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What is an acute exacerbation of asthma?
A worsening of your child’s asthma caused by exposure to one of their triggers. These vary between children but the most common ones are coughs and colds, cold weather, cigarette smoke, pet fur or feathers and pollen.

If your child’s asthma suddenly gets worse, they will require urgent treatment. Signs of an asthma attack include: Sounding very wheezy. having a tight chest, finding it hard to breath, being too breathless to walk or talk.
Sometimes there is no obvious cause for your child’s asthma attack. The most common triggers are viral infections (coughs, colds and chest infections), emotional anxiety and exposure to airway irritants such as cigarette smoke.

If your child’s asthma suddenly gets worse, they will urgent treatment.

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