More Information on Asthma in Children
Many children are diagnosed every year with asthma and some of them actually don’t have asthma at all! You may notice that your child does not have asthma if after the diagnosis the child does not seem to improve despite treatments.
 There are a variety of illnesses that can cause wheezing and other similar asthma symptoms that are not asthma at all. These include the following:
Inhaled Foreign Body
Your child may have inhaled a peanut, lego, or some other item like a button that find their way into a lung and become lodged. Wheezing on one side of the chest, difficult breathing, choking, and the like are signs of an inhaled foreign body.
Bronchiolitis
When the lungs are affected by this viral infection wheezing is a frequent symptom.
Gastroesophageal reflux, Cystic Fibrosis, and bronchopulmonary dyslpacia are also illnesses that might cause asthma like symptoms but are not responsive to asthma treatment.
Yet another reason that your child might not be responding to asthma treatment despite having asthma is when the child is not taking the medication as prescribed. This is so important and parents should realize that if there child does not take their medication then the asthma cannot be controlled and the medicine will not work properly.
On the other hand, your child might actually have asthma. In this case you will need to work with your child’s pediatrician to come up with an action plan of how to get the asthma under control. Your doctor will recommend a variety of different things to do in order to get the asthma under control and taking the medication on the prescribed basis is very important.
There are also some important things that should be kept in mind at all times in order to help your child control his/her asthma. The first thing you should always keep in mind is that medications should be filled before they actually run out. Having medication on hand at all times is very important so medications should always be filled on time. Another important thing to keep in mind is that your doctor should immediately be notified if medicine or treatment is not working or symptoms are worsening. Make sure you always keep doctor’s appointments. This is important to monitor your child’s progress and ensure that the asthma is under control or if changes need to be made to the treatment plan. As long as the treatment is being followed and your child’s asthma is responding well then there is no reason why asthma should interfere in his lifestyle.
Please click on the following links for more detailed articles.
- Getting Your Child’s Asthma Under Control
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