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Asthma In Kids
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sthma 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.
Sir,my baby is suffering from allergic bronchitis,as per doctor is saying and. the symptoms matches with what u mentioned above in your paragraph,my baby is 11 month old and frequently effected by cold and cough very often,sir could u kindly suggest how to cure this disease
I suffering from bronchial asthma from 20yrs
how can permanently finish this diseage
MY five year nine months old son facing wheezing problem. Doctor advice us two inhaler asthilin and seroflow125 and Syp montair and tablet omnacortil 20. He is having sever cough during any physical activity at any time. Please suggest me what should I do because this problem is since he was three year old.
Gud evening sir.
Myself kavita my daugher 3.6 yrs old hav constant problem of coughing we had tried so many allopathic medicines but no improvements was seen in her cough. Every time when we visit dr they prescribed us with antibiotics which given some relief to her but after some time it recurrences again n again. Plz guide us how we can get rid of it. One more thing my mother in law is also having mild asthematic problems.
My son is suffering from wheezing problem.I have started homeopathy medicine, it is showing result but it is reoccuring. Doctor told us it take 8 month minimum. Can you help and guide us to how much does it take to cure wheezing problem. At present taking medicine prescribed by our homeopathy doctor.
My daughter is 16 years old and she is suffering from wheezing from past 10 years, I have tried lot of Alopathy medicine and it has provided only an intermittent cure.I have also tried Ayurvedic but she suffers from side effects.
i want to try with Homeopathy to cure the same. I am put up in HBR layout, Bangalore.
Sir,my daughter is 10mnths nw and she gets cold frequently.wen she was 3mnths she was dadmitd in hospital for bronchitis.after dat she s frequntly suffering frm weezing..m woried abt her.please show me d way to get rid of dat ilnes ,.
My son is 4 years old who is suffering from breathing problem whenever he catches cold since he was three months old. Presently we are medicating him with netrum art 200 and nebuliser whenever this prolem triggers. From yesterday he is suffering from same breathing problem with continuous dry coughing. I would be grateful to you if you can prescribe me any medicine to get rid of this problem.
Sir, i have 11 months old girl baby.. 3rd time she got wheezing from her birth till now.
So please suggest whether she can undergo homeopathy treatment ?
Dear Dr.Sharma
My daughter is 4 years old ,she has asthma,from the age of two yrs.we had already refer every big doctors,but there is no result in asthma.
We give her Nebulize almost every day.she always
The symptoms are, Shortness of breath or rapid breathing. This is not be associated with exercise.
Chest tightness.
Please help us to fight with this asthma,so that my daughter can live normal life like other children.
Regards
Subhash chander
Dr. Sharmaji,
My son have symptoms of asthma, he is now 4yrs old, this symptoms was just started 6 months before. we are staying abroad (in saudiarabia), rightnow he is taking singulair of 4 mg daily but he is getting intermittent attack of cough say monthly once. . is there is any permanent solution. shall I contact you, pls give me your contact no.
sir,my son is 7 yr old.he had fever 3 times in past 2months along with cough and cold,after medication he becomes fine other than cough,now doctor has told that he’s got Bronchial asthama besides this he feels itching in body,he sweets a lot in physical activities but does not have breathlessness,we’ve told to give asthelin and fluticasone and syg Derriphyll is there any treatment in homeo for permanent cure
We r put up in Gachibowli Hyderabad for over 5years.
Our grand daughter about 3 y gets cold/fever/sneezing and wheezing once in 15days lasting for a week everytime .her normal life is disturbing.
Now she is on allopathic med with Inhaler apart from other medication.
We want to get her Ayurvedic treatment for early & full cure.
Is it ever possible /Kindly advise.
I am 30 years old .I have been persistent cough from childhood.it is non stop when it starts.its always try cough.i can’t take breath properly, I always get cold very quick. I can also feel sneezing. please tell me, is any proper treatment of this disorders
hello doctor,
my self jyothi mother of 3 year old boy kid…3 weeks back he hd cough and fever…cough s little severe this time so doctor advised him to nebulize…for a week. nw he s fine and active..doctor is tellng tat may be asthama…can u help me out.
I have a 3yr daughter who has recurring chest congestion, wheezing, running nose and coughing. She was diagonized and the doctor said it might be upper respiratory, tract with bronchospasms infection. but i hv nilbalised her, given her some drugs but is on and off. please advise
Hello Dr Sharma, My 4 years old son is having asthama. He is taking Homeopathic treatment. But when the attack is severe and there is breathlesness can he be nebulised with Duolin.
my daughter shruthi she is suffering from cough and wheezing from last year now she is 3 yrs old going to school.is homeopathy cures my daughter permanently.
Hi Doctor,
My Daughter is 4 yrs of age & is suffering from wheezing problem from past 1.6 year.
In the colder months she has cough during nights if she takes something cold/sour and chocolates items.
she also faces shortness of breath sometimes while talking.
We are not using any kind of medicine as of now for this problem. My regular pediatrician asked us to stop giving the cold items and chocolates.
Could you please prescribe homeopathic medicine for permanent cure. Plase give me your/Clinic contact details.
Thanks,
Naresh Konda
Sir, my 2nd son is 2yr 3months old and have problem in breathing , he finds it difficult to breath and makes noise while breathing.. we felt strongly the symptoms of asthma…no one among our family have asthma history…is there any permanent solution for asthma… how to get tested for the problem clarification… kindly so the needful…
My child have this problem age 2 years now he is 7 year but this problem continue first doctor says that after 5year it be cure itself now they says in some children it remain till the age 12 . Doctor always give him anti-biotic and cough sirup and for numalize medicine are dolphin and lovelin he always ill in winter time but this time he became ill in summer and first time he has a serve cough he coughed at least 1or 2 hour during the sleeping time and also in day time doctor give him many medicine also allege medicine like Ailgarh & Dezacor but no use some people advice me unione medicine Akassar Surfa mix with honey Now cough is control .I want get red of this illness and want my child healthy like other children