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Son is coughing

2017-07-13 07:39:11
My son is 6, he's coughing and his voice has changed, he was acting normal but he was I. The pool with his cousins today and they said he was fine, but he told me he drank the water. He doesn't have a fever, should I go to the ER? I've heard about dry drowning
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Kindly get a physical consultation with a pediatrician. Looks like your child may have sore throat due to swimming

Answered2017-07-14 09:33:49

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