Asthma - symptoms in children

This disease occurs in 90% of cases, as a consequence of the child's contact with the allergen. For an attack, it is enough for babies to inhale a part of the irritant: pollen of plants, animal hair or to eat food that is allergic to. However, not all parents immediately manage to see the asthma in children's malaise, because such symptoms as coughing and stuffiness of the nose can be with a common cold.

The first symptoms of asthma in a child

The harbingers of this formidable disease are the three main signs that can be described as follows:

• transparent, mucous discharge of liquid consistency from the nasal passages after a night's sleep;
• two to three hours after awakening, a dry short cough begins in the baby;
• in the second half of the day, cough becomes stronger and sputum begins to stand out.

As a rule, all these symptoms appear in the child 2-3 days before the onset of asthma and require immediate medical treatment.

Symptoms of asthma in children under one year

The main symptom of this disease is a cough that is paroxysmal. In addition, there are still symptoms that indicate the presence of asthma in an infant:

• as a rule, a coughing attack begins immediately after awakening;
• a baby can have an attack if it is in a horizontal position for a long time;
• cough will become less if the crumb is seated vertically or put on its feet;
• shortly before the attack the baby begins to be capricious, tk. nasal congestion prevents breathing;
• the baby has a quick breathing, shortness of breath, and the inhaled and exhaled air is accompanied by a whistling noise.

Symptoms and symptoms of asthma in children older than a year

In older children, the following characteristics are added to these attributes:

• when you try to breathe through your mouth, there is almost always an attack of dry cough;
• over time, there is a strong pressure in the chest;
• the child does not get a full breath;
• In the case of crumbs, one can notice tearing of the eyes, redness and itching of the skin.

Symptoms of allergic asthma in children always occur when there is an irritant: dust, flowering plants, pet hair, mold on walls, etc. Whereas a disease with a non-allergic etiology causes a strong sensitivity of the crumbs organism to infectious allergens. It is worth remembering that if long-term cough and nasal congestion is absent, then this is a serious reason for consulting a doctor for the presence of asthma in a child. Correctly and timely treatment is a good chance that the initial (easy) stage of the disease does not develop into a serious one, when children are assisted in a hospital in a medical institution.