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[|Human|] I have a seven year old child that is 7 years old. He has been diagnosed with asthma. His xray showed airway disease.  He is constantly complaining he cant breath, yet he is breathing.  It is like he cant take a deep enough breath. He also says sometimes when he breaths it hurts his belly.  He is on a liquid steroid for a few more days and has been taking his inhaler every six hours. I dont understand why he says he cant breath, yet  he is breathing. He says its hard to breath. Could it be more than
[|AI|]  Hello. Thank you for asking at Chat Doctor. I went through your sons' history. If his asthma is controlled with inhalers and steroids, he does not have wheezing or fast breathing and still he complaints that he can't breath, I would first think of nasal or nasopharyngeal obstruction, the common causes are allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal septum deviation and adenoid enlargement. I would suggest you to consult an ENT surgeon, who will examine his nasal cavities and may suggest you some investigations including X-ray to identify the cause. However, if he is having active wheezing or fast breathing or constant coughing, I would think his asthma is not well controlled yet and would suggest you to increase asthma medications after consulting your pediatrician. Hope this will be helpful to you. Wish your son a quick recovery and best of the health. Regards.