DD's bronciolitis doesen't seem to be triggered by teeth but rather by cold air.
She does get a really runny nose and rash around her mouth from dribble when she's teething though.
DD had Brochiolitis 3 weeks ago, was borderline hospital admission, a few days later 2 top centre teeth came through. I would tend to think that it is also a low immunity thing, and DD has mild lung disease from being Prem and not recieveing the steroids and is more prone to "colds" or similar turning into more severe respiratory infections.
We have had two bouts of Croup, the first requiring a hospital visit and monitoring, second bout I got the steroids into her a couple of hours quicker and it didn't get as advanced (called the locum out), we now have a stash in the fridge for next time we get a sign that it is coming again.
She has just come down with another cold, wheezing, snotty nose, cough, so hoping that is doesn't develop into something more. We are hoping to keep her last lot of weight gain on this time - we lost 6 weeks worth of gains in 3 days with Brochiolitis!!
I think the symptoms are quite similar (temp, grizzly, loss of appetite, a bit lethargic etc), but the most distinctive feature was the wheeziness while breathing...and in DD's case - some shallow, rapid breathing.
I have to say a big Yes
Lachlan has had a dose of Bronchilitis which happened at the same time he got his back molars coming through.
Emma used to get broncilitis every time she cut teeth and according to my mum i was hospitilised several times due to bronchitilis while teething.
She recently told me after Lachlan had it that i would get it with every tooth i got.
So i would def say that there seems to be some link there.
Charlie was eventually diagnosed with asthma so his bronchialitis, while originally believed to be illness-related, is now known to be brought on by a variety of things.
It's very possible that teething is linked, though, as I imagine that their immunity levels are compromised at the time that they're teething, which then means they're more susceptible to any virus going, which then can lead to bronchialitis in children who are more prone to it, IYKWIM.
Thanks everyone for your replies. I should also mention that I was told there are two types of broncholitis one bacterial and the other viral. V had viral, not bacterial. Do any of you know what your bubs had?
Tan / Erin - Not sure about you both, but I am dreading the next teething episode JIC it did trigger the broncholitis.
Charlie reacts to viral infections (among other things). He responds to Ventolin and Predisolone and was diagnosed a asthmatic at 14 months of age (which they generally don't like doing before 2 years of age). We now have an asthma action plan for when he shows signs of getting an attack and it's kept him out of hospital now for over a year.
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