Depends on child’s age, since it’s delicate / difficult to diagnose asthma in children under five.

Infants, toddlers, and very young children are still developing their respiratory system, so their bronchial tubes are small and narrow to begin with.

Nevertheless, this is also the age bracket where children tend to show symptoms. With a little inflammation, child may show signs of asthma, but could find out that it’s just a minor chest cold. Sometimes just the opposite occurs: child gets diagnosed with a chest cold, but it never really goes away. This is why asthma is often overlooked or misdiagnosed in small children.

The diagnosis process for young children often involves monitoring their symptoms and some lab work to check for inflammation.

Many a times our child may also go through allergy testing to see if an allergen is triggering asthmatic symptoms.

Sometimes treatment is as simple as removing that allergen from child’s diet or environment.

For children over five, the diagnosis is usually a little simpler since they can describe their symptoms.

Laboratory investigations work to check for inflammation, allergy testing, or chest X-rays are common diagnostic tools paediatrician might suggest.