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trouble breathing, including very fast or laboured breathing. Indications of trouble breathing can include being too out of breath to walk or talk and pulling in of the neck and chest muscles when breathing. Stridor that is getting worse or occurs at rest also warrants medical attention. Signs of this include noisy, high-pitched breathing sounds both when inhaling and exhaling, and high-pitched breathing sounds when not crying or agitated.
Watch for signs of dehydration , and for behavioural changes such as being tired, sleepy, or hard to waken, or seeming anxious, agitated, fatigued, or listless. This indicates a need for medical attention. Croup patients are usually treated at the hospital and sent home. It is rare that a child with croup needs to be admitted.
Croup attacks are typically acute and medical care, if needed, tends to be immediate—but recurring croup infections also warrant a trip to the doctor. “When patients develop recurrent croup it’s important to consider the possibility of an underlying problem,” says Glicksman. “Otolaryngologists are specialized in evaluating these predisposing conditions.” If croup is recurring, the child should see a family doctor or paediatrician, who may give a referral for an ENT surgeon.
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