Dubai Health Authority: Symptoms, triggers and treatments for asthma in kids

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Thursday tweeted about how to control asthma, a condition that causes a person’s airways to narrow and swell resulting in breathing trouble.

Asthma, states the American Lung Association on its website, is the most common chronic condition among children. It affects about 6.1 million kids (under the age of 18) globally.

Symptoms of asthma

DHA lists the signs:

Triggers

If your child suffers from asthma, there may be a number of factors making things worse. DHA includes the following on its list of possible triggers:

Signs your child’s asthma is under control

9 tips to control asthma

DHA recommends the following preventive measures to help your child with their asthma: