Of the estimated 20 million Americans suffering from asthma, there are approximately 9 million cases of child asthma. We previously discussed what childhood asthma is so we are going to discuss symptoms, triggers (or causes) for the childhood asthma and how to deal with it.
Symptoms to look for in your child are:
1. Wheezing
2. Coughing
3. Shortness of Breath
4. Trouble Breathing
Childhood asthma symptoms are usually brought on by specific triggers or irritants in your child's day to day life. There are usually specific things in each individual child's life that can make their asthma conditions worse and even trigger an asthma attack. Some of these triggers are listed below:
1. Stress
2. Food Allergies
3. Changes in Temperature
4. Pet Dander
5. Smoke
6. Food Preservatives
7. Dust
8. Heartburn
9. Perfume
10. Air Pollution
11. Pollen
12. Sinus Infections
13. Pollen
These are just a few of the examples that can be a trigger to your child's asthma. Finding the triggers specific to your child will go a long way in helping them to lead a much more normal life. Once the triggers are identified, you will need to make every effort to avoid those triggers. Every trigger will need to be addressed individually. If mold is a trigger, do things like keeping the humidity in all parts of your home below 50%, clean and air out your basements and bathrooms frequently. If dust is a trigger, that usually means that dust mite droppings are the culprit. In that case you will need to do things like washing bed sheets frequently in hot water and covering pillows and mattresses in airtight covers and removing carpets and drapes where possible. Carpets can also be treated with chemicals to help reduce dust mites.
Even if your child's asthma is infrequent and seldom leads to asthma attacks, you will still need to treat it as the disease that it is. Unfortunately, many parents mistakenly think that just because the child's asthma may not be serious that they don't have to take it seriously. If the swelling and irritation in your child's airways is not controlled, your child's asthma could end up lowering your child's quality of life, prevent your child from exercising, and more.
Finding Out How Serious Your Child's Asthma Is
One way to monitor how much difficulty your child is having with their breathing is to have them use a peak flow meter every day. This device measures how much air is flowing out of your child's lungs. By measuring the levels every day, you can come up with a figure that represents what is normal for them. Then when you see that the level is going down, you will be alerted before your child starts showing symptoms and can take action.
Child asthma can be especially difficult to deal with because children are not able to take all the same medications and medicines that adults can. It is therefore harder for them to manage their asthma and to deal with it. You should always work with your doctor to determine the best way to treat your child suffering from child asthma. The doctor will be able to suggest proper and safe asthma treatments and asthma remedies for your child.
Talk to Your Child
Child asthma can be very difficult to deal with, especially when the child is your own flesh and blood and you have to see your own child suffer with the disease. Having an asthma attack can be extremely terrifying to a child, so if your child has asthma you need to make sure that you let them know what asthma is. You also need to work together as much as possible to make sure that you have done everything you can to eliminate their chances of having an attack.
More than anything, you want to make sure that you do not let their asthma seriously affect their daily lives. Even with child asthma, your child can enjoy a fun filled and enjoyable childhood, as long as you do your part to help them.
As more and more people are finding out about the very serious long term effects of asthma prescription medications, especially for those with child asthma, they are turning to all natural remedies and treatments that have no side effects.
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