Turn on the "quick-freezing mode" in many places, how to protect your asthmatic baby?

Recently, the China Meteorological Administration has issued cold wave warnings for many times, and it is expected that the cold air activities affecting China this winter will be frequent and the force is strong. The invasion of cold waves has caused many places to open "quick-freezing mode", which may induce asthma and aggravate the condition for children with asthma with weak resistance.

The prevalence of asthma in China is increasing year by year, and there is a trend of rejuvenation.

According to statistics, in China's population over 14 years old, the clinically diagnosed asthma prevalence rate of 1.24%, of which newly diagnosed asthma patients accounted for 26% 1, the prevalence of childhood asthma is also getting higher and higher, if not in the early childhood can not be formal treatment, may affect the development of the lungs, especially in severe asthma children with multiple allergies about 80% to 90% may develop adult asthma, the incidence of COPD in adulthood is also significantly increased2.

A few big misconceptions about asthma

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Myth 1: Only a child's "wheezing" is asthma

In fact, wheezing, cough, shortness of breath, chest tightness can all be a sign of asthma3, even if the child only has a chronic cough or only chest tightness, it may also be suffering from cough variant asthma or chest tightness variant asthma.

Myth 2: Risk factors for children with asthma are not understood

Some factors that are easy to cause acute exacerbation of asthma also need parents to observe and look for in their daily lives, and avoid or reduce children's exposure as much as possible, such as allergens, viral infections, tobacco smoke, etc.

This not only prevents asthma onset and exacerbation of symptoms, but also improves asthma and reduces the need for therapeutic drugs3.

Myth three: All sports are prohibited

Some parents are worried that irrational exercise methods can lead to acute attacks of asthma in children, making exercise a "taboo" for children. However, in recent years, a large number of studies have shown that scientific and reasonable exercise can effectively improve the level of lung function in patients with chronic respiratory diseases4.

Therefore, children can also exercise actively under the advice of doctors and have a more cheerful and free childhood.

Don't "cure stop"

Asthma treatment focuses on persistence

Due to the distrust of drug safety, many parents "stop treatment", resulting in children's asthma "going and coming", and repeated recurrences make the condition more serious. At present, one of the reasons for the high incidence of asthma in urban children in China is that the parents of children with asthma do not have enough awareness of asthma and cannot carry out effective family management5.

Adhere to the long-term continuous standard, individualized treatment is the principle of asthma prevention and treatment, children's bronchial asthma is mainly treated with drug therapy, of which the combination of leukotriene receptor antagonists and inhaled hormones can more effectively improve the lung function of children, alleviate airway inflammation, and reduce asthma exacerbations to a certain extent, with good results6.

Adherence to leukotriene receptor antagonists enables effective suppression of inflammation7.

When parents face children with diseases, the more actively they respond and integrate disease management with family daily life, the better, the stronger the ability to manage diseases, and the better asthma control. Therefore, adherence by parents or other caregivers to the child's treatment options plays a key role.

Asthma prevention and treatment is a problem that the whole society needs to pay attention to, do not panic and fear when you have asthma, as long as you accept the professional diagnosis and treatment of regular hospitals, you can also let your child breathe freely.

If you would like to learn more about your disease, consult your healthcare professional.

Internal audit number: 11-2023-CN-SNG-115235

【Reference】

1. Zhou Xin, Zhang Min, Chinese Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Bronchial Asthma (2020 Edition) Interpretation of Diagnostic Theory and Practice 2021 Vol. 20, No. 2

2. National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, et al. Chinese Children's Asthma Action Plan "100 Questions and Answers", Chinese Clinical Journal of Practical Pediatrics, April 2021, Vol. 36, No. 7

3. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Prevention of Bronchial Asthma in Children, Editorial Board of the Respiratory Group of the Science Branch of the Chinese Medical Association (2016 edition)

4. Liu Fang, Liu Yiran, Liu Lin, A Systematic Review of the Effect of Exercise Rehabilitation Training on Exercise Ability and Quality of Life in Children with Bronchial Asthma October 2021 Vol. 23 No. 10

5. Zhong Binbin, Liu Xiujing, Zhang Min, Fu Hongjie, Gong Junying, Li Ming'e, Li Ming'e, Correlation between Parental Uncertainty and Family Management Styles in Children with Asthma Contemporary Nurses October 2018 Vol. 25, No. 29

6. Wang Zhengjun Ji Jianbing Su Baofeng Kang Yunfeng Miao Lingling Clinical Effect of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma complicated with Allergic Rhinitis in Children September 2018, Vol. 3, No. 17

7. Lianchun Zhang Research Progress on Montelukast Sodium in the Treatment of Cough Variant Asthma Prescription Drugs in China Volume 19 Issue 2