About Asthma in Children

Asthma in Children

No one really knows why children suffer more often from asthma.Some experts suggest that children are exposed to more allergens such as dust, air pollution and passive smoking. All these factors are triggers of asthma. Others suspect that children are not exposed to enough childhood illnesses to build their immune system. It seems to play an immune system disorder where the body does not have enough protective antibodies may play a role in making the development of asthma.
 
And still others suggest that the decreasing rates of breastfeeding are important substances of the immune system are transmitted to babies prevented.

Remember that all children have the same asthma symptoms, and these symptoms can result from asthma to the next row in the same child. Also note is that all the wheezing and coughing caused by asthma.

In children under 5 years, the most common cause of asthma-like symptoms is upper respiratory viral infections like colds.

If your child has a problem breathing, take him or doctor immediately for an evaluation.

Asthma is often difficult to diagnose in infants. However, older children, the disease is often based on your child's medical history, symptoms and physical examination are diagnosed.

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Medical history and description of symptoms. The child's doctor will be interested in a history of respiratory problems was you or your child may have, and family history of asthma, allergies, a skin condition called eczema, or other lung diseases. It is important that you describe your child's symptoms - cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness - in detail, including when and how often these symptoms occurred.
The physical examination. During the physical examination, the doctor hears the heart of your child and the lungs.

Trials. Many children are also a chest radiograph and lung function tests. Well as pulmonary function tests, these tests measure the amount of air in the lungs and how fast it can be exhaled. The results help the doctor determine the severity of asthma. Generally, children under 5 years are not able to perform lung function tests. Enabling doctors rely heavily on history, symptoms and examination to make the diagnosis.

Other tests may be ordered to determine the cause of asthma in particular. These tests can allergy skin tests, blood tests and x-rays to determine whether infections of the sinuses or illness of gastroesophageal reflux disease (a condition of the gastro-intestinal reflux of acid causes the stomach into the esophagus or even into the lungs) is more difficult asthma.

Based on the history of your child and the severity of asthma, your doctor will develop a care plan, a so-called "action plan for asthma."The action plan describes when and how your child used asthma medication for asthma, what to do if asthma worsens, and when to seek emergency care for your child. Do the plan and ask your child to the doctor any questions you may have.

Plan your child from asthma action is essential to successfully control their asthma. Stock holding to remind your child each day to plan for asthma management and to guide you, if your child has asthma symptoms.

In addition to following the plan for your child's asthma action to ensure that exposure is limited to make against asthma triggers, and preferably avoided.

When an infant or child experiences symptoms of asthma requiring bronchodilator more than twice per week, most doctors recommend daily anti-inflammatory drug.

Most medications for asthma, which can be given to adults and older children also safely be prescribed for infants and children.Drugs that are approved for young children, administered in doses adjusted for age and weight. In particular, children aged 4 to prescribed asthma inhaler Advair 's. Advair treats inflammation of the airways at a time and bronchoconstriction. Another called Pulmicort Respules has anti-inflammatory medication for children aged 12 months or longer authorized. In case of inhalation drugs, a different delivery device on the child's age and ability, may be required. (Many children are not in a position to their breathing well enough to coordinate to use a standard inhaler.)

They will probably give you your medication for asthma in children with a home nebulizer, also known as a machine to breathe.Nebulizer delivers medicine to treat asthma, bronchodilators, usually by changing from a liquid to a mist. Your child receives the medication by breathing through a mask. These breathing treatments usually take about 10-15 minutes to complete and receive several times a day. The child's doctor will tell you how often to give your child breathing treatments, the severity of his asthma basis.

The child may be able, a metered dose inhaler (MDI) with a spacer.A spacer is a space that MDI measures and has the burst of the drug. Discuss with your doctor to see your child if an MDI with spacer is right for your child.

You know your child's asthma is well controlled with medication if your child:
- A normal and active lives
- A few troublesome symptoms
In school, every day
Daily activities without difficulty
- A few visits to the emergency physician, hospital or emergency room for asthma

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By learning about asthma and how they can be controlled, take an important step toward managing your child's illness. We urge you to work closely with the team your child's asthma to everything you learn about asthma, how to avoid triggers, run your medications and how do I correct it. With proper care, your child can live without asthma symptoms and maintain a normal and healthy life.

Once a person, the airways become sensitive because of asthma, they stay that way for life. However, experiencing about 50% of children appear to a significant reduction in asthma symptoms when they become adolescents, therefore, to "exceed" have their asthma.About half of these children develop symptoms again in their 30s and / or 40 Unfortunately, there is no way to predict which reduce symptoms in adolescence and later in their life back.

If your child has symptoms of an asthma attack.
- Give your child his / her relief (bronchodilator) medicine for the asthma action plan.
- Wait 5 to 15 minutes. If the symptoms disappear, you should take your child into a position that any activity they did, again. If symptoms persist, follow your child's asthma action plan on continuing treatment. If your child does not improve, or you are not sure what steps to take, call your child's doctor.

Warning signs are wheezing, coughing, severe walking disability severe and / or talking, or blue lips and / or nails. Increasing shortness of breath with wheezing is reduced particularly dangerous because it moves less air in and out of the lungs means. If any of these uncertainty factors are available to go to the emergency room or call 911.