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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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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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Symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis and Diagnosis

The main symptom of chronic bronchitis (chronic bronchitis symptoms) is the frequently arising or chronic cough. These symptoms of chronic bronchitis are:
- Ejection, which will be coughed up ever more toughly and more with difficulty. Especially in the early hours bronchitis massive mucus must  expectoration. When a bacterial infection of the mucous looks like pus. After the morning people with chronic bronchitis symptoms are free cough and often for hours.
- In advanced chronic bronchitis stages, there is shortness of breath which gradually increased.
In the cold seasons the complaints of chronic bronchitis increase.

The Chronic Bronchitis Process

From chronic bronchitis developed, over time, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),  which can lead to cause emphysema. The transitions between the individual disease pictures are blurred :
- Chronic bronchitis
The changes of the lung may regress even if the harmful substance is eliminated, so for example smoking. At this stage, cough and expectoration in the foreground. As the bronchi are not chronically constricted, there is no difficulty in breathing exists.
- Chronic obstructive bronchitis
The lung is in the long term damaged, the changes can any longer regress. The bronchi are narrowed. Especially on exertion, patients suffer from shortness of breath and Read more…

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