Asthma is an inflammatory disease in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. It makes breathing difficult and triggers a bout of coughing; a whistling sound and you may experience shortness of breath. For some people, Asthma is a minor inconvenience, but for others, it makes some physical activities challenging or even impossible. There is no cure for Asthma, but its symptoms can be controlled.
Asthma often changes over time, and thus you should work with your doctor to track your signs and symptoms and adjust your treatment as needed.
Symptoms
The most common symptom of Asthma is wheezing- It is a squealing or whistling sound made when you breathe.
Other asthma symptoms may include:
There are different types of Asthma, and a particular type will determine which symptoms you experience.
Bronchial Asthma is the most common type of Asthma, which affects the bronchi in the lungs. Other Asthma includes childhood asthma and adult-onset asthma. In adult-onset asthma, symptoms will not appear until at least age 20.
Other specific types of Asthma are the following:
1. Allergic Asthma (extrinsic Asthma)
Allergens are the cause of this common type of Asthma. Allergic Asthma is quite often seasonal because it goes hand-in-hand with seasonal allergies.
These might include:
2. Nonallergic Asthma (intrinsic Asthma)
Irritants in the air but not related to particular allergies trigger this type of Asthma. These are:
3. Occupational Asthma
Occupational Asthma is caused by working in dangerous environmental conditions. These include:
4. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB)
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) affects people within a few minutes of starting strenuous exercise.
5. Aspirin-induced Asthma
Aspirin-induced Asthma (AIA) is caused due to the intake of aspirin or another NSAID (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug), such as naproxen (Aleve) or ibuprofen (Advil).
6. Nocturnal Asthma
In this type of Asthma, symptoms develop at night.
Triggers that are thought to bring on symptoms are:
7. Cough-variant Asthma (CVA)
A persistent, dry cough characterizes Cough-variant Asthma (CVA). If not treated quickly, it can lead to full-blown asthma flares that include the other more common symptoms.
The doctor will conduct a variety of tests to determine if the symptoms are the result of Asthma.
The following tests can help diagnose Asthma:
Treatments for Asthma comprise of three primary categories:
Your doctor will determine and plan your treatment based on:
1. Breathing exercises
Breathing exercises will help you get more air into and out of your lungs. This will help you expand and increase lung capacity and cut down on severe asthma symptoms.
2. Quick-relief asthma treatments
These medications are prescribed by the doctor in the event of asthma symptoms or an attack. These medicines will provide you with quick relief and help you breathe again.
3. Long-term asthma control medications
Long-term asthma control medications include the following:
Prevention
The following strategies are included to hamper asthma attacks:
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