We’ve been putting kids first since 2003.

At the Asthma Center, our asthma and allergy specialists also specialize in kids. We are committed to making you and your child as comfortable as possible throughout the entire medical process. From the first appointment to the last, we provide friendly, personalized care. Dr. George Zureikat and his team of respiratory experts with Asthma Education credentials make complex medical information easy to comprehend with visual and hands-on tools. So, if you’re nervous about your child’s next visit to the Asthma Center, don’t be. They’re in good hands.

Know the symptoms. Find the solutions.

1. WHEEZING     2. COUGHING     3. CHEST TIGHTNESS     4. SHORTNESS OF BREATH

If your child has experienced any of these, make an appointment today.

Our team of respiratory experts will work tirelessly with you and your child to find the best, most-efficient treatment.

So, what exactly is asthma?

When you take a breath, air enters through your nose or mouth and travels down the windpipe, or trachea. Your trachea then splits into small airway passages called bronchial tubes. These airways divide and spread like branches on a tree, getting smaller and smaller as they go.

For your lungs to do their best work, these tubes need to be open and free of inflammation, swelling, or abnormal amounts of mucus. Kids with asthma have trouble breathing during a flare-up because their bronchial tubes swell and narrow, making it more difficult for air to get through. Swollen airways can make extra mucus, too, which can make breathing even more difficult.

Kids with asthma always have asthma, even when they feel OK. That means that everyday stuff, like exercise, pets, or cigarette smoke, can cause an asthma flare-up.

Let’s Take a Closer Look

Asthma is never fun. But thankfully, there’s help.

There are 2 different kinds of medicine that help treat asthma symptoms & flare-ups

  1. Quick-Relief Medicines
    These medicines, also called rescue or fast-acting medicine, can relax and loosen the muscles around the bronchial tubes that tighten during a flare-up. They are usually inhaled directly into the lungs and provide fast relief of wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Quick-relief medicines are important because they help someone experiencing a flare-up breathe more easily right away. If you’ve been prescribed a quick-relief medicine, you should never leave home without it, no matter where you’re going or what you’re doing.

  2. Longterm Control Medicines
    These medicines are used over a long period of time to help prevent the bronchial tubes from getting swollen in the first place. They are usually inhaled or taken as a pill or liquid. Longterm control medicines are used to continuously prevent asthma flare-ups. Though you may not feel anything while taking the medicine, it is silently working to control your asthma every day. Usually, longterm control medicines are prescribed to those suffering from severe asthma, along with quick-relief medicine for when flare-ups occur.

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