Contents:
- Medical Video: Asthma in Children - Symptoms and Treatments
- Signs and symptoms of asthma in infants
- When to see a doctor?
Medical Video: Asthma in Children - Symptoms and Treatments
Asthma in children generally occurs due to birth defects. In fact, about 80 percent of cases of asthma in children have started since children under the age of 5 years, as quoted from Healthline. This means that asthma symptoms have actually started to appear since toddlers, but unfortunately are often ignored by parents. To overcome this, let's know the various signs and symptoms of asthma in the following babies.
Signs and symptoms of asthma in infants
Not surprisingly, parents often do not realize when their baby has asthma, especially if your child is under two years old. Because the symptoms of asthma in infants do tend to be vague and resemble the symptoms of other diseases.
You might assume that all coughs are accompanied by a sound of breathbroaka wheezing definitely leads to asthma symptoms. Apparently, not everything is so, you know. These symptoms may indicate other respiratory infections, not asthma symptoms.
However, indeed the symptoms of asthma in infants often begin with respiratory infections. However, it is important to pay attention to advanced asthma symptoms to ascertain whether your baby really has asthma or not.
The most common signs and symptoms of baby asthma include:
- Hard to breathe. Your baby's stomach moves up and down irregularly and his nostrils look flattened.
- Breath fully tired.
- Wheezing, ie breath sounds like whistling or bro.
- Coughing constantly.
- Fatigue. Usually your baby does not seem to be interested in his favorite toy or sleep a little.
- Difficult to suck (ASI) or eat.
- Face turns blue or looks pale, including in the nails.
When to see a doctor?
Your baby is certainly not able to tell you about the pain he feels. Of course, only you can recognize the signs and symptoms of asthma in your baby.
If you find one or several symptoms of asthma in infants and often appear at night, then you should immediately take your child to the nearest pediatrician. Tell the doctor about all things that are suspected of triggering asthma in infants. Whether it's allergic to certain foods, environmental conditions, or dust.
Also say if you or your partner (even both) have a history of previous allergies or asthma. Yes, this can increase the risk of the baby getting the same asthma as you.
