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Asthma Treatment in Children and Baby

Essential Asthma Medicines

The main goals of asthma therapy are that the affected children have no asthma symptoms and that their physical, mental and spiritual development is not impeded.  If the asthma is well treated, it must restrict neither the physical nor the social activities in child daily life. The asthma disease should also not possible get worse.

Successful asthma treatment is possible only if children are taking asthma medicines regularly and permanently. Medication to relieve the discomfort and relax the tense muscles in the airways. This gives your child can participate in sporting activities. For a normal physical and mental development is very important. In addition to the lungs can develop normally.

Effect of Asthma Medicines

The breath way league recommends a stage therapy with asthma. The following medicines are used in this disease :

Aerosol bronchodilators (inhalation medicines) with immediate effect : they lead to Read more…

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Causes of Asthma Attack and Symptoms in Baby & Children

Causes of Asthma in Children and Babies

Genetic factors and environmental influences have substantial influence on asthma development. Allergies, you should not take lightly. For example, children are especially vulnerable with hay fever develop asthma. The allergic hypersensitivity can pass from nose to bronchial mucosa. If allergy-releasing substances are then inhaled, also bronchi react. This phenomenon is called as “floor change”.

The following allergens (allergy-causing substances) can cause allergies and thus increase risk for asthma.
- Pollen (birch, grass)
- Animal hair (cat or dog)
- Food (milk, eggs, nuts)
- Dust mites
- Mold Spores
- Food additives (for example, phenyl)
- Furniture chemicals, carpets, etc.

Besides allergies, viral infections are often the triggers for asthma in children. In addition, is passive smoking, for example by smoking parents is considered as risk factor for asthma development. Acute asthma accumulation usually caused by trigger stimuli such as Read more…

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Asthma Stages in Children and Baby

Asthma Disease in Baby and Child Description

Asthma is one of the most common chronic disease. About ten percent children (and babies) are affected, among adults the rate is around five percent. Asthma disease is a chronic respiratory disease that causes coughing and wheezing. In addition to the permanent symptoms usually occur sudden deterioration.

During asthma attack the bronchial tubes constrict spasmodically, the bronchial mucosa becomes inflamed, swells and forms more mucus. The thickened mucus clogs the opening bronchi. The most common triggers for asthma attack is a viral respiratory tract invection, such as cold or flu. In addition to allergic reactions to certain substances, for example, produce food, animal hair or pollen asthma attacks.

Asthma Indicators :
- Most asthma develops between the fourth and fifth year.
-Approximately 50 percent of the children’s asthma will disappear when they grow up.
- The easier asthma is, the greater are the chances that it will disappear.
- Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. Read more…

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Different Bronchitis Types in Children

A common disease in children is acute, chronic or obstructive (asthma), inflammation of the bronchial mucosa, the bronchitis. The bronchi are bifurcation of the trachea in the lungs are lined with mucous membrane and have cartilaginous portions. Acute bronchitis can also be the forerunner of other infectious disease. Chicken pox, scarlet fever, whooping cough, measles, or begin as acute bronchitis.

Different Bronchitis Types in Children and Baby

Acute Bronchitis
There are different types of bronchitis. Acute bronchitis is a very common childhood disease in the offspring may even occur several times per year. It follows on from inflammation of the nose and throat area. In baby and child, acute bronchitis resolves after two weeks. Such an inflammation of the upper airways is usually caused by various pathogens :
* Viruses, including Respiratory Sinzytial (RS), adeno, coxsackie, influenza and parainfluenza viruses,
* Bacteria, e.g. Streptococci, pneumococci or Haemophilus influenzae,
* Mushrooms

Obstructive bronchitis (asthmatic bronchitis)
Acute bronchitis can develop into an obstructive bronchitis infants, if they narrow the airways. Above all, babies and young children are affected. The mucous membranes swell up Read more…

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