How Asthma Begins in Children - Symptoms

Bronchial asthma is a very common disease among young children. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of this ailment at an early stage can be difficult, and many parents for a long time mistakenly believe that their son or daughter has a common cold.

Asthma always has a chronic form, and it is impossible to completely get rid of this disease. Meanwhile, if you identify the disease at the beginning and immediately begin treatment, the condition of the sick child can be significantly improved, and the number of seizures to minimize. That is why it is important for parents to know how asthma begins in children, and what symptoms should be paid special attention.

The first signs of bronchial asthma in children

If you carefully monitor the health of the baby, a few days before the onset of the first attack, you can see harbingers of the disease. Approximately 9 out of 10 sick children have an allergic asthma that is anticipated by the following symptoms:

• early in the morning, when the baby only wakes up after a night's sleep, watery mucus begins to appear from his nose. Because of such secretions the baby begins to rub his nose and sneeze;
• By the evening of the same day, there is usually a mild dry cough;
• disturbed sleep;
• the child becomes nervous, irritated and frightened.

Then the symptomatology begins to increase - the cough becomes stronger, but a little wet. Symptoms of the disease are especially noticeable after a night or day sleep of the baby, as well as after eating.

The above signs are only precursors of asthma in children, and the attack and the main symptoms of the disease manifest themselves in a few days. The clinical picture of the disease may differ depending on the age of the sick child. Thus, in newborn infants up to 12 months of age, asthma in most cases is manifested by the following symptoms:

• a severe dry cough that worsens immediately after sleep;
• the intensity of the cough decreases in standing or sitting position;
• he puts a nose in the crumbs, so he is very crying and capricious;
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• the character of breathing changes - it becomes intermittent, and the breaths are short and frequent. Breathing movements are accompanied by loud noise and whistling.

Children over the age of the year are often accompanied by symptoms such as:

• inability to breathe fully;
• severe pressure in the chest;
• if the cause of asthma is covered in an allergic reaction, in addition, you can observe the relevant signs - skin rashes, itching, tearing and so on.

It is worth noting that the body temperature in bronchial asthma never rises. If your child has a fever, most likely, an infection has joined this disease, or all signs indicate another disease.