Re: children's asthma increased at least 5 times in 10 years.
"asthmatic children are mainly characterized by repeated episodes of wheezing, cough, shortness of breath, and chest tightness, often occurring at night and (or) early in the morning." Chen Xing told reporters that in recent 20 years, the incidence of asthma in children has been increasing gradually, and the prevalence of asthma in male children is significantly higher than that in women. "The incidence of asthma in children in Shandong is similar to that of the country. The study found that the prevalence of asthma in 0-14 year olds in China has increased in recent years, from 1% in 1990 to 3% in 2010 and continued to grow in recent years. This is the prevalence rate, not the incidence of the disease; if the incidence is higher."
"from the clinical point of view, in the last ten years, the number of children with asthma increased by 5-10 times." Chen Xing introduced that asthma is associated with allergies, and allergen inhalation, such as dust mites, molds, pets and pollen, is the main risk factor for children to develop persistent asthma.
"little stimulation, like eating a candy, a bar of chocolate or an ice cream, and even a cool breeze or hot air, the child gets up." Chen Xing told reporters.
half of the children with asthma will have rhinitis
Chen Xing told reporters that more than half of the asthmatic children are accompanied by allergic rhinitis, and some children may be accompanied by sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux and obesity.
"children with asthma are prone to rhinitis. To cure rhinitis can cure asthma." Chen Xing said that children with asthma are not only suffering from rhinitis, but also allergic conjunctivitis, and some have eczema and other dermatitis symptoms, which need to be treated actively to reduce the risk of acute attack and aggravation of asthma.
in the folk has been such a saying: childhood asthma, grew up just fine. "This is a misunderstanding. Asthma needs to adhere to long-term, continuous, standardized and individualized treatment. Children and their parents should carry first-aid drugs (bronchodilator) and grasp basic emergency measures to reduce the risk of acute attack of asthma.
the reporter understands that asthma is not yet a cure, but by implementing effective asthma management and health education to improve the compliance of asthma children to treatment programs, a good control of asthma can be achieved.
the mortality rate of asthma in China reached 36.7/10 million
"when children were suffering from allergic diseases, the risk of asthma increased significantly. But in addition to typical asthma, there is another "atypical asthma" that needs extra attention. Yesterday, Qianfo Hill Provincial Hospital Department of respiration director Zhang Caiqing told reporters that repeated chronic cough may also be "cough variant asthma."
this year, Mr. Zhang, 62, suffers from emphysema. He has been coughing repeatedly and aggravated or alleviated with the change of weather. So for a period of time before the cough, he didn't care about: this time he coughed a little worse, and weakness, sweat, talk is not feeling too coherent. When he arrived at the hospital, he was diagnosed with asthma.