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Q: Facial Swelling after sleeping
asked by: wes761 on September 9th, 2009
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Hello, I am new here and the reason I joined is to try and find a reason for my baby’s ongoing/undiagnosed facial swelling (usually around eyes, but somtimes cheeks and lips). My baby is 17 months old and for the past 6 months she has had facial swelling after waking up from asleep. This does not occur every day, but hit or miss (sometimes a week straight, sometimes once a week). We have been to every pediatrician and allergy specialist in our area without any diagnosis for her condition. All blood test come back "good" from what we are told. No genetic history of diseases on either side of families. We have tried different washing detergents on her bedding (straight baking soda too). They ruled out food allergies also. We live in a basement apartment, no pets, no smokers (in our apt.), and a shared building wide washer and dryer. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This is my last shot before we pack up and head to the Mayo Clinic.
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mominashoe
replied on September 14th, 2009
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Wow, I don't know if I've had someone so thoroughly check up on anything before posting here.

It could be mold. Since you are in a basement, mold is quite common. She could also have poor circulation.

The fact that it does not occur every night, or maybe for a whole week at a time really makes it a mystery.

I would suggest an alternative health care doctor, maybe a homeopathic doctor would have an answer. Some can determine what is wrong with their patient by just looking (no tests or prodding involved.) Some can also determine allergies that regular clinicians cannot. I would think it's a food allergy that isn't coming up from the tests that she had since it's such an uncommon occurrence.

If you do find out the cause of this, please do come back and let us know for others who might have the same problem. All my best!
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