Knowing reactive airway disease in children

Reactive airway disease in children is usually caused by infection, viruses, allergies to environmental stimulus. Air pollution could be one of the main causes and not contagious.

Symptoms similar to asthma caused. Children with this disease will have swollen due to respiratory irritants, This will cause the narrowing of small airways in the lungs. As mentioned in asthma emedicine, Asthma is a chronic disease that attacks the respiratory tract where there is inflammation in the lung cavity wall bronchiale causing constriction of the airways

Symptoms

Some of the most common symptoms of asthma include: Coughing. Cough usually occurs at night, early morning, when the weather is cold, and during exercise. Breath that sounded like a whistle are also having trouble breathing.

Asthma symptoms will last for 2-3 days, or even more. After an asthma attack improved, the child will need a reliever attack (reliever) 3-4 times per day until coughing and wheezing disappeared.

Triggers

The cause of asthma is often not known.  It is often runs in families. And Type of asthma may be associated with other conditions such as eczema (eczema) and allergies. Some triggers of asthma attacks are as follows: Flu. The most common asthma triggers are respiratory tract infections caused by viruses. Viral infections are common in children about 6-8 times a year. If a child susceptible to asthma, he will experience wheezing and coughing at these times.

Viruses can not be killed by antibiotics, because antibiotics were not required at this asthma attack. Physical activity, weather changes, tobacco smoke, fleas were found in house dust, pollens, pet. Asthma attacks can be prevented by avoiding triggers. Therefore, if the trigger is known, these triggers should be avoided wherever possible.

Preventing

In most children, asthma can be controlled with proper medication. Two types of drugs used in children are: Attack reliever. This type of medicine works fast and is useful in acute attacks. An example is Ventolin. This type of medicine called a bronchodilator (broncho-: airway, dilator: who makes the width). As the name implies, these drugs dilate the airways that narrow more easily through the air. These provide an optimal effect by inhalation (inhaled through the nose). In acute attacks, the child will need Ventolin every 2-4 hours. If your child needs more than the dose, you should contact your pediatrician.