My son has asthma, and takes treatments when he flairs up. He never really has been out in cold weather. He started kindergarten this year, and I'm scared of his reaction to the cold (below 40 degrees). Has anyone experienced this. I know I'm way overprotective.
2006-11-05 12:57:27 · 7 answers · asked by momofnine 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I'm asthmatic, and any large temp change can set me off. Once I've been in the environment for a while it's ok, but the initial blasts orf either hot or cold can be problematic. I am assuming that he is on a maintenance type med like Advair or something, so he should be ok. Good luck. And remember, the nurse will call you. Try to go with the no news is good news theory. Letting any child be away from you at first is hard, but it does get easier each day. Just try to treat his asthma as just another fact of his life, instead of a big deal, and I am sure he will get through this and get used to it just fine.
2006-11-05 13:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Waferette 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-07-28 01:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.
If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.
The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.
Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).
You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.
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2016-05-14 17:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about the cold air. If the doctor is properly managing the asthma then your son will be fine. Cold air is what most of us respiratory people like.
Take your son to a ped pulmonologist if you don't feel like the asthma is being managed properly there are meds like singular out there that keeps you from taking so much albuterol.
my 2 sons have asthma and I am a respiratroy therapist. I take my youngest to a pulmonologist to keep a close eye on him.
2006-11-06 00:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by steveangela1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is now 30. When he was young, he had asthma. Cold did not seem to affect him. He was more bothered in the summer/fall by pollen, trees, wind, etc. He had tests to determine his allergies. He was allergic to so much--most all grasses, weeds, trees, dust, etc. He then started a regime of desensitizing shots. This took many months to complete. He is now allergy free. The only thing he must never eat is hard shell nuts--his throat would swell shut immediately. The rest, he has been desensitized against through injections. Talk to your Dr. about it. As I said, in his case, cold had nothing to do with it unless of course he was in the middle of an attack. Good luck to you and your son.
2006-11-05 13:32:41 · answer #5 · answered by conni 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go and talk to the school nurse. Work with him or her on the plan in case he has flares and what she should do. Most school nurses are good about working with parents with issues like this.
Best wishes.
2006-11-05 13:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by spiritualjourneyseeker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your doctor should have meds. for him while he is in school.
2006-11-05 12:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by mouse3801 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋