HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — May is Asthma Awareness Month, and while millions of children in the U.S. are impacted by the disease, a Huntsville doctor tells News 19, with proper care, they can live normal lives.
Dr. Kym Middleton, a pediatric hospitalist at Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children, said parents can watch for several behaviors that could indicate their child has asthma.
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“If they notice that their child has a lot of nighttime coughing or they frequently have issues with weather changes whenever they’re sick,” Middleton said. “They need to have albuterol or a rescue inhaler. If they’re getting admitted a lot to the hospital with respiratory issues or needing lots of steroids for respiratory diseases, they may have asthma, and they should talk with their primary care doctor.”
Middleton says diagnosing asthma usually begins with an exam…