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child taking deep breaths
My 4 year old child has recently begun taking deep sigh-like breaths every few breaths during the day. This has been going on now for about a month. She does not do it while sleeping. I have not noticed any other significant symptoms. I did take her to her pediatrician, and he thinks it is a tick as her lungs and heart sound fine. It is very difficult to watch her do this, as it often appears she just can't get a full breath in. If this does not go away on it's own, is there any other possible cause? Are there any other tests I should have done at this time?
If deep sighs are the only symptom and there is no cough with exercise, shortness of breath with exercise, or history of wheezing with illness, I think you are fine just waiting it out and seeing if the behavior disappears. Any presumed tic behavior should resolve in a few months time if it is ignored. See how that goes.
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