Treatment for chest tightness and shortness of breath in children

There are many reasons why children experience chest tightness and shortness of breath. It may be caused by congenital heart disease in the child, or it may be caused by poor indoor air circulation. Therefore, when children experience chest tightness and shortness of breath, mothers should take their children for a physical examination to avoid symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath. Now let us understand the reasons why children suffer from chest tightness and shortness of breath.

If you have chest tightness symptoms, you should be alert to the possibility of myocardial ischemia, myocardial strain, etc. It is recommended to check the myocardial enzyme spectrum, electrocardiogram, etc. You can also ask a Chinese medicine doctor to diagnose the specific symptoms, which may be caused by chest pain, qi stagnation, etc. Chest tightness in children mostly indicates congenital heart disease or mediastinal tumors; chest tightness in young people mostly indicates spontaneous pneumothorax, mediastinal tumors, or rheumatic heart valvular disease; chest tightness in the elderly mostly indicates emphysema, coronary heart disease, etc. Chest tightness must be taken seriously. You should go to the hospital for chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, blood biochemistry and other examinations, as well as lung function tests to confirm the diagnosis.

Chest tightness can occur suddenly or gradually. Most of the sudden occurrences are due to acute traumatic or spontaneous pneumothorax, acute asthma, acute foreign body in the trachea, acute heart attack, acute pulmonary infarction, etc. Chronic chest tightness is a condition in which symptoms gradually worsen as the disease progresses.

Treatment for chest tightness and shortness of breath

1. Psychotherapy: adjust the mentality, relax the spirit, eliminate worries, cultivate an optimistic and open-minded character, and maintain a good mood. A good mood is conducive to the coordination and unity of the nervous system and various organs and systems, so that the body's physiological metabolism is in the best state, thereby feedback-enhancing the vitality of brain cells and improving nerve function.

2. Physical exercise: Physical exercise can regulate and improve the brain's excitement and inhibition processes and adjust brain functions. In addition, exercise can significantly change a person's mood. Long-term exercise can enhance physical fitness, improve cardiovascular function, enhance the regulatory function of the autonomic nervous system, and restore autonomic nervous function.

3. Drug treatment: Patients with symptoms of β-receptor hypersensitivity such as palpitations, chest tightness and shortness of breath, easy sweating, and long exhalation can take diazepam 2.5 mg or propranolol 10 mg orally (or atenolol 12.5~25 mg 1~2 times/day).

The above introduces to us in detail the reasons why children suffer from chest tightness and shortness of breath. I hope you can pay attention to it in your life so that we can control children's chest tightness and shortness of breath in time. Generally speaking, for children who experience chest tightness and shortness of breath, we recommend that they use the treatment methods introduced in the article to control it.