A tightened airway can result when the smooth muscular layers of your lungs spasm, swell and constrict your airflow. An episode can be mild and manageable or severe, requiring immediate medical treatment. Tight airways usually are caused by colds, viral infections, allergens or irritants that trigger lung inflammation. Your airway narrows as it swells, reducing the amount of available air. Complications from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, also can constrict your airway.
The hypersensitivity can cause the smooth muscles that surround the airways to tighten; the combination of inflammation and tight airways makes it difficult for the child to breathe. Some drinks can make asthma symptoms worse.
Millions of people from all age groups and backgrounds suffer from some form of allergy. Inflammation of sensitive tissues is a common allergic response and leads to a variety of uncomfortable symptoms. In most cases, the sympt...
Congestion is not a disease in and of itself, but a symptom of another problem. Most cases of nasal congestion are not serious, and children are able to carry on as normal at school or extracurricular activities. In some cases,...
Xopenex HFA is a fast-acting, handheld inhaler, which releases a measured amount of medication, and is used for quick relief of asthma symptoms. Xopenex HFA relaxes muscles around the airway passages that are tightened, and re...
Asthma occurs when the bronchial tubes constrict causing tightness in the chest, difficulty breathing, wheezing and coughing. Children tend to experience these symptoms early in the morning or at night. Allergens such as mold a...
Reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux or GER, is a condition in which gastric contents flow back, or reflux, into the esophagus. GER happens to everyone, even healthy individuals, on occasion. GER should not be confused...
A runny nose and nasal stuffiness are typical symptoms and they can last year-round, reports the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, or AAAAI. What therapy to use depends on how bothersome symptoms are, explai...
Asthma symptoms differ from person to person. Persons with asthma produce more mucus in their lungs as a response to a "trigger." This causes already inflamed airways to tighten up, resulting in the narrowing of the passagewa...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about seven million children currently have asthma in the United States. Despite improvements in prevention and treatment strategies, the prevalence of asthma among c...
It is a common childhood condition; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma affects close to 10 percent of all children in the United States. It is also one of the most common causes for hospitalizat...
Doctors at the American Academy of Family Physicians report that childhood asthma has been on the rise since the 1960s. Close to five million children under the age of 18 suffer from asthma, nearly 5 percent of the population. ...
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation, approximately 5 million children under 18 years old have asthma. Death is possible from this condition; however, awareness of asthma symptoms and the prompt treatment of them is u...
Ragged sounds from not being able to pull enough oxygen into tiny lungs sound amplified in the ears of a concerned parent. It's a scary thing when your child experiences an asthma attack. More than a million children from infan...
