Is homeopathic treatment for asthma safe for your infant?

Did you know that asthma is one of the top-listed chronic illnesses among infants? Well, you should know that the rate of asthma in infants is increasing significantly every year. Asthma is the leading cause of chronic illness among infants and the third leading cause of hospitalization among infants. If you’re wondering whether homeopathic treatment for asthma is safe, read on.

What are the causes of asthma in infants?

Causes and predisposing factors for asthma in infants include the following.

• Genetics: Genetics play an important role in infantile asthma. Infants having a family history of asthma or any allergic disease are at risk to develop asthma.
• Allergies: Infants who have allergic tendencies like nasal allergies (hay fever), atopic dermatitis, are predisposed to suffer from asthma.
• Parental smoking: Smoking by the mother during pregnancy is another risk factor for developing asthma in infants.
• Low birth weight: Infants having low birth weight or those who are born prematurely are also at risk of developing asthma.

What are the asthma symptoms in infants?

The asthma symptoms include the following.

• Cough: A cough is a prominent symptom of asthma and it tends to get worse at night. The cough may be dry or lead to the expulsion of mucus, with other symptoms like difficulty in breathing and wheezing. Nevertheless, there are cases where only dry cough is present without any other features of a classic case of asthma such as shortness of breath and wheezing. Such cases are known as cough variant asthma.
• Wheezing: Wheezing is a high pitched whistling sound in the chest that appears as a result of an obstruction in the air passages. This happens when air moves through narrow air passages.
• Chest congestion: Chest tightness and congestion also occur as a result of asthma.
• Fatigue: Excessive fatigue and trouble sleeping are common symptoms of asthma in infants.

Why does asthma go undiagnosed in infants?

Unfortunately, many parents are not able to recognize the early asthma symptoms and usually overlook them as a routine ailment. Though not a life-threatening ailment, asthma in infants can impair their quality of life due to the symptoms it causes.

Asthma usually goes undiagnosed for a number of reasons including the fact that other respiratory diseases have overlapping symptoms. Another major factor is the fact that some infants can stay free from the symptoms for long-periods before going through another asthma attack. Also, many infants only show subtle signs of the disease initially. Insufficient info about the factual asthma symptoms also reduces the chances of diagnosing it, as most parents identify asthma only with wheezing.

Chest congestion is another symptom that’s sometimes overlooked as an infection like bronchitis. In infants, asthma is all the more difficult to identify as wheezing may not be heard until they are at least 18 to 24 months old. In such cases, you must look for signs such as a rattling cough, rapid breathing, and frequent chest colds.

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How to diagnose asthma?

Although diagnosing asthma in infants is not so easy, booking an appointment with your homeopath on a regular basis can help to identify the disease. Comprehending signs such as the time of a cough, periodicity and recurrence of the problem, family history, symptoms such as wheezing, chest congestion, signs of allergy, etc. and the physical examination, can help a homeopath to determine whether your infant has asthma or not.

How to treat asthma in infants?

Homeopathic medicines for asthma in infants help to manage the tendency of chronic recurrence. These homeopathic medicines also reduce the frequency and intensity of asthma symptoms. Where required, homeopathy also focuses on addressing allergic tendencies which are a cause of asthma by moderating the immune system. Made of natural substances, homeopathic medicines do not cause any side effects at all. Homeopathic asthma treatment is the safest and effective treatment for infants.

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Conclusion

It is highly recommended to visit your nearest homeopathy clinic as soon as you notice asthma symptoms your infant.