A. Will asthma in children not cure itself as they get older?
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. If left untreated, childhood asthma will affect its lifelong lung function once irreversible damage to the airway wall structure occurs, i.e., airway remodeling; some studies have shown that
1. one third are getting better, one being immunological changes and the other being changes in the physiological configuration
2. one-third will get worse, with an extremely strong allergic response that cannot be counteracted by physiologic growth factors, and asthma may last a lifetime
3. one-third is in between, with most adult asthma patients starting in infancy and childhood.
Second, no symptoms after medication means asthma is cured?
Cough and wheeze can persist with airway inflammation even though the symptoms disappear with the use of relieving medications. It is like the tip of an iceberg on the surface of the sea, but in fact there is a bigger iceberg hidden under the surface; it will come back again. Medications for airway inflammation should be used as early as possible for long-term maintenance treatment to prevent asthma attacks and avoid airway remodeling.
Third, the use of inhaled hormones in children with asthma can affect height and growth?
The effect of inhaled hormones on growth rate mainly appears in the first year of treatment, but it is only transient and will not affect height in adulthood; on the contrary, if the medication is not adhered to standardized, uncontrolled severe asthma will have adverse effects on height and will also cause permanent damage to the lungs of the affected children.
Can asthma medication become addictive?
No, they are not addictive. Long-term regular use of controlled medications allows asthma patients to achieve control earlier, faster, and more often. The amount of asthma medication needed by the patient will gradually decrease, be reduced or stopped.
V. Why does asthma often attack at night?
Hormone levels in the body drop at night, increasing inflammatory cell infiltration in the airways and the production of inflammatory substances, leading to more pronounced asthma symptoms; daily use of long-term control medications to control asthma inflammation can prevent nighttime attacks.
VI. Why do asthma attacks occur during exercise?
The acute airway narrowing and sudden increase in airway resistance that occurs after strenuous exercise; combined with the irritation of the throat and airway by cold air during exercise; are the causes of an acute asthma attack.
If asthma limits the child’s motor power, it means that asthma is not well controlled and should be re-evaluated and treatment plan should be made under the guidance of a doctor.
7. Can asthma patients participate in sports?
Proper exercise can improve the lung function of children with asthma, making the airways more tolerable, which in turn will reduce the likelihood of asthma attacks.
Long-term regular use of asthma control drugs to achieve and maintain asthma control state, children are perfectly able to participate in sports; however, the following points should be done.
1. before exercise, prepare well (medication, warm-up).
2. after exercise, allow the organism to cool down slowly.
3, winter and pollen season and air pollution is serious, it is best to exercise indoors.
4.When you have a cold or asthma attack, limit exercise appropriately.