was born and was diagnosed within a few months as asthmatic - I had to have him on the ventolator for months.  At the same time my oldest son (who was 2 years old) was diagnosed with asthma and I started having problems again.  I had allegy tests done and it was discovered that my oldest son and I was allergic to dust (I didn't get my youngest son tested as he was too little) - obviously this is what triggered my youngest as well.  I ripped up the carpet in their bedroom and this helped heaps as carpet is a great dust storage area.  From then on I tried to keep as much dust as possible out of the house and this too helped (of course you can't keep it all out).  I moved here to QLD when my sons where 7 and 5 years of age (not because of the asthma) but amazingly within 6 months we were all practically asthma free except when my youngest son (who was always worse then myself and oldest son) is too physical and then he gets wheezey.  I tell you all this because your story is so similar - none of us got attacks as such - but started as runny noses, wheeziness and lots of phlegm.  Maybe you need to talk to your doctor and find out if it is a dust allegy and what you could do to help if it is.  Good luck.