If this disease is not treated in time, it becomes chronic, which leads to many complications.

Hakeem Adil Ismail

Sometimes cough, cold, cold and shortness of breath are ignored as a common disease, it may be asthma. And if this disease is not treated in time, it would become chronic. is, which leads to many complications. This is the reason why "World Asthma Day" is celebrated worldwide on the first Tuesday of May every year under the auspices of the Global Initiative for Asthma, so that at all levels Information about the disease can be made public.

This year the day is being celebrated with the theme "Asthma Care For All".

Asthma is the name of a respiratory disease, which occurs due to the disorder of the airways and lungs. Asthma patients experience symptoms such as difficulty breathing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, sleep disturbance and fatigue. do

Compared to the past, the severity of asthma has increased many times.


Asthma rates are increasing rapidly in developing and relatively well-off countries in Asia, especially in children, this disease is more severe, so it should not be considered a common disease and should be treated with regular treatment. It should also be avoided.

Health experts say that there are certain substances in the body of each individual, which are called antibodies in medical terms.

If some harmful allergens through the air enter the lungs through the respiratory tract, then this allergy can cause this disease. Most people have different reasons, such as dust, dirt, cigarette smoke, mold, unpleasant odors. Perfumes made from different types of chemicals, animal germs and certain medicines can also cause this disease.

It should be noted that among animals, dogs, cats and horses are the animals whose fur and hair cause many human allergies. Therefore, care should be taken with animals. There are two causes of allergies in almost every house in the whole world. One is dust soil and the other is air pollution. Germs found in soil are dangerous for human health and breathing process, especially for asthma patients.

These germs can be seen with the help of a micron microscope. The favorite place of these germs in the house is the bedroom, where they can easily stick to the human skin and cause damage. and these germs are found in the kitchen or bathroom of almost every home.

Why does asthma occur?

If we look at the action of the soul, we will know that the nose, mouth, throat, larynx and lungs participate in the process of breathing.

The lungs have air ducts, which are divided into finer and finer. At the ends of these ducts are thousands of small air sacs. Carbon dioxide is separated from the polluted blood in these sacs. , which we expel through our nose. If for some reason the capacity of the ducts decreases and they cannot contain the required amount of clean air, then the body begins to lack oxygen.

To compensate for this deficiency, the breathing rate naturally increases and the person is forced to breathe rapidly. This condition is called asthma.

There may be several reasons for decreased capacity of the airways. For example, they may have a build-up of mucus or mucus and the sacs cannot expand to accommodate air. When the blood in the lungs starts to pressurize or the blood in the lungs enters the thousands of fine veins and for any reason, the excess amount stops and blocks the air capacity.

According to modern research, allergies are the cause in nine out of ten asthma patients.

Symptoms:

The most prominent symptom of asthma is wheezing, but coughing at night, coughing that starts with running or laughing, and coughing that lasts for several weeks can also be symptoms. The diagnosis of the disease is easy in children in whom the symptom of whistling sound appears repeatedly.

The problem is in children under one year of age, in whom the symptoms of pneumonia, bronchiolitis and asthma are similar and cause confusion. Symptoms like difficulty in speaking, difficulty in lying straight appear. In this case, if the treatment is delayed, the patient may also stop breathing.

Also, the lips, hands and feet may turn blue and the patient may die.

Treatment:

If the nature of the disease is severe, consult an experienced physician. Most patients require two types of medicine in the treatment.

Fast-acting drugs:

These drugs open up the airways by reducing the constriction of the airways, called bronchospasm.

These medicines are called relievers in medical terms.

Medicines to control asthma:

If the quick-acting drug is used more than twice a week, the use of an asthma control drug is essential, as its daily use protects the lungs from complications and significantly protects against asthma attacks. happens.


For the convenience of the patient, the doctor prescribes a regimen, so use the asthma medicine only as per the doctor's advice and it is imperative to find out from your doctor which medicine is urgent and how to use it during an asthma attack. It would be better to ask the doctor to write down which medicine to take when. In this way, the patient adheres to the time and there is no suddenness in the use of the medicine.


To control asthma