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What is asthma?
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways. (Chronic diseases are diseases that last a long time.) Asthma causes repeated periods of wheezing (wheezing), chest tightness, shortness of breath and cough. Cough often occurs at night or early morning.
Asthma affects people of all ages but usually begins in childhood. In the United States more than 22 million people with asthma found. Nearly 6 million of these people are children.
General review
The airways are tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. People with asthma have inflamed airways. This makes the airways are swollen and very sensitive and tend to react strongly to certain substances that are inhaled. Read the rest of this entry »
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What is Asthma?
Asthma is a respiratory disease that can be chronic or episodic. The most frequent is that asthma has its origins in a combination of extrinsic and intrinsic causes. A few simple measures can help patients with asthma to space and soften the crisis.
Exercise is recommended even for people with asthma, but knowing at all times the limits imposed by the disease and making sure not violent and prolonged exertion.
Stress is a cause of asthma, so it has to be fought, which also contribute to maintaining the overall health of the organism. Seasonal changes increase the cases of allergies, colds and asthma. Ask your doctor about getting vaccinated every year as a preventive measure.
Avoid indoor, perform breathing exercises, sleep with two pillows if you have trouble breathing at night and try to identify the agents that cause breathing difficulties. These agents can be certain metals, animal hair, pollen, wool, food, etc..