Asthma Attack Blog


Asthma Attack Triggers

Although in asthma the underlying airway inflammation is always there, an asthma attack can be triggered or worsened by a number of factors. There are two types of asthma attack triggers;

Allergens and Irritants

* Common asthma allergens include pollen, animals and house-dust mites.
* Common asthma irritants include cold air, cigarette smoke and chemical fumes.

An allergen is a substance that causes asthma attack symptoms by bringing about an allergic reaction. An irritant is a substance that precipitates an asthma attack by aggravating the airways.

Keeping a diary of the times and circumstances that precipitates your asthma attack or causes your asthma to worsen can help you and your doctor pinpoint exactly what your asthma triggers are. Once you have identified your asthma triggers, you can take steps to deal with them.

Friday, 30 March 2018

What Can Trigger Your Asthma?

The real causes of asthma are still unknown. The symptoms of this disease can vary from one patient to another. Therefore, it is very important to know what can trigger your asthma. Knowledge regarding the triggering elements can save any asthma patient from asthma attack. ...

Homemade Remedies for Asthma Treatment

Asthma, a very commonly seen lung disease, is characterized by the difficulty that the person feels during breathing. There are many simple homemade remedies which are very beneficial for an asthma patient. So, let us see some of the simplest and easiest home remedies that can help you in reducing asthma. ...

Important Tips for Asthma Patients During Diwali

Diwali festival turns horrific for the asthmatic patients as air pollution rises dangerously. They become more uneasy and skeptical instead of feeling elated. Here are few important tips for Asthma patients during Diwali to help them survive aggravation of respiratory disorder. ...

Thursday, 22 February 2018

Natural Remedies To Treat Asthma

Asthma is very common nowadays. It is basically a condition in which a person's airway becomes swollen and produces extra mucus, which makes breathing difficult. Some of the common signs of identifying the condition are frequently short of breath, coughing, especially while doing exercise, difficulty in breathing normally, chest tightness, wheezing, etc. ...

Friday, 19 January 2018

How Will You Prevent Asthma? What Is The Best Treatment For Asthma?

Asthma is a chronic disease that inflames and narrows your airways in the lungs and makes breathing an extremely difficult task for the sufferer. The airways remain inflamed in this condition and the muscles around the airways always remain tightened when a trigger flares up the asthma and you suffer from a full fledged asthma attack. ...

Thursday, 4 January 2018

5 Best Homeopathic Medicines for Asthma

Homeopathy is a secure science that offers an everlasting therapy for asthma. Homeopathic medicines work splendidly nicely to remove asthma at the root. Those treatments activate the body's own restorative processes, mainly strengthening its natural recuperation system to make it strong sufficient to combat the situation. ...

Friday, 8 December 2017

Ayurveda Asthma Treatments - Treat Your Asthma the Right Way

Asthma is a chronic illness that affects the airways, and it is also a common disease that affects many people in the world. In most cases, the Asthma disorder is mild and is often unrecognizable. However, the growth of industrialization and consequence, the invasion of allergens in our body can develop the incidence of asthma. The main symptoms of asthma are recurrent breathing problems, severe breathing, dyspnoea, cough, chest tightness and so on. ...

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

COPD - What Can I Do About That?

What steps can you take to improve your situation when you have been diagnosed with COPD? Here is actual clinical observation and published research about that very thing! ...

Monday, 6 November 2017

All About Nosocomial Asthma

Asthma is a medical condition of the respiratory system that is manifested through hyperactiveness of the respiratory system resulting in inflammation and obstruction of the airways due to cellular hyperresponsiveness. Both chronic and acute asthma are presented through difficult in breathing, inform of shortened breaths and raised pulse rate. Asthma Pathology The pathophysiological mechanisms of asthma include bronchoconstriction and obstruction of the airways. ...

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Nourish Your Lungs - An Amazing Alphay Product

In this article readers will become aware of an all-natural product called Nourish. Nourish has many great qualities that can benefit those who need help and support with breathing issues or just want healthier, cleaner more robust lungs the natural way. ...

Saturday, 24 June 2017

Understanding And Overcoming Bronchitis

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tube and its branches. It may be acute or chronic; it may involve one side or both; it may affect the larger or only the minor portions of the tube, or it may involve the whole bronchial system. ...

Understanding And Overcoming Asthma

Asthma is one of the most aggravating diseases that humans may suffer. It involves the very breath of life. One of the characteristic features of this disorder is that between attacks the victim may appear and feel as normal as anyone else and yet in a very short time may be in an attack so severe as to cause him to wish for the end of life. ...

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Conquer Asthma!

Many adults suffer needlessly from mild to moderate asthma. But there are techniques for mastering asthma that can give you back your life. ...

Monday, 27 March 2017

Lily's Asthma

According to medical orthodoxy, there is no cure for Asthma. Three hundred and fifty million people worldwide suffer from Asthma. In the US, 5000 people die yearly from Asthma. Is there another approach than inhalers, steroids, and medication for life to provide relief? ...

Friday, 10 February 2017

Asthma Part 4: Treatment and Control

In this final part of the asthma article series, we discuss the treatment options available. From medications to avoidance of triggers and regular reviews, consultation with your primary physician to draft up an action plan is essential in the proper care and control of asthma. ...

Asthma Part 3: Special Patient Populations

In this Part Three of our asthma article series, we highlight the special group of sufferers that require special attention. Very young children, elderly, pregnant women, athletics and so on face challenges due to their physical condition or activities that they perform which puts them at higher risk than the average person. ...

Asthma Part 2: The Medical Consult

In Part 1, we looked at what is asthma, its causes, symptoms, risks and so on. In this part, we will discuss on the diagnostic options for the disease, what to expect and prepare for your consultation with the doctor. ...

Asthma Part 1: An Overview

This is a Part 1 of a four-part series on the topic of asthma. In this article, we look at what is asthma, the causes, symptoms, triggers and prevention of this chronic disease. ...

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Do You Know What To Do When Your Child Has An Asthma Attack?

Anyone who has seen a child having an asthma attack knows how scary it can be. One of the primary symptoms of an attack is struggling to breathe or gasping for air. This may or not be accompanied by coughing or wheezing and a tummy ache. The symptoms often get steadily worse. ...

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Asthma or Not? Cough in Children With Asthma

A cough is likely due to asthma if it refuses to go away over days, weeks or months, is worse at night or early in the morning, or if it comes and goes without notice. A cough is even more likely due to asthma if the child also suffers from a chronic rough skin rash called eczema, or if a parent or other close relative has asthma. Kids and adolescents can develop asthma at any age. ...