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I have an agopted 6 year old who came to us at age 3 1/2. She had chronic asthma, reoccuring bouts of pneumonia, lung damage from infancy RSV and was on daily nebs of Pulmicort, with prn nebs of Albuteral.
I read a study somewhere that said swimming increased lung capacity.
We have done lots of swimming (daily in the summer) and she hasn't had pneumonia for over a year and is off all her daily nebs. Just prn now and that has spaced out to every 3-4 months. Just an idea, but I think it helped her immensely, it helps that she loves to swim.
The number one cause of asthma in little ones is cockroach droppings. So, if they are exposed to them early in life, this can be a problem! Thankfully, most can get better once in a good enviroment.
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