my son is 6 years old and suffers cronic astma and is also on the waiting list to have his tonsils and adenoids removed, in the last 6 weeks every time he runs around and full on plays he comes running to me saying he cant breath I can tell he is struggling to breath and I give him his ventolin although he isn t weazing it seems to help him straight away but my concern is every time he runs around this happens and the ventolin seems to open his airways up but why is he needing it all of a sudden has it got to do with his oxygen level?
Hi. I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. As I understand, your son is having asthma for long time. Exercise or exertions are known triggers of asthma symptoms in those who is a ave chronic asthma. And in some people exercise may be the only trigger for asthma symptoms. When asthmatic patients exercise, they inhale cold, Chat Doctor.  This happens particularly when it's too cold, during pollen season and when air is polluted. When you give albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler, it opens up the contracted airways and symptoms improve. One way to avoid this is use of albuterol inhaler before doing the exercise. And if it happens regularly, daily use of preventive medicines like steroid inhalers or montelukast tablet is advisable. Hope I have answered your queries. Thanks for using Chat Doctor.