Asthma

Asthma affects more than 6 million American children, inflaming and narrowing the airways and making it hard to breathe. The good news: with steady management, most kids stay active and well. We help you spot the signs early — wheezing, a cough that lingers, shortness of breath, chest tightness — and the way symptoms often flare at night or during play.

Diagnosis usually starts with spirometry, a quick breathing test that measures how much air your child can push out and how fast. That tells us how severe the asthma is and shapes the treatment that follows — long-term control inhalers, combination inhalers when symptoms run moderate to severe, and quick-relief inhalers for sudden flare-ups.

Much of asthma is about knowing what sets it off. Exercise, cold air, smoke, stress, respiratory viruses, and allergens like dust mites, pollen, and mold can all trigger symptoms, and your child's mix is their own. We work out those triggers with you and write a personalized action plan so you know exactly what to do, day to day and in a flare.