Asthma

🔮 Asthma

Asthma is a lung condition that causes a person’s airways (also known as breathing tubes) to become sensitive. Asthma can make it hard for you to breathe, make your chest hurt, and make you cough.

🎀 Definition :

A common lung disorder in which inflammation causes the bronchi to swell and narrow the airways, creating breathing difficulties that may range from mild to life-threatening.

The pathophysiology of asthma is complex and involves airway inflammation, intermittent airflow obstruction, and bronchial hyper responsiveness.

🎀 Nature :

Asthma attacks all age groups but often starts in childhood. It is a disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, which vary in severity and frequency from person to person.

🎀 Allergies and Asthma :

Allergies and asthma often go hand-in-hand. Allergic rhinitis (also called hay fever) is inflammation of the inside lining of the nose and is the single most common chronic allergic disease.

🎀 Symptoms includes :

🎈 Episodes of wheezing

🎈 Coughing

🎈 Chest tightness and

🎈 Shortness of breath

🎀 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.

🎀 Asthma - Triggers :

Exposure to various irritants and substances that trigger allergies (allergens) can trigger signs and symptoms of asthma.

Asthma triggers includes Airborne substances, such as pollen, dust mites, mold spores, pet dander or particles of cockroach waste.

🎀 Remedies :

As you inhale, see your lungs expand and fill with white light, and feel your breathing become easier. Repeat this exercise twice more, then open your eyes.

In a pinch, have a strong cup of coffee or two 355-mL cans of caffeinated cola. Caffeine is chemically related to theophylline, a standard medication for asthma.

🎀 Treatment :

Congenital weakness and chronic illness are also common causes of asthma.

Storage of phlegm in the Lung becomes the main cause for recurrent asthma attacks. In addition to the phlegm, chronic asthma will lead to deficiency of Lung, Spleen and Kidney.

Treatment principles during asthma attacks should focus on lowering the uprising Lung Qi, relieving wheezing (bronchial spasms) and dyspnea, and dissolving the phlegm.

🎀 Prevention :

📌 External pathogenic factors, such as wind-heat, wind-cold, or drastic change in temperature, may be avoided by staying home or wearing adequate clothing when exposed.

📌 Allergens such as pollen may be avoided by wearing a facial mask.

📌 A balanced diet low in spicy, raw, greasy, sweet food will also reduce the frequency of asthma attacks

📌 Patients should always warm up before exercising. Vigorous exercise is not recommended.

📌 They should be performing the desired activities at a slower pace

📌 Tai-chi chuan or Qi-gong will help strengthen the body and prevent recurrent asthma attacks.

In conclusion, improving the cardiopulmonary fitness is the key to recovery.