Asthma is a disorder affecting the airways of the lungs. The inflammation makes the airways very sensitive, and they tend to react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. People with asthma have very sensitive airways that narrow in response to certain “triggers”, leading to difficulty in breathing. Asthma attacks are [...]
If you or a loved one suffer from asthma, it is important to know about asthma control and ways to prevent the condition from affecting your health and well-being. Your doctor should be able to give you important asthma information during your visits, but you should also know a few things that will make asthma [...]
If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. When your asthma symptoms become worse than usual, it’s called an asthma attack. In a severe asthma attack, the airways can close so much that your vital organs do not get enough oxygen.This chain reaction can result in asthma symptoms. The [...]
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 the [...]
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 the [...]
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 [...]