postheadericon Information Treatment and Care of Asthma in Children

Asthma is a lung disease resulting in difficulty breathing, especially at the end. This is a chronic disease most common in children, because 10% of the children are suffering. Asthma in children is very different from adults in terms of the manifestation and treatment. Asthma in children is rare before the age of 2-3 years, except for children who have allergies as a baby of eczema, allergic rhinitis etc…

asthma with children

Several mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon is the inflammation of the bronchi causing the surrounding muscle contraction and swelling of the wall in bronki.Ini called bronchoconstriction (decrease in bronchial diameter). Inflammation also causes the secretion of more lendir.Ini is for these reasons that the air difficult to breathe.

Treatment of Asthma in Children

Treatment has evolved a lot over 20 years with the emergence of inhaled corticosteroids, is effective for treating inflammation, and traditional products that involve bronchodilators to corticosteroids.

Treatment of asthma in children is somewhat different than in adults: bronchodilators should be administered by nebulization before the age of 5 years, corticosteroids should be used at the lowest effective dose; cromoglycate and ketotifen are often more effective than in adults.

About sport in schools, although the frequency of exercise-induced asthma, exercise was never recommended for children with asthma, with very few exceptions, with some advice and appropriate treatment is often a normal sporting activity. Children should not be excluded from sports; he could suffer psychologically and feel isolated. Only two sports are strictly prohibited: horseback riding, and scuba diving

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