Bronchial asthma is a disease based on allergic inflammation of the respiratory tract, leading to the development of acute bronchospasm and increased secretion of mucus. These changes cause a violation of bronchial obstruction – bronchial obstruction. According to the form, bronchial asthma is divided into allergic (atopic) and non-allergic (non-atopic).

In the atopic form, asthma attacks are provoked by exposure to various allergens: house dust, library dust, tree and grass pollen, pet dander, food allergens. The non-atopic form appears only with increased sensitivity to infectious allergens.

Bronchial asthma is divided into three degrees: mild, moderate and severe, depending on the frequency and severity of attacks of bronchial obstruction and the need to use various anti-asthma drugs.

The paroxysmal nature of bronchial asthma is characterized by the occurrence of frequent paroxysmal cough, which is first dry, and then accompanied by the discharge of viscous sputum. Shortness of breath is accompanied by noisy wheezing, sometimes heard at a distance.

Older children may complain of a feeling of lack of air, a feeling of constriction in the chest area. Toddlers become restless, whiny, their sleep is disturbed. The attack period of bronchial asthma is often preceded by a pre-attack period, during which children may experience nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, itchy rashes on the skin.

After the birth of a child, one of the causes of bronchial asthma is the development of an allergy to house dust.

Most often, asthma attacks in children develop against the background of acute respiratory viral infections.

Allergenic activity has pet hair, poultry feathers, which are used to stuff pillows, as well as mold spores found in damp rooms with mold pockets on the walls. At present, the connection between viral infections and the formation of allergic diseases in children has been proven.

Also, suffocation can be provoked by products of industrial enterprises, transport, even changes in atmospheric pressure, rainy or frosty weather. One of the risk factors for a child is unfavorable psychological climate in the family.

It is very important to prescribe treatment in a timely manner, since the neglect of this disease can lead to the development of a severe asthma attack with respiratory failure, the occurrence of various pulmonary complications.

Prevention of bronchial asthma in children should be carried out from the first years of life.
Early introduction of highly allergenic foods into the diet of babies should be avoided. Prevention of respiratory infections should be carried out, massages, hardening, physiotherapy exercises, sports activities should be carried out.

At the first manifestations of bronchial asthma in a child, you should consult a doctor. Self-medication is not worth it.

What medications will help against asthma attacks (bronchodilators, antihistamines, expectorants, membrane stabilizing, etc.). But we should not forget that only a doctor can prescribe the right treatment without harming the baby.

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Parents are advised:

Replace feather pillows, wool blankets with synthetic, hypoallergenic bedding;
An air purifier will help in the fight against house dust;
Do not keep pets and birds, as well as fish that eat dry food;
Patients with hypersensitivity to tree and grass pollen allergens during the flowering period should limit their stay in the countryside;
It is better to go for a walk after the rain, in the evening and morning hours, when the concentration of pollen in the air decreases;
Hygiene requirements should be carefully observed: the room should be clean, spacious, and there should be enough fresh air.