Before we present the typical symptoms of asthma, we should dispel some common myths about this condition. This is best achieved by conducting a short true or false quiz.1. T or F - Asthma is “all in the mind.”2. T or F - You will “grow out of it.”3. T or F - Asthma can [...]
Cough, Cough, CoughYou know it is not just a bad cough when you keep on coughing to the extent that you are wheezing for air. You might have asthma.Now, asthma is a disorder that affects the airways or the bronchial tubes in your lungs. The name itself hails from the Greek “to breathe hard”. And [...]
What Is 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 [...]
AsthmaAsthma is a chronic respiratory disease—sometimes worrisome and inconvenient—but a manageable condition. With proper understanding, good medical care, and monitoring, you can keep asthma under control. Chronic condition characterized by difficulty in breathing due to spasm of the bronchi (air passages) in the lungs. Attacks may be provoked by allergy, infection, and stress. The incidence [...]
Before we present the typical symptoms of asthma, we should dispel some common myths about this condition. This is best achieved by conducting a short true or false quiz.1. T or F - Asthma is “all in the mind.”2. T or F - You will “grow out of it.”3. T or F - Asthma can [...]
Read this article to know the best Home Remedies for Asthma. First of all let me tell you what is Asthma?Asthma happens when the main air passages of your lungs, the bronchial tubes, become inflamed. Asthma is a chronic but treatable situation. It is a very common long-term condition that affects your airways and breathing. [...]
In his book, Essential Allergy, Niels Mygind defines asthma as,“A lung disease characterised by: 1, variable and reversible airway obstruction; 2, airway inflammation; and 3, bronchial hyper-responsiveness.”Asthma is a disease where bronchial tubes are sensitive to irritants, which cause them to inflame and produce difficult breathing. The inflammation can cause, * contraction of muscles around [...]
Asthma is a disease that has been mentioned in medical history over and over again. So it can aptly be termed as an ancient disease. It is not right therefore to term it as a disease that is only a resultant of modern day lifestyle. But definitely there is an increase in number of asthma [...]
Asthma is an illness where irritants cause inflammation of the bronchial tubes, as they become very sensitive, and thus making it difficult to breath. Contraction of the muscles around the wind pipe can be a result of this inflammation. The inflammation can also cause excessive mucus in the air passage as well as swelling of [...]