Dry Hacking??...

[ravemama]

I'm getting worried about my 6 mo old boy making these dry hacking sounds lately. It's not quite a cough, but he's been doing it a lot more than I care for. So far it seems like everytime he does it, he's been really thirsty, and giving him water helps, or he would do it when he's spitting up, but I don't know if that's all it is. Could he be getting dust and hairs in his throat? We have a cat, and the place can get pretty dusty. Has anybody's baby had the whooping cough, because he's only had one shot for it, and now I'm starting to get worried!

 

[artmom]

My daughter used to do the same and we had a cat and a dog. But my daughter would do that even when we weren't home. It could be dry mouth or a sensitive gag reflex. My daughter is 13 and still hacks and gags easily.

 

[ChrisH2]

Consider one of the bronchospastic diseases such as asthma, presenting as cough rather than wheeze. If so, allergy is one of many causes.