Bronchiolitis is an inflammation of the bronchioles that affects children under two years. The bronchioles are filled with mucus. The air from the trachea into the bronchi that makes distributing the air in the bronchioles, the smallest channels tract. The inflammation is caused by a virus and is contagious.
Bronchiolitis begins with a bad cold with a cough. The doctor, stethoscope baby, can determine whether it is bronchiolitis. The symptoms are primarily nasal obstruction and wheezing respiration. If fever is high or bronchiolitis is accompanied by an ear infection, viral infection can be combined with a bacterial infection.
As a precaution, the doctor strongly suggests the hospital, including a baby less than three months, for a baby and whose condition is affected or a baby with bronchiolitis is accompanied by digestive disorders, for example.
Abnormal breathing, passive smoking or history of asthma in the family are conditions favoring the occurrence of bronchiolitis.
There is no treatment for removing a virus, it disappears from five to ten days and there is usually no sequelae. However, it should clear the nose with a saline solution (by spray or drip) and ensure that the air is healthy. The doctor will suggest other precautions.
Physical therapy sessions are sometimes suggested. An experienced person place the baby on his lap and taps to empty the bronchioles to the bronchi. Mucus recovering in the bronchi make the baby cough and spit.
12 mai 2010
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