Asthma in Children
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What is asthma?
Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory disease in which the airways become sensitive to allergens (any substance that triggers an allergic reaction).
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Asthma in children is a significant chronic illness that can happen to infants and children of all ages. It is not a condition that only affects one race.
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Lung plethysmography is a test used to measure how much air you can hold in your lungs.
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What causes asthma in children?
In young pre-school children, wheezing is usually brought on by a viral infection - causing a cold, ear or throat infection.
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Asthma in children - Asthma is the most common chronic condition of childhood. Asthma symptoms can interfere with many school activities for children.
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Effects of passive smoking on asthma in children
Studies show that a child with asthma has more frequent and more severe asthma attacks if exposed to smoke.
But asthma symptoms often match those of routine childhood illnesses, and there is no test to diagnose asthma in children under the age of five. Children with asthma don't always wheeze or have obvious attacks.
Mayo Clinic doctors specialize in the diagnosis and management of complex and severe cases of asthma in children and adults.
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It's hard to diagnose asthma in children younger than 5 years. Thus, it's hard to know whether young children who wheeze or have other asthma symptoms will benefit from long-term control medicines.
Parents should be alert for possible signs of asthma in children, such as coughing at night, frequent colds, wheezing, or other signs of breathing problems.
59-62] In a double-blind trial, 200mg per day of vitamin B6 for two months reduced the severity of asthma in children and reduced the amount of asthma medication they needed. [Ann Allergy 1975;35: pp.
Can passive smoking cause asthma in children?
Yes, there is evidence to show that passive smoking can cause asthma and other respiratory symptoms in children.
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And the rate of asthma in children has more than doubled in the past two decades. Untreated asthma can lead to missing school and inability to participate in play, sports, and other activities, as well as ER visits and worse.
This article discusses asthma in children. For a more general discussion about the disease, please see asthma.
As previously announced, these medications should never be used as monotherapy to treat asthma in children or adults.
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