Asthma Overview Content

 

 Asthma is a narrowing of the airways, causing difficulty breathing. Understand the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of asthma. What is asthma? Asthma affects the lungs of children. The most common symptoms of asthma are asthma, coughing, and breathing problems. Other health problems can also cause these symptoms. Therefore, it is difficult for doctors to diagnose asthma at first, especially in infants and children. Asthma affects your child's lungs for life. Sometimes the child feels better. Sometimes it feels severe. When the child’s asthma is more affected If your child’s asthma is more affected, the airway will become narrower. At this time, it is difficult for the child's lungs to inhale and exhale air. Asthma airway constriction During an asthma attack, the muscles around the airways become tight, The airway narrows, making breathing difficult. Children with asthma have three factors that narrow the airways: The airway lining thickens and expands. This is called inflammation. The muscles around the airway tighten. This is called bronchospasm or bronchoconstriction. The airway produces a lot of transparent mucus. This mucus is thicker than normal and can block the airway. Help children feel more comfortable There are several ways you can help your child feel more comfortable: Read this page to learn more about childhood asthma, read other books on asthma, and consult a doctor. Make sure that your child takes the medicine exactly as prescribed by the doctor. Understand the causes of childhood asthma and try to stay away. Triggers can aggravate your child’s asthma. Incentives aggravate your child’s asthma Triggers can aggravate your child’s asthma. Every child with asthma suffers from different triggers. Cooperate with your child’s doctor to find out the triggers that trouble your child and understand how your child can avoid these triggers. The following are some common triggers: Infectious diseases, such as colds and flu Cigarette or tobacco smoke Woodsmoke and lampblack Things that cause allergic reactions pet Air pollution Humid climate Cold weather Drugs, such as ASA (aspirin) or ibuprofen Strong smell or spray movement Asthma medication Asthma medicine can keep your child’s lungs healthy and prevent your child’s asthma from getting worse. These drugs cannot treat asthma, but they help keep your child’s lungs healthy. Many asthma medicines used by children are inhaled. These medicines are called inhaled medicines. Corticosteroids are one of the best-inhaled asthma drugs. Studies have shown that inhaled medicines for childhood asthma are very safe. Your child can use it for several years without affecting growth. After inhaling the medicine, children should rinse their mouth or drink a sip of water or juice. This helps prevent sores in the mouth. The main inhaled drugs used for childhood asthma are control drugs and relievers. Asthma control drugs are drugs that prevent the lining of the airway from swelling. With daily use of control drugs, your child’s swelling and mucus volume will decrease. Inhaled control drugs include beclomethasone (Qvar), budesonide (Pulmicort), budesonide plus formoterol (Symbicort), ciclesonide (Alvesco), fluticasone (Flovent) and fluticasone plus salmeterol (Advair) ). Singulair is a tablet-type control drug. Even if it looks good, your child should take control medications every day. Make sure your child continues to use the control medicine until the doctor allows it to stop. Asthma relief medicine Relief medications can help treat asthma symptoms such as cough or asthma. Relief drugs can relax the muscles around the airways. The airway opens after the muscles relax. At this point, the child can breathe more easily. Relief medications include salbutamol (Airomir or Ventolin) and terbutaline (Bolicani). If your child has asthma, relievers should be used. If the doctor thinks that the child has improved, stop using the daily relief medicine. The doctor will tell the child to use relief medication before exercising. Early warning signs of worsening asthma in children Asthma symptoms appear slowly over time, usually hours or days. The small changes in your child's body when symptoms of asthma appear are called early warning signs. The early warning signs are different for each child. You will find these signs are not easy to detect. Here are some common early warning signs. Signs you can see or hear Persistent cough Coughing to vomiting Night cough asthma Have difficulty breathing Fatigue soon after starting a game or exercising Breathing faster than usual Impatient temper, unstable temperament Signs of a cold sneeze What the child tells you "I'm tired." "My chest hurts." "Difficulty breathing." "There is noise when breathing (asthma)." What to do when your child shows early warning signs If you see any early warning signs, follow the action plan that you and your doctor have developed together. If you have not made an action plan, consult your doctor to make it. Danger signs that your child's asthma gets worse If your child shows any of the following signs of danger, be sure to follow the action plan that you and your doctor have developed together. Unable to stop coughing and vomiting Difficulty speaking Feeling tired and unable to wake up Blue lips or skin Inhale (inhale) the skin on the neck or chest when breathing Follow the action plan to let your child use relief medication. Take your child to the nearest emergency department or call an ambulance. Asthma and exercise Although suffering from asthma, the child is still very active and likes to exercise. All children should play and exercise. Your child needs to play with other children to maintain healthy growth. Sports will aggravate some children's asthma We know that exercise can make some children's asthma worse. Your child will show some warning signs of asthma during and after exercise. During exercise, children can perform some operations to suppress asthma: If you use control medications regularly, the signs of asthma will decrease during exercise. Make sure your child does simple, gentle exercises when starting and ending exercise. That is to warm up and ease exercise. The doctor will tell the child to use relief medication before exercising. Keep in mind that relievers can help treat asthma symptoms such as cough or asthma. If your child uses these drugs 15 or 20 minutes before exercise, it will reduce the warning signs of asthma. If asthma gets worse during exercise, the child should do some short-term exercise and rest during exercise. If your child starts asthma while exercising, he should stop the activity. Then, your child will follow the action plan that you and the doctor have made. Important matters With asthma or, even if your child looks better, his airway will swell for 6 to 8 weeks, or even longer. The child should continue to use the control medicine. You should follow the action plan that you and your doctor have made. This is a written action plan that records the daily activities of how to control asthma. The plan also records what to do when your child’s asthma gets worse. If you work hard to keep your child away from things that aggravate asthma (asthma triggers), you can help your child prevent other symptoms of asthma. If your child is over 6 years old, you can consult a doctor about the "inflation" test for asthma, which is a lung function test. This test is used to diagnose and monitor asthma. Emergency situations If the following conditions exist seek medical attention immediately: Relief medication is ineffective or lasts 4 hours The child's symptoms do not get better after 2 to 3 days Child's symptoms get worse If the following situations occur, go to the nearest emergency department immediately: Your child is unable to eat, sleep or talk due to the onset of symptoms Your child has shortness of breath or aspiration in the throat or under the ribs Extra doses of relievers are still ineffective Point The most common symptoms of asthma are asthma, coughing, and breathing problems. When a child's asthma attacks, his airways will narrow, which makes it difficult to inhale and exhale from the lungs. Make sure that your child takes the medicine exactly as prescribed by the doctor. Find the cause of childhood asthma and try to stay away. If you notice any early warning signs of worsening asthma in your child, follow the action plan that you and your doctor have made. Dangerous signs of asthma include difficulty speaking, sleeping abnormally or waking up, blue lips or skin, and inhalation of the neck or chest skin while breathing. If you see these signs, give your child a relief medicine. Take your child to the nearest emergency department or call an ambulance.