All About Childhood Asthma

Did you know that asthma affects over 7 million children globally?

What is the average age of onset of asthma in children?

The asthma rate is rising at an alarming rate for reasons that remain a mystery. While asthma can develop at any age, it usually begins in childhood, with most children showing symptoms by the time they are 5 years old.

Learn in detail all about childhood asthma in this article.

What Is Childhood Asthma?

Long-term (chronic) asthma affects your child's airways, making breathing difficult (triggers). When a youngster is exposed to triggers, several things happen to the airways:

The lining of the airways expands.
As a result, the muscles around the airways become more rigid.
Thick mucus is secreted from the airways more frequently than is typical.

All of these factors contribute to the narrowing of the airways. As a result, your child will have asthma symptoms such as wheezing and shortness of breath.

Facts to know about children's asthma

Long-term (chronic) asthma is a lung illness that causes the airways to swell with mucus and the muscles around the airways to become tight.
Coughing, wheezing, and tightness in the chest are all asthma signs.
Asthma treatment relies heavily on avoiding the things that produce symptoms (triggers).
Flare-ups are treated with medication to prevent and alleviate the symptoms.
If asthma is not well-managed, it might lead to severe consequences.