My child aged 8 yrs was using Levoline inhaler & telekast 5 for last 2 months after doctor diagnosed him as suffering with childhood asthma. Even after continuing with inhaler and tablet, he is suffering with breathlessness for last 24 hours. After consulting another padeatrician, doctor now doctor states that he is not suffering with child asthma now but with throat infection and viral infection with no wheezing sound. But still breathlessness, why? Prolonged use of inhaler may cause this or any side effects? please help me.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Asthma is not always a clinical diagnosis. PUT (pulmonary function test) is must for the confirmation of diagnosis. So in my opinion, to solve this controversy about having asthma or not, better to consult pulmonologist and get done PFT. If PFT is showing obstructive Airway defect then asthma is confirmed. And PFT will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment is based on severity only. Best treatment for asthma is long acting beta 2 agonist (LAB) (formoterol or albuterol) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) (budesonide order fluticasone). Since he is not taking these Chat Doctor.  Leveling is having albuterol. And it is not good 