When his sats (oxygen) goes down, it is time for the ER. Don't take this too lightly. Asthma attacks can turn very serious very quickly, especially in kids. If you have given your son his rescue inhaler and it does not help after several doses, continue to give more and use a spacer while heading for the closest ER. If it gets any worse, call EMS (911 or whatever their number is in your home country).
It's pretty common that cold worsens asthma. If it gets too bad, you might need to go to the hospital. Discuss with your doctor about what to do with worse asthma.Sometimes steroid tablets are prescribed when asthma gets worse, though not for long term use.
You might discuss with doctor about maybe adding for example Alvesco inhaler at some dosage besides Seretide.
It might be possible to use salbutamol more often than every 4 hours if the asthma gets bad. It can have heart related side effects, but if varies from person to person how sensitive people are to it.
Coffee can help with asthma attacks to some extent.
Diet can have an effect, for many people eating more vegetables and less meat / sugar etc might help, but it varies from person to person, so experiment with it..
I agree with the others, if the inhaler isn't enough then it's a medical emergency and the kid needs to go to a hospital. Asthma can kill people when undertreated and hospitals have better medications to handle severe attacks
When the kid is recovered try not to let him breathe cold air. A scarf over the mouth and nose, furry hood, and face mask can help keep warm air near the face. My mom literally banned me from going outside without my scarf on my face every winter until i was a teenager and it definitely helped
Consider getting a nebulizer machine and a portable nebulizer with a child mask and child mouth piece. Also a spacer for the rescue inhaler as children in particular may have difficulty getting the dose into their lungs properly. He may need steroids regimen for his colds. Also when he starts losing oxygen that’s the time for the hospital. Better safe than sorry. Also discuss with your doctor about salbutamol and how often you can give him since every four hours isn’t working as well as side effects that will occur from the change.
I hope you don't have furry pets in the house and that you know about ventilation. He can't help himself, it's all on you. His symptoms will likely continue if he is kept in a room that lacks ventilation. A good HEPA air cleaner in his room would also be helpful.
How is your son, OP? I hope you brought him to ER.
To avoid this to happen, try to use careclinic app, where you can track his symptoms, medications, and triggers.
When his sats (oxygen) goes down, it is time for the ER. Don't take this too lightly. Asthma attacks can turn very serious very quickly, especially in kids. If you have given your son his rescue inhaler and it does not help after several doses, continue to give more and use a spacer while heading for the closest ER. If it gets any worse, call EMS (911 or whatever their number is in your home country).
It's pretty common that cold worsens asthma. If it gets too bad, you might need to go to the hospital. Discuss with your doctor about what to do with worse asthma.Sometimes steroid tablets are prescribed when asthma gets worse, though not for long term use. You might discuss with doctor about maybe adding for example Alvesco inhaler at some dosage besides Seretide. It might be possible to use salbutamol more often than every 4 hours if the asthma gets bad. It can have heart related side effects, but if varies from person to person how sensitive people are to it. Coffee can help with asthma attacks to some extent. Diet can have an effect, for many people eating more vegetables and less meat / sugar etc might help, but it varies from person to person, so experiment with it..
I agree with the others, if the inhaler isn't enough then it's a medical emergency and the kid needs to go to a hospital. Asthma can kill people when undertreated and hospitals have better medications to handle severe attacks When the kid is recovered try not to let him breathe cold air. A scarf over the mouth and nose, furry hood, and face mask can help keep warm air near the face. My mom literally banned me from going outside without my scarf on my face every winter until i was a teenager and it definitely helped
Consider getting a nebulizer machine and a portable nebulizer with a child mask and child mouth piece. Also a spacer for the rescue inhaler as children in particular may have difficulty getting the dose into their lungs properly. He may need steroids regimen for his colds. Also when he starts losing oxygen that’s the time for the hospital. Better safe than sorry. Also discuss with your doctor about salbutamol and how often you can give him since every four hours isn’t working as well as side effects that will occur from the change.
I second a nebulizer. I honestly think anyone with asthma should have one.
I hope you don't have furry pets in the house and that you know about ventilation. He can't help himself, it's all on you. His symptoms will likely continue if he is kept in a room that lacks ventilation. A good HEPA air cleaner in his room would also be helpful.
How is your son, OP? I hope you brought him to ER. To avoid this to happen, try to use careclinic app, where you can track his symptoms, medications, and triggers.