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Asthma, an inflammatory disorder of the airways | Treatment of AsthmaBY: DrRitu | Category: Health | Post Date: 2009-12-22
What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by acute attack of difficult breathing. Asthma causes obstruction of airways due to the chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes that causes respiratory muscle tightening, swelling, airways irritation and soreness. These all result in difficulty in breathing which is usually completely or partially reversible with the medicine. The hallmark signs of asthma include breathlessness, chest tightness, cough and wheezing noise with every breath. There is no age bar for asthma but commonly occurs in children and can be prolonged into adulthood. Asthma symptom varies from minor to life threatening. What causes Asthma? What exacerbates asthma is not exactly known and clear but there are many triggering factors that may cause this disease. Exercise is one of the triggering factors for asthma that can be prevented by using inhaler. Pollen grain can also aggravate asthma especially during hay fever season. Many respiratory tract infections like common cold or flu leads to the excessive production of mucus and thus constricts the airways. Some medicines are also known to cause bronchial constriction like beta-blockers, aspirin and many more. Many times foods also trigger the asthmatic attack like eggs, nuts and fish. Pollution, smoking and dust are also the major causes of asthma. Sometimes emotions like stress, depressions or crying may aggravate asthmatic attack. Symptoms of Asthma Cardinal symptoms of asthma include chest tightness, cough, shortness of breath and wheezing. The degree of severity this disease is categorized into three type's mild, moderate and severe asthma according to the symptoms. In mild asthma, asthmatic episodes may be aggravated due to respiratory tract6 infection or exercise. In moderate asthma symptom usually aggravated at night so person gets disturbed sleep during night due to coughing. In severe asthma patient hardly talks due to bad coughing and breathlessness. Frequent hospitalization is required for severe asthmatic patients. Treatment of Asthma Treatments vary from severity of asthma and person to person with a combination of asthma management and medicines that benefits the person. Medicated inhalers are used quite often in asthmatic patient to prevent acute onset of attack and relieve the symptom. These inhalers contain bronchodilator which prevents constriction of airways. Many asthmatic patients take course of steroids for the treatment. Nowadays many people are switching to natural method for cure. These therapies not only eradicate symptoms from the body but also improve the immune system. Prevention There is no doubt about it that prevention is better then cures. Best way of avoiding asthma is to avoid triggers. Use air conditioner at home, this will reduce indoor humidity and can decrease the exposure to dust. Keep your house clean as dust is the major aggravating factor for asthmatic attack. Clean your house once a week, if you are allergic to dust then wear mask during cleaning process. Avoid pets with feathers or fur if you are allergic to danders. Protect your face when it is cold because it immediately aggravates the asthmatic symptoms. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Changing Your Lifestyle To Manage Your Heart Problems * How to Look Photogenic in Pictures - Some Tips to Help You * Shopping For My Christmas Tree * Customized Poems can do wonder for you and your loved one's and make them smile which money can't do * Helpful Tips to Protect Your Eyes Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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