What happens when a child holds his breath when he is angry?

In real life, some children are very temperamental. Whenever they are angry, they always hold their breath. Many parents are very worried about this phenomenon in their children, so even if the children do something wrong, they always protect them and are reluctant to criticize them. They are very afraid that their children will hold their breath. So what are the reasons for these phenomena in children?

It is normal for children to hold their breath. There is no need to worry. The breath holding that looks worrying sometimes actually does not pose a health risk to the child.

Generally, children get angry and hold their breath because their wishes are not met. In order to prevent children from getting angry and holding their breath, parents can find ways to divert their children's attention and alleviate their "sad and angry mood", such as taking a toy to distract the child. If it were a little bigger, the situation would be much better.

1. When a child suddenly develops wheezing, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing, if the parents hear a wheezing sound in the child's throat, the most common disease may be asthma. "Bronchal asthma" often has a history of recurrent attacks, and may precede the onset of an upper respiratory tract infection or tracheitis; it may also be that the baby suddenly develops the disease after being exposed to certain allergic substances. When an asthma attack occurs, there is a wheezing sound in the throat, and in severe cases, the nose may flare and the patient may breathe through the open mouth. As asthma often attacks at night and symptoms are more severe at night, children often cannot sleep lying flat and have to sit up.

2. If the baby suddenly cries or laughs while eating or playing, the food or other small objects in his mouth may be suddenly inhaled into the respiratory tract when the child inhales, and get stuck in the trachea or bronchi, blocking the breathing passage. At this time, the child will suddenly experience symptoms of breathing difficulties such as shortness of breath and blue lips, and sometimes wheezing can be heard in the throat. If parents find that their children have the above problems, they must send their children to the hospital immediately and ask the doctor to remove the foreign object in the trachea.

3. Some children can be heard wheezing in their throats within a few months after birth. The wheezing worsens when they have a cold or cry, and decreases or disappears after falling asleep. Other conditions are good. This is congenital laryngeal wheezing. It usually disappears on its own after 2 to 3 years of age.

4. If a child has pneumonia or bronchiolitis, a small wheezing sound can be heard in the throat. At the same time, symptoms such as fever, cough, cyanosis around the mouth, shortness of breath, and wheezing may occur, and active treatment is required.

5. Some children will cry loudly if their demands are not met, and then hold their breath inexplicably, their faces will turn purple, and they will have difficulty breathing. It is called infantile breath-holding spell and can be relieved on its own in a short period of time.

Generally speaking, when a child is experiencing breath holding, adults should try to divert his attention as much as possible. For most children, this phenomenon will disappear automatically as they grow up. However, if a child is experiencing breath holding due to a physical illness, he or she should be taken to the hospital for examination in time to rule out pathological causes. If it is caused by a disease, symptomatic treatment is better.