The best way to stay away from the hospital is to keep our body in shape, and this is particularly important for the asthmatic or COPD person.
It is never too late to decide to take control over asthma or COPD. AFP can help you.
There are two costless and easy way to stay in shape :
- walking,
- going up and down the stairs.
In winter time, those exercises can be done at the shopping center.
1- My young child has a cold. What should I do?
First, help him keep his nose clear. Young children cannot blow their nose when they have a cold. We can help them by doing regular nasal hygiene.
Nasal Hygiene
Regular nasal hygiene is recommended to children and to adults as well.. Here are the benefits of good nasal hygiene:
- You get less colds, earaches, sinusitis.
- Colds length are shorter.
- It eliminates all secretions and particles ( pollen, dust, …) present in your nose.
- It diminishes pulmonary problems, such as asthma and pneumonia.
- It procures better sleep at night.
2- How to recognize respiratory difficulties in my child?
- If he coughs a lot, to a point where it disturbs his regular activities.
- He gets breathless easily.
- He wheezes, the air makes noise going in and out of his lungs.
- He has retractions, we can see his ribs, when he inspires.
- He doesn’t sleep well at night because of his breathing.
- He doesn’t want to eat because of his breathing.
When you observe these signs, you should take your child to the doctor. He needs medication to recover a normal breathing.