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My child has the same thing. John was hospitilzed for a week with it. Our IA doc called bronchilitis, not bronchitis. I probably can't spell either condition. It is caused by reactive airways and high levels of ozone make it worse. Here in the Dallas area we have high ozone alerts frequently in the summer. That is when you make sure that your kid stays and limit his exposure when he is outside. Tell the daycare on those days not to take him outside to play at all.

Also he may have a reservoir of this virus that re-infects his ears and nose, throat and lungs. His immune system may be too immature to handle it right now by he will probably outgrow it in a year or so. I should let you know that according to our doctor that 25% of these kids develop asthma. Have your son's ears checked for infection, ours had a persistant infection that was finally resolved with tubes.

Check with your ped about the dosage of vitamin C because it sounds awfully high to me. Some vitamins build up and become toxic at high levels such as vitamin A does or better yet they are just urinated away. What you might want to try is a good multivitamin at a recommended dosage instead.