What disease does a child with a cold and wheezing cause?

Under normal circumstances, people's breathing is smooth and there will be no obstruction unless their lungs are damaged or there is a problem with their trachea. However, some people have serious breathing problems due to various reasons, such as difficulty breathing, rapid breathing, or gurgling sounds during breathing. So, what is the disease that causes children to have a cold and wheeze?

In addition to nasal congestion and purulent nasal discharge, children with rhinitis may also have fever, cough, mental depression, irritability, and may also be accompanied by otitis media, nosebleeds, and joint pain. Older children may also have headaches. After the formation of chronic rhinitis, there will be occlusive nasal sounds and mouth breathing, and the mucous nasal discharge will be inexhaustible. Long-term nasal obstruction and mouth breathing will affect the development of the face and chest. Parents should pay more attention to this.

Symptoms of rhinitis in children

Allergic rhinitis in adults has typical symptoms and signs such as nasal itching, runny nose, and sneezing, which are easy to diagnose. However, the symptoms and signs of allergic rhinitis in children vary greatly and are mostly atypical. Common symptoms of allergic rhinitis in children include: itchy nose (children often rub their noses), alternating nasal congestion (dry and sore throat caused by mouth breathing), sneezing (usually sudden and severe), runny nose (mostly clear water, or purulent when infected), nasal congestion (decreased or absent sense of smell), dizziness, headache, stuffy ears, red and itchy eyes, and tears (dark circles under the eyes are caused by frequent rubbing of the eyes).

Classification of rhinitis in children

Sinusitis in children

The symptoms and signs of sinusitis in children are similar to those of the common cold, and diagnosis is somewhat difficult. Children with the following characteristics should consider the possibility of sinusitis and seek medical attention from the ENT department in a timely manner: first, the symptoms persist for more than 10 days; second, they suffer from upper respiratory tract inflammation several times a year, with fever and purulent nasal discharge.

Maxillary sinusitis in children

The common symptoms of maxillary sinusitis in children are long-term mild cough, making "hum, hum" sounds, accompanied by coughing up phlegm. This is actually not sputum secreted from the trachea, but the mucus produced by children's rhinitis that flows down to the throat, trachea and bronchi, and then causes a reflex cough to cough out the mucus. This kind of backflow of nasal mucus can cause long-term irritation to the upper respiratory tract, which can lead to chronic inflammation, bronchitis or spasm, and promote coughing and asthma; in turn, it affects the vascular changes in the nasal mucosa, causing symptoms such as nasal congestion, hoarseness, sore throat, etc., and aggravates sinus inflammation. Medically known as nasal pulmonary reflex syndrome.

Eosinophilic rhinitis

The disease is a hyperresponsive nasal disease characterized by eosinophilia in nasal secretions and a disorder of the complement fixation system. This is a congenital disease that usually begins to occur when children are over one year old. For most children, the symptoms will completely disappear after they reach puberty.