Deborah Waddell, a respiratory specialist nurse at A+LUK, explained that children with asthma usually suffer from the same tell-tale symptoms
A respiratory specialist nurse has issued a warning about the telltale signs a child’s cough which may be caused by asthma.
“Children can cough for a variety of reasons, so it’s important to look at the whole picture,” she stressed. “All children will have a cough at some point in their lives when they get a cold or virus, particularly when they first start mixing with other children at nursery or school. And Dr Atul Gupta, a consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine at King’s College Hospital, London, adds: “Frequent dry coughing that worsens with a viral infection, occurs during sleep or is triggered by exercise or cold air is a common asthma symptom.”
Shortness of breath A cough, chest tightness and wheezing may be accompanied by shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, says Waddell. “They’ll look carefully at the child’s medical history to assess how likely it is that the cough is asthma,” she says, pointing out that once a child is over five years old, medical staff will usually be more able to do lung function testing to confirm a diagnosis.
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