Children are more likely to develop asthma if there's a family history of allergies and asthma. The most difficult part of treating an infant with asthma is that the child is not old enough to communicate what’s wrong. It is very difficult to obtain lung functions in case of the infants.
A peak flow meter is a portable, easy to use device that measures your lung functions. It helps you check how well your Asthma is controlled.
A person blows into it and the peak flow meter measures how much air the lungs pushed out. If someone with asthma can't blow out as much air as usual, this may mean he or she is going to have an asthma flare-up.
Asthma is primarily a chronic disease (a respiratory allergy) that presents as recurrent attacks of breathlessness cough and wheezing. Asthma can occur at any age, but the childhood asthma is the most common health problem in the present day society. Similarly chronic bronchitis is also another major respiratory problem frequently occurs in children at any age groups. If this chronic bronchitis is not treated properly with constitutional homeopathic treatment then it may turns into bronchial asthma in the future.
The word "Asthma" comes from the Greek, meaning, "To breathe hard." Asthma cannot be cured nor can long-term relief achieved by medicines which only helps in relieving bronchospasms (constriction of air passages or bronchioles), temporarily.
Sometimes Asthma patients suffer from Allergy. An Allergy can cause an Asthma attack any time anywhere inside or outside your home
Choosing the Right Asthma Treatment Plan:
Asthma can be triggered by many irritants including physiological factors (such as viral infections and upper respiratory infections), environmental factors (such as pollen, dust, mold, mildew), and non-environmental factors (such as exercise, stress, anxiety). In some patients, stress and heavy laughter can induce asthma, while in others allergens are the culprit. Among the list of allergens are aerosols, which are solid and liquid particles in a gas. Aerosols range in products; but examples include house cleaners, dust, pollen, and smoke.
Inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective treatment for asthma. Several types of inhalers help treat asthma and include metered-dose inhalers, metered-dose inhalers with a spacer, and dry powder inhalers. Nebulizers are also used for the treatment of asthma, but are for patients who have trouble using inhalers, such as infants and children. These devices contain chemicals – corticosteroids or glucocorticosteroids – that help prevent and treat inflammation of the airways.
Asthma is a chronic lung disease affecting people of different age, race, gender and ethnicity. Although no one knows what causes asthma, triggers may include allergies, stress, and exercise. Diagnosis of asthma involves taking a thorough history of the patient and family, performing physical exam and additional tests.