291: Can You Stop Eczema, Allergies + Asthma In Kids? w/ Dr. Chris Thompson

The Healthy Skin Show

This topic mainly pertains to children, but since there is high risk, especially with severe eczema cases, I wanted to bring awareness pertaining to the atopic triad. Many parents may feel inclined to see if the child will grow out of it, but after chatting with today's guest, it sounds like that's probably not the right approach, especially if it's in the first year of life.

Today's guest, Dr. Chris Thompson, is a Board Certified Otolaryngologist, Head & Neck Surgeon with over 25 years of experience practicing medicine in Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A & M University in College Station and went on to receive his Doctorate of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Thompson focuses solely on allergy, sinus and nasal treatment and is considered an expert in all three fields. He is one of a handful of doctors that played an integral role in the development of the cutting-edge sinus procedure, Balloon Sinuplasty. He is very excited for the future of allergy treatment through sublingual immunotherapy, as more patients choose and stay consistent with the treatment.

Join us as Dr. Thompson discusses all things relating to early onset allergies, eczema, and asthma!

Did you treat your child's eczema early or find allergies or asthma popped up after eczema first appeared? Let me know in the comments if you have questions!

In this episode:

• What is the Atopic Triad?
• Can allergies be triggered through the skin barrier??
• Can you prevent the "Atopic March"?
• Why you really shouldn't let allergies, asthma, or eczema just "run the course"
• Are there side effects from certain allergy meds?

Quotes

"If your child has even has mild eczema, they have a 20 to 30% chance of developing asthma. If they have severe eczema, it's upwards of 70% of those kids are gonna go on to develop asthma and you CAN intervene." [23:04]

"If you don't treat (asthma), those muscles get bigger and bigger and the airways get narrower and permanently get damaged. So it's important to treat asthma early and aggressively so that you can prevent that lung damage that may ensue if you don't treat it." [14:51]

Links

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