Asthma
Articles explaining asthma in children and its connection to allergies. Topics include symptoms, treatments, common triggers and inhaler use.
Common Triggers of Asthma and Asthma Attacks
Common triggers like pet fur, dust mites, exercise and pollen can bring on asthma attacks in children, though each child's triggers differ.
Inhalers and Other Treatments
Your guide to how inhalers work, including preventers and relievers, plus other asthma treatment options.
Treating Asthma
Your GP can diagnose childhood asthma through chest listening and lung tests, with inhalers helping most kids breathe normally.
What Is Asthma?
Asthma narrows a child's airways and makes breathing difficult, often triggered by colds, smoke, exercise or allergies like hay fever and dust mites.
Why Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
Allergies and asthma are linked but separate conditions, and how allergens can trigger asthma symptoms in people with both.