Asthma in Toddlers and Children

[Guest guest]

The worse thing than childhood asthma is asthma in toddlers. Most

children who have asthma developed the disease while they were still

toddlers. With a reported 5 million American children suffering from

asthma, 173 thousand of them hospitalized for severe symptoms and 864

thousand receiving emergency treatment annually, it is important that

your toddler be evaluated for asthma as early as possible.

 

Since it is more difficult to diagnose asthma among infants and

toddlers, it would be best to look for signs or symptoms that

characterize the disease. Many cases of asthma deaths were due to the

parents' failure to recognize the severity of the toddler's condition.

Common colds and respiratory diseases such as bronchitis can exhibit

asthma-like symptoms. But this does not mean you should ignore your

child especially when he has difficulty in breathing or a wheezing

cough.

 

When your toddler is diagnosed with asthma, it does not mean he will be

forever afflicted with the disease. On the contrary, there are lots of

documented cases where the toddler's asthma no longer persisted into

adulthood. It can also be deduced from this observation that toddlers

are more susceptible to asthma triggers but develops immunity as they

grow older.

 

Read:

http://informationalnetwork.blogspot.com/2007/03/asthma-in-toddlers-and-\

children.html

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[Guest guest]

I was born with asthma. We lived pretty close to a river and the doctors

told my folks to try moving away from the river, and if that didn't work

then they'd have to move to a very dry climate. They moved into town, 10

miles from the river, and little by little I got better. By the time I

reached high school I didn't have asthma anymore. Every so often as an adult

I would have a very minor attack, maybe once every 2 or 3 years, but for all

intents and purposes, it was gone. It's been over 20 years and I haven't had

any attacks at all. So it's possible to outgrow it.

 

Samala,

Renee

 

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When your toddler is diagnosed with asthma, it does not mean he will be

Forever afflicted with the disease. On the contrary, there are lots of

Documented cases where the toddler's asthma no longer persisted into

Adulthood. It can also be deduced from this observation that toddlers

Are more susceptible to asthma triggers but develops immunity as they

Grow older.