Is it Asthma or Acid Reflux?—Nemours Answers to Grow On

NEMOURS CHILDREN’S HEALTH SYSTEM | Pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Guernsey says acid reflux can mimic asthma in children.

If your child’s asthma symptoms include coughing during sleep, you might want to test for acid reflux. Dr. Guernsey, a pediatric pulmonologist at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children tells us how acids from the stomach coming up through the food pipe can stimulate the same nerve that causes asthma symptoms. By simply treating acid reflux, many of his asthma patients are off their asthma control medications, and on to living and breathing easier.

Dr. Guernsey sees patients at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del. and Nemours duPont Pediatrics locations in the Delaware Valley.

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