Bronchial Asthma - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Bronchial asthma originate from affliction of the stomach and the gastro intestinal track.So before the onset of the disease patient complaint of indigestion,constipation on diarrhoea.The attack of asthma can be sudden due to sensitivity of the patient to certain substances like pollen,dust,perfume and certain allergic foods.Asthma causes difficulty in breathing,sense of tightness,constriction around the chest,whistling sound while breathing and difficulty in inspiration and expiration. Read more
Asthma and Asthma Nebulizers
Asthma Nebulizers (Breathing Machine)
An asthma nebulizer, also known as a breathing machine, changes asthma medication from a liquid to a mist, so that it can be more easily inhaled into the lungs. Home nebulizer therapy is particularly effective in delivering asthma medications to infants and small children and to anyone who is unable to use asthma inhalers with spacers. Read more
How to Control Asthma through Medications
Inhaled bronchodilator medications are highly effective in opening airways narrowed by asthma. In addition, they have few severe side effects when used in the recommended dose and frequency. They are available by both metered dose inhaler and nebulizer. Inhaled bronchodilator medication produces much fewer side effects than theophylline and is preferred over theophylline for routine use, for severe episodes and for prevention of exercise-induced asthma. In certain cases both may be used. Read more
What Kind of Asthma Specialist Is Right for You?
Asthma is defined as…”a lung disease that is characterized by three airway problems: obstruction, inflammation, and hyper-responsiveness.”
Asthma is a disease of the lung that affects the bronchial tubes or airways. Asthma affects almost 20 million Americans and more than 70% of them also suffer from allergies. There are various different types of asthma. Today, asthma is divided into a number of different types: allergic, non-allergic/intrinsic, exercise-induced, nocturnal, occupational and steroid-resistant asthma. Read more
Do You Know The Symptoms of an Asthma Attack?
What Is an Asthma Attack?
An asthma attack is a sudden worsening of asthma symptoms caused by the tightening of muscles around your airways (bronchospasm). During the asthma attack, the lining of the airways also becomes swollen or inflamed and thicker mucus — more than normal — is produced. All of these factors — bronchospasm, inflammation, and mucus production — cause symptoms of an asthma attack such as difficulty breathing, wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and difficulty performing normal daily activities. Read more
About childhood asthma symptoms
About childhood asthma symptoms:
Asthma is the leading serious chronic illness of children in the U.S. In 2005, an estimated 6.5 million children under age 18 (almost 1.4 million under age 5) currently had asthma, Read more
Managing Your Asthma
About 17 million Americans have asthma. Nearly five million of them are children. Many children outgrow asthma in their teen years. Each year, 5000 people die from asthma.Asthma is a disease of the lung airways. The airways get swollen and inflamed. They react easily to certain things, like viruses, smoke, or pollen. When the inflamed airways react, they get narrow. This makes it hard to breathe. Read more
Symptoms Of Asthma
Asthma (Az-muh) is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways are inflamed (swollen). The inflammation (IN-fla-MAY-shun) makes the airways very sensitive, and they tend to react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. When the airways react, they get narrower, and less air flows through to your lung tissue. This causes symptoms like wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing, especially at night and in the early morning. Read more
Asthma- A fast spreading respiratory disease
Asthma- A fast spreading respiratory disease
Asthma is a chronic bronchial disease which is marked by contraction in airways. Airways are tubes that enhance your breathing and the contraction here results into lesser oxygen supply which stresses tissues and cells inside the body. Its very common disease worldwide but people still are puzzled about the phenomenon when they encounter disease. Read more
Asthma and Lung Allergies
Asthma is a common disease in the young and old, yet most people don’t know that asthma is usually due to allergies in the lungs. This discussion focuses on the allergic causes and triggers of asthma so that patients can better understand how to control their disease. Many other forms of lung allergies are covered, including hypersensitivity pneumonitis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, Read more
