Thursday 3 October 2013

Important Pointers About Asthma

By Guy Lambert


People of all ages and gender can be affected by asthma. It is considered as of the most common respiratory disease worldwide. It is a chronic disorder of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed, meaning that there is an obstruction of the airflow which causes the airways to be inflamed. The signs and symptoms of asthma is the same in some aspects of some known respiratory diseases such as chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Around the world a lot of people are suffering from this most especially the children.

Most patients no later than 5 years of age experienced the first symptoms of asthma which means that this ailment can start at any age. There a lot of factors that can be considered as what causes asthma. This includes the weather conditions such as sudden change in temperature, cold air, windy days, poor air quality and hot, humid days. Also when those children who are exposed much on tobacco smokes or when a mother is smoking all throughout her pregnancy. Another cause is because allergens such as dust, pollens, and molds. These allergens can cause allergies which in the long run is likely to develop into asthma.

When children are suffering from asthma they are very much less energetic and usually having complaints about tightest on their chest or pains in that part of the body. Wheezing, trouble breathing, tightness in the chest area and coughing at night are usual symptoms of an impending asthma attack. When it comes to asthma because of the fact that there is no total cure of this disease, prevention is the best solution for it. Which is why as a parent, you should keep notes on things such as where, when, and what triggers your child's asthma attack. This important so that you will keep them away from those things and prevent an attack to occur.

Bringing your child who has asthma to a specialist is one of the best ways to treat this ailment. The specialist can help manage the condition of your child. They can provide you with immediate relief and an effective treatment plan. They can also recommend you to use some anti-inflammatory medicines. It is important that a specialist can diagnose your child because every asthma condition is somewhat different from the other and it needs the right proper treatment.

An important thing when it comes to fighting asthma is information. Having the right knowledge on what to do and what should be done is very much effective. There are a lot of blogs and articles online that you can read to know more about asthma.




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