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What Causes Breathlessness?
My son is13 yrs. After attaining 3 yrs of age he was hospitalised owing to breathlessness and put on oxygen and deriffyllin for 7 days in 2001 and then again in 2002 he suffered from same and was given same treatment. After that he was put on mild inhalers like flohale 25 and asthalin SOS for several years intermittently. In Nov.2009 he was put on Maxiflo-250 and anti-allergic tablets intermittently. From Dec.2010 he is continuously on Maxiflo-500 two puffs each Mor/Even., Furamist nasal spray and locomod tablet (levoceterzine dehydrochloreide & montelukast). He was fine till March end but now again he is suffering from wheeze and mild breathlessness despite taking these medicines continuously. Pl advise what should we do.His height is 5.3" and weight 59 kgs
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
Hello and thank you for asking
As you prescribe the situation of your child i understand that he is under treatment for allergic asthma.And you say that even with this continuous medication his complains are still evident.This is called uncontrrolled asthma.
May be there is an allergic agent that do not let the treatment to be efective.Is the treatment taken in the exact way?
Does your son has food allergy too?Does he has a reflux from his stomach?
I think that this treatment is ok.
If i was his doctor i would rule out any other causal agent before change the treatment.
Thank you
Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
As you prescribe the situation of your child i understand that he is under treatment for allergic asthma.And you say that even with this continuous medication his complains are still evident.This is called uncontrrolled asthma.
May be there is an allergic agent that do not let the treatment to be efective.Is the treatment taken in the exact way?
Does your son has food allergy too?Does he has a reflux from his stomach?
I think that this treatment is ok.
If i was his doctor i would rule out any other causal agent before change the treatment.
Thank you
Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
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