| Your child might have asthma which is a condition in | | | | If you think your child is suffering from child asthma, |
| which the main airways to your child's lungs (bronchial | | | | there are other more mild indicators you can look for. |
| tubes) become swollen and you won't even know it. | | | | 1) Monitor the way in which your child rises in the |
| The signs to child asthma are subtle so as a parent | | | | morning, for example. If they are waking up tired it may |
| you need to be aware and on alert for mild clues. | | | | because of restless sleep due to excessive coughing |
| Fact #1 – Are They Really Having Asthma | | | | or difficulty breathing. |
| Many child asthma patients are first misdiagnosed | | | | 2) There of course might be other reasons, such as |
| because the symptoms may be dismissed as | | | | nightmares involving an asthmatic clown or bears, but |
| something else because some parents think of child | | | | the likelihood of asthma symptoms occurring at night is |
| asthma they think of wheezing or a whistling sound | | | | quite high in children. |
| when breathing as the only sign of asthma however | | | | Child asthma is very interesting because no two |
| your child may only have symptoms of a cough or | | | | children suffer it in the same way or exhibit the same |
| they may only suffer from chest congestion these are | | | | symptoms. It is also common that the asthmatic |
| easily mistaken for a cold when in fact they are | | | | symptoms are the same but the fashion in which they |
| symptoms of child asthma. | | | | are suffered is completely different to the individual |
| Fact #2 – Asthma in Infants | | | | child. |
| Detecting child asthma is even more difficult in infants | | | | Even though you may know 3 simple facts and thing |
| because they cannot communicate with you and you | | | | to look out for for a child asthma. However, with all |
| might have difficulty noticing wheezing or other | | | | these information will of no use to no action is being |
| respiratory difficulties until they are older. | | | | taken. Having the knowledge is not power, applying the |
| Some other signs to look for in infants are a ratty | | | | knowledge is true power to free yourself the agony of |
| cough, rapid breathing, frequent chest colds, grunting | | | | having asthma again. You should never add to, or alter |
| when nursing, and also a weak cry. These symptoms, | | | | any component of your current asthma treatment |
| any many more, should be monitored with the help of | | | | without first consulting your physician. |
| your pediatrician. | | | | However, many asthmatics sometimes tend to forget |
| Fact #3 – What Are The Symptoms of Asthma | | | | that even though they may know the facts and |
| in Older Children | | | | symptoms to a child asthma is not adequate, they |
| Although Small children can talk they may have a hard | | | | should be be conscious and aware that in order to |
| time telling you exactly what is wrong with them, they | | | | have an asthma-free lifestyle, a proper and yet |
| may say such things like "my chest feels funny" or ask | | | | effective asthma recovery system is necessary. Even |
| "why am I always coughing?" These are signs a | | | | without a proper child asthma management system, |
| parent needs to be aware of and be suspecting that | | | | there will not be much asthma free lifestyle to hope |
| you child may be suffering from child asthma | | | | for. |
| Other clues include violent coughing after strenuous | | | | Applying the knowledge of child asthma together with |
| activity, wheezing and shortness of breath, or | | | | an effective system even a child or adult can use |
| consistent coughing at night. | | | | – enjoy your life once again. |
| Things To Look Out For | | | | |