Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways, which causes attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Asthma is such a common disease. There is no cure for asthma, but most people can control the condition and lead normal, active lives. Different things set off asthma attacks in different people. Smoke from cigarettes or a fire, air pollution, cold air, pollen, animals, house dust, molds, strong smells such as perfume or bus exhaust, wood dust, exercise, industrial chemicals all can trigger an attack.
The symptoms of an asthmatic person are cough, sometime a cough that won`t go away is the only symptom of asthma. Asthma symptoms often happen at nigh and in the morning, but they can happen any time. They get worse when you are around your asthma triggers. “During sleep, the airways tend to narrow, which may cause increased airflow resistance. Shortness of breath that gets worse with exercise or activity, Pulling in of the skin between the ribs when breathing intercostal retractions, Wheezing, Usually begins suddenly, Comes in episodes, May go away on its own, May be worse at night or in early morning, Gets worse when breathing in cold air, Gets worse with exercise, Gets worse with heartburn reflux, Gets better when using drugs that open the airways bronchodilators.
Asthma affects people differently. Each individual is unique in their degree of reactivity to environmental triggers. This naturally influences the type and dose of medication prescribed, which may vary from one individual to another. Sometimes people have asthma when they are very young and it goes away as they grow up. It may come back later in life. The emergency symptoms are the decreased level of alertness such as severe drowsiness or confusion, during an asthma attack. The bluish color to the lips and face, Extreme difficulty breathing for a person is hard.