Repeat this for each spasmodic episode during the night. If the steamy bathroom session does not work, and the outside temperature is cool, take the child outdoors for a few minutes. Inhaling the cold, moist night air may loosen up the air passages. The child may be able to breathe more easily. Use a cool mist humidifier or vaporizer in the child's room.
Medical care depends on the type and degree of seriousness of the illness.
Fever may or may not be present is often seen as a sign of trouble, although absence of fever does not mean the condition is not serious . Infants and toddlers between 6 months and 3 years of age are at most risk, but any aged person, even an adult , can become seriously ill with croup. Croup usually lasts for 5 to 6 days and may occur in epidemics every other year. All Rights Reserved.