{"id":10765,"date":"2025-10-14T14:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zanoinspire.com\/?p=10765"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:41:13","slug":"all-about-asthma-in-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zanoinspire.com\/en\/all-about-asthma-in-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"All about asthma in babies "},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you know that up to 80% of children who suffer from asthma develop symptoms before the age of 5?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is asthma and why is it difficult to diagnose young babies?<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. What causes it, what are the symptoms and when to seek a specialist?<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Living with asthma: how important is the environment, what is the treatment and how to be prepared for attacks? <\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Asthma is an inflammation of the airways that makes breathing difficult. It can affect children’s health from a very young age. But asthma in babies often looks quite different from that in children and adults. For example, one of the common symptoms of asthma in children is wheezing when breathing. In babies, however, there is not necessarily wheezing, and vice versa-the presence of wheezing does not mean that the baby is suffering from asthma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        This makes it more difficult to diagnose, and parents need to be prepared to recognize the symptoms so they can manage it correctly and respond quickly, preventing complications and ensuring the child develops normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Causes of asthma in infants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Scientists do not state with certainty what the specific reasons are why some babies develop asthma. However, there are risk factors that significantly increase the likelihood of developing it: familial burden, smoking (both in the mother during pregnancy and smoking around the baby at an early age), and infections, especially in babies under 6 months. Therefore, the causes are divided into genetic and external.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Genetic factors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        As with many other chronic diseases, genetics plays a key role in the development of asthma in infants. If one or both parents suffer from asthma, the risk in the child is significantly higher. The same applies to a predisposition to allergies and airway hypersensitivity, which can lead to asthma symptoms at an early age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        External factors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        They are responsible for about 70% of asthma cases in infants. We have already mentioned the exposure to tobacco smoke right from the womb, and to this are added polluted air (especially in urban environments), various allergens like dust mites, pollen, molds, and respiratory infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Young babies have an underdeveloped immune system and are very vulnerable to all these external factors. Overexposure to them can cause inflammation and lead to asthma attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Symptoms of asthma in babies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The first signs of asthma in a baby can be triggered by a respiratory infection. If the baby develops one, you should carefully watch for the presence of subsequent symptoms. In a baby, the airways are much smaller compared to an adult, and even minor inflammation can cause breathing problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The most common signs of asthma include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n