subject: Asthma Research-the Key! [print this page] The most difficult things is to watch your child suffering an asthma attack and the feeling of helplessness that you have when this happens. Thanks to on going asthma research, it is now possible to relieve, if not to completely eliminate, those late-night asthma attacks.
Asthma attacks can be caused by many things: allergies, exercise, emotional stress, or cold weather. As the causes vary, so also does the possible severity of an attack.
A lot of children and adults get asthma attacks in the dead of the night. It can put the fear of death into the child and also the parent.
Not being able to breathe is one of the most unpleasant sensations a individual can experience. Imagine yourself in the shoes of a single mother with an asthmatic child.
Nebulizers sit by the bedside, pills are in the medicine cabinet, inhalers are in his school backpack, and you feel you are ready for anything that may come along.
Repetitive asthma attacks in the middle of the dead of night are still alarming, but have happened so often that you feel as if you can, in any case, respond effectively.
Then what should never happen does happen. This single mom goes into the room of her only child to wake him for school. She soon realizes that she cannot awaken him.
It has gone beyond the "normal" severe asthma attack and the child has passed away.This is a tragedy that should never occur.
Thanks to asthma research, it is happening less and less often. Avenues of research are abundant. Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and several other hospitals in the US and in Europe are among the many organizations continuously trying to lessen the risk of death and Emergency Room visits for asthma patients both young and old.
Educating yourself to some of the newer techniques that are available will help you and your child to live a fuller life for a much longer time.
Young boys and girls can get involved in the sports activities available in their schools or as after school enjoyment.
They can go out into the morning air without having to be afraid of a particular flower or shrub.
Many people have allergic reactions to the family pet. This can result in the family having to send a beloved pet to a shelter.
Most or all of these difficulties can to a great degree be remedied by doing internet searches and learning about some of the newer techniques that have come about due to asthma research.
