bigman

Hi,
I myself have Asthma, and so do my kids (although much milder)

Here's what I do :

1. Bring them into a dimly lit room, but enough light so you can see
them breathing properly.

2. A cool rag for the forehead helps to calm them down.

3. Now the most important part: Pursed Lip Breathing
Have them breathe in through their nose slowly and blow out slowly
through puckered lips as if they were blowing to cool off a bowl of
hot soup.

Reinforce that they try and slow their breathing down with each breath
back to their normal rate and rhythm. This might take a few minutes.

This has spared us from many trips to the ER.

p.s. I would find out what triggers their attacks, and maybe there is
some maitainence meds they could be on, ask your Doctor.


Good luck and God bless!

colin campbell

My advice is to follow the advice of a Medical Doctor.

There are thousands of patent remedies and techniques out there. If
they were any good your doctor would be recommending them to you.

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