| Asthma attacks are not all the same-some are | | | | Between episodes, most patients feel well but |
| worse than others. In a severe asthma attack, | | | | can have mild symptoms and they may remain |
| the airways can close so much that not enough | | | | short of breath after exercise for longer |
| oxygen gets to vital organs. This condition | | | | periods of time than the unaffected |
| is a medical emergency. People can die from | | | | individual. The symptoms of asthma, which can |
| severe asthma attacks. | | | | range from mild to life threatening, can |
| | | | usually be controlled with a combination of |
| Asthma a condition where overly sensitive | | | | drugs and environmental changes. Asthma |
| airways swell, tighten, and produce excess | | | | affects the airways, the small tubes that |
| mucus-tends to run in families. Asthma is | | | | carry air in and out of your lungs. If you |
| inflammation of the tubes of the lungs which | | | | have asthma, your airways are sensitive and |
| causes them to be obstructed, and therefore | | | | easily become swollen. A total of 47 patients |
| air passes though them less easily. These | | | | had high levels of exhaled nitric oxide. Of |
| episodes may be triggered by such things as | | | | those patients, 41 started using inhaled |
| exposure to an environmental stimulant (or | | | | corticosteroids, and 36 noted improvement in |
| allergen), cold air, warm air, moist air, | | | | their cough. |
| exercise or exertion, or emotional stress. | | | | |
| Asthma is an allergic disease that affects | | | | Asthma may be very mild, or it can be very |
| the bronchi or air passages. When the | | | | severe. An asthma attack can become very |
| allergic reaction takes place, the bronchi | | | | serious. Asthma is one of the leading causes |
| constrict and get clogged with mucous, making | | | | of children missing school. Approximately 14 |
| breathing very difficult. Asthma is a | | | | million adults and 6 million children in the |
| disease that affects your lungs. It causes | | | | U.S. have asthma. In fact, asthma is the most |
| repeated episodes of wheezing, | | | | common chronic illness of childhood and a |
| breathlessness, chest tightness, and | | | | common reason for missed school days. Asthma |
| nighttime or early morning coughing. Asthma | | | | is more common in boys than in girls. But |
| can be controlled by taking medicine and | | | | after puberty asthma is more common in |
| avoiding the triggers that can cause an | | | | females. Sometimes certain triggers can bring |
| attack. Asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis | | | | on symptoms. It's sensible to try to avoid |
| can be treated with inhaled corticosteroids, | | | | these triggers as much as possible, as they |
| which combat inflammation in the airways to | | | | will make your asthma worse. Common triggers |
| reduce asthma symptoms. | | | | include house dust mite, animal fur, pollen, |
| | | | tobacco smoke, cold air, viral and bacterial |
| Asthma is a chronic disease of the | | | | chest infections. Asthma coughs, on the other |
| respiratory system in which the airway | | | | hand, are most often dry coughs caused by |
| occasionally constricts, becomes inflamed, | | | | bronchial spasms. Since there's nothing to |
| and is lined with excessive amounts of mucus, | | | | bring up, there's no way for an asthma cough |
| often in response to one or more triggers. In | | | | to be 'productive', though you may hear |
| children, the most common triggers are viral | | | | rattling or 'crinkling' sounds if you listen |
| illnesses such as those that cause the common | | | | to the chest of a child when they cough. |
| cold.This airway narrowing causes symptoms | | | | There are two basic types of coughs, chest |
| such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest | | | | coughs and dry coughs. The effectiveness of |
| tightness, and coughing. The airway | | | | natural cough remedies. |
| constriction responds to bronchodilators. | | | | |