Asthma is a chronic disorder which affects the tubes in your lungs that air goes through. These tubes can become swollen and irritated causing more difficulty for the air to pass through. Allergies or items lungs find irritating can make the asthma worse. Symptoms one might notice with asthma include wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early in the morning (National Center for Environmental Health, 2012).
Asthma can be treated with medication when taken as your practitioner has prescribed. These medications can be pills or inhalers, and some are long-term control while others are quick-relief. This is why it is important to follow the practitioners order on how to take the medications.
Asthma attacks are accompanied by a sudden worsening of your asthma symptoms. People who experience severe asthma attacks should be taken to get emergency care (NIH, n.d.).
Some triggers for asthma attacks include tobacco smoke, dust mites, outdoor air pollution, cockroach allergen, pets, mold, smoke from burning wood or grass, respiratory and sinus infections, exercise,
some medicines, bad weather, breathing in cold, dry air, some foods, food
additives, fragrances, and strong emotions.
If you suspect that your child has asthma you should take them into your practitioner to be evaluated (National Center for Environmental Health, 2012).
References:
National Center for Environmental Health. (2012). Asthma: Basic information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/faqs.htm
NIH. (n.d.). Asthma. Medline Plus. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html
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