Trip into town – Spencer has another coughing jag that usually precedes a throat closing episode – we gave him a single dose of steroids

THESE DRY COUGH THROAT CLOSING EPISODES HAVE SENT US TO THE E.R. TWICE AND THE DOC GAVE US A PRESCRIPTION FOR STERIODS. THE THOUGHT WAS WE USE A SINGLE DOSE WHEN THE EPISODE HAPPENS AND WE STAY OUT OF E.R. WE HAVE REALIZED LATELY THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR AT LEAST 7-8 MONTHS.

This dose always seems to work, but maybe the real issue is that the coughing stops when he falls asleep, since the episodes almost always happen at night.