Question
My daughter is over 4 years old and has been suffering from recurrent respiratory infections (bronchitis, pneumonia) since January 2006. She has been coughing ever since, and a specialist doctor diagnosed her with allergic cough. She has been taking Xanthin and Sinupret. Starting in July this year, she has switched to traditional Chinese medicine treatment. The coughing symptoms are intermittent, more prone to occur with changes in weather. There have been a few times when she had wheezing sounds in her lungs. In October, she was again prescribed Xanthin and Sinupret. She usually doesn’t cough, but has had 2-3 episodes of coughing accompanied by wheezing. The most recent episode was on November 27th, when she was treated with Aecol inhalation therapy, which quickly relieved the symptoms. I would like to ask the experts, is my daughter’s condition already asthma? What treatment should be taken?
Answer
Allergic cough is a type of asthma, and the current treatment is correct. There are many causes of pediatric bronchial asthma, and if the child is diagnosed with pediatric bronchial asthma, parents need to cooperate with the doctor for immediate treatment, cooperate with gastrointestinal decompression ,and develop good hygiene habits. Parents should pay attention not to cultivate children’s picky eating habits and have a balanced diet.