An asthma attack can be scary, especially if it happens to your child. There are some steps you can take to help prevent an asthma attack. Our pediatrician can tell you more.
What You Need To Know About Asthma and Asthma Prevention
Asthma symptoms are often brought on by exposure to an allergen, a substance your child is allergic to. The first step in asthma prevention is for your child to have allergy testing from your pediatrician.
When you know what your child is allergic to, it makes it easier for your child to avoid the allergen, preventing an asthma attack. Your pediatrician can prescribe allergy treatments, including allergy injections and sublingual immunotherapy.
Asthma symptoms are also brought on by environmental factors, including dust, mold, mildew, pet dander, and other irritants. To help prevent asthma symptoms brought on by environmental allergies, vacuum frequently, wash sheets and pillowcases frequently, keep doors and windows closed in spring and summer, and install an air filter in your house.
Our pediatrician can also prescribe medications to help when your child has asthma symptoms, including short-acting rescue inhalers and long-term asthma medication.
A severe, acute asthma attack can be life-threatening, so call emergency services if your child is unable to speak due to breathing difficulties, severely gasping and wheezing even with medications, or breathing so deeply the chest gets sucked under the ribcage.