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• If your child is under the age of two, it is even more difficult to tell if they have asthma. There are a number of
different wheezing illnesses, including acute bronchiolitis, 'wheezy bronchitis', as well as asthma, which can
make your baby wheezy.
• some children with asthma may outgrow their symptoms by the time they reach adulthood and others may
find that their symptoms become milder. However recent research has shown that the underlying condition
does not go away and it is possible that symptoms may return in later life.
it is important to know that treatment can reverse asthma symptoms - treating even mild symptoms of asthma
can keep the symptoms from getting worse.
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substances that you may inhale can cause allergy symptoms or can also trigger an asthma episode. Dust
mites, pollens, molds, pet dander and even cockroach droppings may cause you to have asthma symptoms.
