Treating asthma in children
Children with asthma, like adults with asthma, should see a doctor for treatment. Treatment may include allergy testing, finding ways to limit contact with things that cause asthma attacks, and taking medication.
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How is Asthma Treated?
You and your doctor together can decide about your treatment goals and what you need to do to control your asthma. Asthma treatment includes:
[1] Avoiding things that bring on your asthma symptoms or make symptoms worse. Doing so can reduce the amount of medicine you need to control your asthma.
[2] Allergy medicine allergy shots and influenza vaccinations in some cases may help your asthma.
Using asthma medicines
With proper treatment, you should ideally have these results:
* Your asthma should be controlled.
* You should be free of asthma symptoms.
* You should have fewer attacks.
* You should need to use short-acting bronchodilators less often.
* You should be able to do normal activities without having symptoms.
At each visit, your doctor or one of the clinical staff will fill out a written action plan for your asthma. Your action plan will tell you what medications you should take and other things you should do to keep your asthma under control.
Medications for asthma.
There are two main types of medicines for asthma:
[1] Quick relief medicines give rapid, short-term treatment and are taken when you have worsening asthma symptoms that can lead to asthma episodes or attacks. You will feel the effects of these medicines within minutes.
[2] Long-term control medicines are taken every day, usually over long periods of time, to control chronic symptoms and to prevent asthma episodes or attacks. You will feel the full effects of these medicines after taking them for a few days to weeks. People with persistent asthma need long-term control medicines.
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