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A Guide To Childhood Asthma
In recent times, childhood asthmahas become more widespread. It has become one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses in the children forcing more and more kids to miss school, and limit their activity level. The underlying cause of childhood asthma is similar to that of adult asthma-inflammation of the airways. Normal breathing is interfered due to the inflammation which makes the airways very sensitive and causes coughing, wheezing.
Childhood Asthma Symptoms
Childhood asthma can be very bothersome, interfering with everyday sports, play, sleep and school. Childhood asthma can also cause serious or life-threatening asthma attacks. Some of the most common childhood asthma symptoms are coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing sound when exhaling, chest tightness or congestion, trouble sleep due to shortness of breath, fatigue, and troubled breathing after exercise or active play.
The symptoms of childhood asthma changes from child to child. Wheezing is the most common symptomof asthma, but not all children suffering from asthma wheeze. It is not often possible to tell if the sings are caused by asthma. Due to respiratory problem or infectious bronchitis asthma like symptom occurs.
If there is whistling sound when child exhales, constant coughing, complaint of chest tightness, shortness of breath or repeated episodes of pneumonia or bronchitis, take your child to the doctor as soon as possible.
Causes And Treatment Of Childhood Asthma
In children suffering from asthma, the immune system becomes overly sensitive, and airways become easily swollen and inflamed when exposed to certain triggers such as allergens or smoke. Some of the common triggers of childhood asthma include viral infections, exercise, allergens, tobacco smoke or weather changes.
The main aim of asthma treatment is to get it under control. When well-controlled, the child will have no symptoms, no flare-ups, minimal use of rescue inhalers, and no limitations physical activity. Preventive medication helps reduce the airway inflammation, and quick relief medications open the swollen airways so that breathing becomes easier.
To control and cure the childhood asthma in the long-run, various medication such as inhaled corticosteroids, combination inhalers, leukotriene, cromolyn, and theophylline are used. If the asthma is not getting under control by avoiding triggers, immunotherapy may be helpful.
Small changes in lifestyle will be helpful to deal with the childhood asthma. This includes using the air conditioner, making home more asthma friendly, keeping the indoor air clean, maintaining low humidity level, reducing pet dander, reducing child’s exposure to cold air, and keeping the house clean.
Additionally, help your child stay fit and healthy with the help of regular exercise, healthy diet, and controlling the heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
“Is acid reflux dangerous?”
There is a inclination for many people to think “Oh, it’s only heartburn. It’s no big deal.”
That approach may be OK in very mild cases but extremely dangerous for others. Here are some things to look for in deciding which category you’re in.
The first thing to pay attention to is the extent of pain and discomfort. While it’s not 100% true, more dangerous episodes of reflux do tend to cause more severe discomfort.
Next, consider the frequency of symptoms. If a person only has difficulty every several months, that’s very different from when symptoms come up every day.
Keep in mind that the symptoms of GERD result from stomach content backing up out the stomach where it belongs into the esophagus. The esophagus is injured by this acid. That damage can cause to very severe problems.
I don’t want to go into much detail here but if you’re interested you can learn more about the possible problems caused by GERD at: Complications of Acid Reflux.
Another symptom that should lead someone to seek medical treatment is if they have a respiratory problem associated with their acid reflux. These respiratory symptoms often include asthma, wheezing, coughing or recurrent colds and bronchitis.
The respiratory symptoms occur because it’s possible for the stomach acid to back up all the way to the upper esophagus where it can irritate the back of the throat and even go down the trachea. It’s clear that Obviously, having acid going into your windpipe might do some damage.
I think with any medical issue you should gather as much information as you can in addition to relying on your doctor.
A good site that I found for information on acid reflux is Treat Acid Reflux Now
You may particularly be interested in their page Is GERD Dangerous?
The main thing is not to assume that acid reflux is always minor problems that you should just live with. As always if you have any doubt it’s better to be safe than sorry and get a medical evaluation rather than ignoring symptoms.