Asthma is a common household word that many people use day to day. The word Asthma is often misused and usually correlated with obesity. Asthma is a chronic disease involved in the airways of the lungs. Asthma is the inflammation of these airways that allow air to travel in and out of the lungs, bringing the body necessary oxygen. Due to the inflammation, the tissue surrounding the airways can become swollen and the muscles involved with breathing can tighten, which can cause the symptoms that are associated with Asthma. These symptoms include but are not limited to, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness and coughing. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world and it is estimated that there are over 300 million
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Allergic asthma is triggered by numerous specific and non-specific stimuli and can vary on a case-to-case basis. It is very important to identify what triggers each patient’s asthma as that can go a long way in helping prevent asthma attacks. Some common triggers that effect patients include different types of pollens, molds, dust mites and animal dander. Exercise induced asthma is another very common diagnosis among patients with asthma. Exercise induced asthma is often referred to as exercise induced bronchoconstriction, and is when the airways narrow and asthma symptoms are activated as a result of exercising. Exercise induced asthma may worsen pre-existing conditions or only cause asthma attacks during exercise. One of the most common misconceptions about exercise-induced asthma is that exercise causes the asthma, which is not true. Exercise triggers the asthma symptoms that cause the asthma attack. Often exercise and being in good health will lower the occurrence of exercise induced asthma attacks. One of the biggest problems with being in well enough shape to avoid exercise-induced asthma attacks is actually getting there and exercising while the attacks are occurring. Childhood asthma is often associated with wheezing, but is not synonymous with wheezing. Most infants who have a wheeze at birth have a congenital birth defect affecting their airway, but are not at risk for asthma as an adult. Asthma in children is characterized by recurrent airway obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and airway inflammation. While it produces the same symptoms as other types of asthma childhood asthma is more difficult to pinpoint a cause. Many cases of childhood asthma are believed to be do to environmental exposures, whether that be certain allergens in the home or area they live. Often
Allergic asthma is triggered by numerous specific and non-specific stimuli and can vary on a case-to-case basis. It is very important to identify what triggers each patient’s asthma as that can go a long way in helping prevent asthma attacks. Some common triggers that effect patients include different types of pollens, molds, dust mites and animal dander. Exercise induced asthma is another very common diagnosis among patients with asthma. Exercise induced asthma is often referred to as exercise induced bronchoconstriction, and is when the airways narrow and asthma symptoms are activated as a result of exercising. Exercise induced asthma may worsen pre-existing conditions or only cause asthma attacks during exercise. One of the most common misconceptions about exercise-induced asthma is that exercise causes the asthma, which is not true. Exercise triggers the asthma symptoms that cause the asthma attack. Often exercise and being in good health will lower the occurrence of exercise induced asthma attacks. One of the biggest problems with being in well enough shape to avoid exercise-induced asthma attacks is actually getting there and exercising while the attacks are occurring. Childhood asthma is often associated with wheezing, but is not synonymous with wheezing. Most infants who have a wheeze at birth have a congenital birth defect affecting their airway, but are not at risk for asthma as an adult. Asthma in children is characterized by recurrent airway obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and airway inflammation. While it produces the same symptoms as other types of asthma childhood asthma is more difficult to pinpoint a cause. Many cases of childhood asthma are believed to be do to environmental exposures, whether that be certain allergens in the home or area they live. Often