Asthma Treatment in Children

How asthma treatment from your pediatrician in Palo Alto, CA, can help your child breathe easier.

Does your child have a difficult time taking a deep breath, or have a difficult time staying active because of breathing problems? If so, your child could have asthma. Fortunately, your pediatrician can help your child breathe better and live a healthy, active life.

Dr. Michael Taymor in Palo Alto, CA, offers comprehensive children’s medical services, including asthma treatment.

Asthma has several signs and symptoms. Your child might have asthma if your child has:

• Chronic episodes of severe coughing and wheezing
• Problems breathing, especially when your child is active
• Frequent tightness and discomfort in the chest
• Frequent episodes of bronchitis

Your infant or toddler may have asthma if he or she is:

• Taking a long time to feed
• Having breathing problems while feeding
• Quickly becoming fatigued

Asthma is diagnosed through tests to determine how well the lungs are functioning. Your pediatrician can administer these tests and tell if your child has asthma.

The truth is, asthma often goes hand-in-hand with allergies, so the first step in treatment may be allergy testing. Using a series of skin tests or blood tests your doctor will determine what your child is allergic to. Then your child may be able to avoid contact with the allergic substance, known as an allergen.

Your pediatrician may also recommend treating your child’s allergies with:

• Allergy injections
• Sublingual immunotherapy drops

Your pediatrician can treat your child’s asthma with:

• Rescue inhalers to help with sudden, acute breathing difficulties
• Long-term asthma medications to provide long-term relief and help your child breathe better

Remember that an acute asthma attack can be deadly, so you need to call emergency services if your child is:

• Suddenly gasping for breath
• Unable to speak due to breathing difficulties
• Breathing so deeply that the abdomen is getting sucked underneath the ribcage

To learn more about asthma and asthma treatment, talk with an expert. Call Dr. Michael Taymor in Palo Alto, CA, at (650) 321-7722. Call now.