Albuterol - my nieces baby is 5 months old and has been having a lot of nasal congestion. she took?

Yes, albuterol is used for bronchodilation. My guess is that the baby had some wheezing. Is the baby breast fed or bottle fed? The reason I ask is that my son was very congested, very young, like your niece and it was found that he was sensitive to cows milk in the supplemental formula he got. I tried to breast feed as much as I could but once I went back to work full time he needed formula to supplement. His little nose was so snotty until we made the switch to soy milk. Just a thought. My son has always had trouble with nasal allergies and allergens are really bad across country right now. Do nasal allergies run in your family or the babies fathers family? It could be allergies. I dont think a little nebulizer albuterol will hurt her. I dont think it will do much for a snotty nose but if she has any wheezing it will help open her up.

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It is used quite often for babies with asthma and you'll see it on occasion for bronchitis or bad colds in little ones. Is she coughing at all? Another thing to help with nasal congestion is a little saline spray in their little nose and suction it back out with a bulb syringe. It works but it really makes them angry! lol It will help open her little nose up and if it is allergies it will help reduce allergens in the nasal passages. Another thing to consider is if there is a dog or cat in the house? Once she is a little older, if she still has problems, they can have her allergy tested. Hope she feels better soon! Not being able to breathe is miserable for those little ones!!