| Getting desperate to breathe in the real | | | | |
| sense? | | | | Your chest feels tight and you start feeling |
| | | | that you can't catch your breath anymore or |
| Want to eat all that you crave for? | | | | get all the air you need. |
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| Want to do anything to get rid of a | | | | 2. Frequent Coughing |
| handicap-like inhalers and medicines? | | | | |
| | | | If you cough very frequently every day or if |
| Do not worry! | | | | this cough starts interrupting your sleep at |
| | | | night that won't quit, it could be a symptom |
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| | | | 3. Wheezing attacks |
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| needed information about your problem Asthma! | | | | A whistling sound heard when a person with |
| | | | asthma is breathing. It happens when mucus |
| Asthma is a chronic condition in which | | | | causes the small passageways in your lungs |
| narrowing of the nasal or air passage causes | | | | called alveoli start to narrow. It happens |
| periodic attacks of wheezing, shortness of | | | | all of a sudden and not constant. It may |
| breath, chest tightness, and coughing. These | | | | worsen at bedtime or early morning or by |
| changes occur with the changes in the | | | | breathing cold air or by exercising. |
| environment, including weather, allergens | | | | |
| (such as dog or cat dander or dust), foods, | | | | 4. Intercostal Retractions |
| or respiratory infections (flu, colds). | | | | |
| | | | These retractions stand for the inward |
| Asthma is also popularly known as Bronchial | | | | movement of the muscles in the spaces between |
| asthma, Exercise induced asthma - bronchial. | | | | the ribs. The reduced pressure in the chest |
| | | | cavity is the reason for this pulling of the |
| Causes of Asthma: | | | | muscles. This is a sign of difficult |
| | | | breathing. |
| 1. Inhaled allergens like pet dander, dust | | | | |
| mites, cockroach allergens, molds, or pollens | | | | 5. Tightness in the Chest |
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| 2. Respiratory infections | | | | This can be quite threatening to the asthma |
| | | | sufferer. It gives the feeling of a steel |
| 3. Exercise | | | | band or a weight that is keeping your lungs |
| | | | from fully expanding as your breathe in. |
| 4. Cold air | | | | |
| | | | 6. Pallor or Cyanosis |
| 5. Tobacco smoke and other pollutants | | | | |
| | | | Pallor is a whitish color and cyanosis is a |
| 6. Stress | | | | bluish color in the lips and face. If either |
| | | | one of these is followed with severe |
| 7. Food | | | | shortness of breath, are danger signs of |
| | | | asthma attack. You need to get help right |
| 8. Drug allergies | | | | away if you notice this symptom. |
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| 9. Aspirin and other non-steroidal | | | | 7. Anxiety or Discomfort |
| anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDS) | | | | |
| | | | A feeling of intense fear and uneasiness |
| 10. An individual and/or family history of | | | | occurs when you find it difficult to breathe. |
| allergies such as Hay Fever (allergic | | | | If your anxiety is accompanied by short of |
| rhinitis) or Eczema | | | | breath and / or pallor or cyanosis, then |
| | | | undoubtedly, its time to get emergency help. |
| 11. strong emotions | | | | |
| | | | 8. Fast pulse rate |
| Asthma attacks can last from minutes to days | | | | |
| and become really dangerous if the flow of | | | | If you find that your pulse is running |
| the air becomes severely restricted. | | | | extremely fast and you are sweating badly, |
| | | | then do not waste even a single moment and |
| Recent researches show that asthma occurs in | | | | visit your doctor. |
| 3-5% of adults and 7-10% of children. | | | | |
| Usually, half of the people with asthma | | | | If you notice any of these symptoms in you or |
| develop this disease before age 10, and the | | | | any of your near and dear ones on a regular |
| rest before age 30. These symptoms can | | | | or ongoing basis, then you might consult a |
| decrease over time, especially in children. | | | | doctor about whether you have asthma. And if |
| | | | already an asthma sufferer then do not waste |
| Asthma Symptoms: | | | | time and immediately visit your doctor. Your |
| | | | doctor will diagnose your symptoms. |
| 1. Shortness of breath | | | | |