What is Asthma?

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4 years ago

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Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways to the lungs. It makes breathing difficult and can make some physical activities challenging or even impossible.

To understand asthma, it’s necessary to understand a little about what happens when you breathe.

Normally, with every breath you take, air goes through your nose or mouth and down into your throat and into your airways, eventually making it to your lungs.

There are lots of small air passages in your lungs that help deliver oxygen from the air into your bloodstream.

Asthma symptoms occur when the lining of your airways swell and the muscles around them tighten. Mucus then fills the airways, further reducing the amount of air that can pass through.

These conditions can then bring on an asthma “attack,” the coughing and tightness in your chest that's typical of asthma.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of ashtma is wheezing, a squealing or whistling sound made when you breathe.

Other asthma symptoms may include:

  • coughing, especially at night, when laughing, or during exercise

  • tightness in the chest

  • shortness of breath

  • difficulty talking

  • anxiousness or panic

  • fatigue

Types

There are many different types of asthma. The most common type is bronchial asthma, which affects the bronchi in the lungs.

Allergic asthma

Allergens trigger this common type of asthma. These might include:

  • pet dander from animals like cats and dogs

  • food

  • mold

  • pollen

  • dust

Nonallergic asthma

Irritants in the air not related to allergies trigger this type of asthma. These irritants might include:

  • burning wood

  • cigarette smoke

  • cold air

  • air pollution

  • viral illnesses

  • air fresheners

  • household cleaning products

  • perfumes

Treatment

Treatments for asthma fall into three primary categories:

  • breathing exercises

  • quick-acting treatments

  • long-term asthma control medications

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