Asthma
When asthma causes breathing trouble during exercise, symptoms usually occur within fi ve to ten minutes of the start of the strenuous activity, and include chest tightness
about 80 percent of children with asthma have some type of allergy. However, many kids with allergies don’t have asthma. Additional asthma- specifi c questions may include: • Which activities or sports make it hard for you to breathe? • What does it feel like when you’re having trouble breathing? • How long after you start exercising do you begin to have trouble breathing? — How long does it last; what makes it better? — Does it make you cough? — What else makes you cough? • Do you have any trouble sleeping at night due to coughing or breathing trouble? When asthma causes breathing trouble
during exercise, the symptoms usually occur within fi ve to ten minutes of the start of the strenuous activity, and include chest tightness, often described as “it hurts to
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breathe.” The chest tightness is a result of the muscles around the airways constricting or tightening, also known as bronchospasm or bronchoconstriction. This often results in coughing, especially with deep breathing. Wheezing (a high-pitched sound) occurs when air is forced through very narrow airways. These symptoms do not usually resolve with just a short period of rest. The severity of an exercise-induced asthma episode can range from mild to life-threatening. A child who has asthma may have chronic airway swelling or infl ammation, which can make it even easier for these symptoms to occur with common activities such as walking upstairs or running to catch the school bus.
Why Spirometry Helps Once your provider obtains a detailed history and performs a physical exam, your child’s
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