What is wheeze in children?
Hen suyễnAsthma is a disease where the airway becomes inflamed. It can cause symptoms like wheeze, shortness of breath, cough, or chest tightness. can present an any age, however wheezing is a common breathing problem for children aged 1-5 years old. This is known as viral induced wheeze or pre-school asthma.
It happens when a child has a viral infection, gets a cough or cold.
The airways in the lungs become narrow and fill with mucus making it hard for your child to breathe properly and cause a wheezing sound when they breathe out.
Your doctor can diagnose wheeze by doing a health check on your child’s symptoms and by checking their breathing.
Treatment of wheezing will depend on how severe symptoms are, whether this is the first time your child has breathing difficulty or what caused the wheeze to develop.
