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Homeopathic Treatment of Asthma in Kids

Asthma In Kids

Aimagesthma is the leading cause of chronic illness among children and the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15. Unfortunately, it is very common that the parents of young ones are not able to recognize the early signs of asthma and usually overlook them as a routine ailment which usually results in wastage of an effective time when asthma could have been easily controlled.

 

What exactly is asthma? Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs and results in chronic, inflammation of the airways. That means, the small tubes that bring air in the lungs are swollen and inflamed and at times clogged with mucus. This swelling and clogging makes it difficult for air to move freely in and out.

Asthma is characterized by repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, coughing, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing.

Why does asthma go undiagnosed in children?

Asthma usually goes undiagnosed for a number of reasons including the fact that there are other respiratory diseases that have overlapping symptoms. Another major factor is the fact that some children can stay free from the symptoms for long-periods before going through another asthma attack and also many kids only show subtle signs of the disease initially. Poor information about the true symptoms of asthma also reduces the chances of diagnosing it as most parents identify asthma with wheezing and this misconception usually makes them overlook other symptoms as just simple cold or just an infection in the chest. Chest congestion is another symptom that’s sometimes overlooked as an infection such as bronchitis. In infants asthma is all the more difficult to identify as wheezing may not be heard until they are at least 18 to 24 months old , so one must look for clues such as a rattling cough, rapid breathing and frequent chest colds. Small children may have difficulty in verbally expressing the discomfort felt in the chest so there are chances that the parents might not be aware of it.

How Is Asthma Diagnosed?

Although diagnosing asthma in children below the age of five is not so easy, but regular visits to a physician can help you in identifying the disease. After going through important information for e.g. Time of the cough, periodicity and recurrence of the problem, family history, symptoms such as wheezing, tight chestedness, signs of allergy etc. and the physical examination , the physician will be in a position to ascertain whether the child has asthma or not.

Testing of lung function with spirometry or a peak flow meter can also help in assessing the degree of obstruction in the air passages. However these tests are not effective for very young children and assessment is based on clinical examination and symptoms.

Identifying Asthma

Make sure you consult a physician if your child experiences any of the following signs and symptoms

  • Coughing that is constant or intermittent.
  • Wheezing or a whistling sounds audible when your child exhales.
  • Shortness of breath or rapid breathing. This may or may not be associated with exercise.
  • Chest tightness.
  • Repeated respiratory infections such as pneumonia or bronchitis
  • Identifying asthma in infants and the very young is usually difficult. The symptoms might only show up when the child exerting e.g. Coughing after running. Or your child may cough at night or during sleep. Coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath also may accompany crying, yelling and laughing. Infants may have problems feeding and may grunt during suckling.

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Comments

  1. NIKHIL DEV says:

    My daughter Nishita 3year 6month old is a suffering from Bromchilitis in weather change specially in winter ( Myself also a patient of Bromchitis as well as my Father is also facing same problem ) I think my daughter is facing Bromchilitis due to heredity . So pls advice me homeopathy treatment to cure my daughter bromchilitis and boost up her immune system in her growing age ..
    Thanķing you

  2. suresh sharma says:

    Steroid use in asthma in homeopathic

  3. Dr kajal kumar Biswas says:

    thanks for write Asthma article

  4. sir
    my 5 yr old daughter often gets cold which worsens in 2-3 days and starts wheezing usually undergoes nebulisation can we cure this through homeo pls do reply.

  5. geeta nirvan says:

    Namasty Do sahab .mara bata 4saal ka ha .abi ma bhiwani (haryana )ma hu.usay Do ramsh
    Kasaha jo ki bacho ka Do ha .says mare bate ko
    Alargik asthma ha .please please please reply me and tell about the treatment. I m rekvasting
    U

    • MANISHA BHARDWAJ says:

      HELLO DOCTOR,
      MY SON IS 10 YEARS OLD .HE IS SUFFRING FROM ASTHMA .WHEN HE HAVE ANY COLD OR SOUR FOOD .THAN HE SUFFER FROM KHASI,COLD,TONSILS,BREATH.HE IS USEING INHELAR( LEVOLAN)FROM LAST THREE YEARS. I M REQUESTING,PLEASES TELL ME A GOOD MEDICINE IN HOMEOPATHY.
      I M WAITING FOR UR SUGGATION. THANK U
      MANISHA FROM FARIDABAD

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  6. prathap k.s says:

    sir,
    my child is suffering from reciprocation illness, since from 20 days cough is not going, and mocusse is still there . our doctor recommend nebuniser and antibiotech stillit is not going please avise sir.

  7. Amjad Mohammed says:

    I have 5 years old child having chronic bronchitis asthma and it is coming frequently. We are caring on his diet and many things upto now we dont know actually what is going wrong. We dont want to give alopathic medicine to get the side effects. We need the safe treatment and looking for Homeopathic without side effects and i need the permanent solution.

  8. I have frequent cold and breathing difficulties. Facing challenge sleep at nights. Can I get relief permenantly.

  9. Sandeep Grover says:

    Hello Sir
    My Daughter is 5+ years. She has all the symptoms of Asthma.
    I want to know is what exactly is called Asthma Attack. Whats happens in Asthma Attack. How frequent it occurs, which we call is risky and hospitalization is needed.
    Inhaler or Oral Medication? which treatment is best.

    Thanks.

  10. Daisy1217 says:

    Hi Dr. Sharma!
    My son has frequent asthma attacks. It all started last December, 2016. Since then, he already had four attacks which made me feel so worried as a mother. Please help. Doctor says asthma can’t be cured but can be managed. Could it be possible to cure it permanently? Thank you and more power!

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