Identifying Triggers
When your child has asthma, you have to be proactive. Know the things that set off a child's allergies and asthma. Sometimes you can't avoid the activities or things that cause a reaction in your child. Being aware of the asthma triggers helps you be alert to the first sign of a flare-up. The quicker you can react and start treatment, the better the chance of minimizing the asthma attack's intensity. Some common triggers include pet dander, pollen, dust, mold, smoke, chemicals, pollution, physical activity, cold or flu and cold air.
Signs Your Child Needs a Breathing Treatment
Every child is different, and the early warning signs that an attack has started or will start vary. However, here are some symptoms to watch out for: cough, paleness, tightness in the chest, wheezing, rapid breathing/heartbeat, fatigue, restlessness, anxiety and excess mucus.
Treatment for a Toddler's Asthma
In treating your child's asthma, the physician will prescribe medication to keep symptoms in check, most likely a daily medicine. The rescue medicine, usually given by nebulizer treatment, is used regularly and as needed for flare-ups. Sometimes, after an illness or more serious flare-up, you might need to do three or four treatments a day, then maybe go down to two a day unless symptoms warrant an increase. It's important to follow the doctor's instructions, even if the child seems to be feeling fine. If your child is taking the required doses by nebulizer, and appears to be having more symptoms, call the doctor and see if an increase in treatments is necessary. Talk to your doctor about what symptoms mean your child needs the rescue medication via nebulizer.
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