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Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common chronic illnesses in children, but adults can also have asthma. Asthma causes shortness of breath, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing at night or very early in the morning. What Is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease. It causes your respiratory tract to become inflamed and narrowed, making it difficult to breathe. A bad asthma can cause speech or performance problems. You may hear your doctor call a chronic respiratory illness. Some people call asthma "asthma". Asthma is a dangerous disease that affects 25 million Americans and causes an estimated 1.6 million emergency room visits every year. With treatment, you can live well. Without it, you may need to go to the ER regularly or stay in the hospital, which may affect your daily life.

How does Asthma sound? Asthma is characterized by inflammation of the bronchial tubes, with additional adhesive secretions inside the tubes. People with asthma have symptoms when the airways become tight, burning, or filled with mucus. There are three major symptoms of asthma: Airway obstruction; when you breathe as usual, the muscles around your airways are relaxed, and the air moves freely. But if you have asthma, the muscles are tight. It is difficult to pass the wind. Inflammation; Asthma causes red bronchial tubes, which are swollen in your lungs. This inflammation can damage your lungs. Treating this is the key to controlling asthma over time. Emotional distress; People with asthma have sensitive respiratory tract that are often overreacting and become smaller when they come in contact with even the smallest of objects. These problems can cause symptoms such as: Cough, especially at night or in the morning, breathing, whistling sound when you breathe, shortness of breath, tightness, pain, or pressure in your chest, sleep problems due to respiratory problems. Not everyone with asthma has the same symptoms in the same way. You may not have all of these symptoms, or you may have different symptoms at different times. Your symptoms may also vary from one asthma attack to the next, being mild at one time and worse at another. Some people with asthma may walk for a long time without symptoms. Some may have problems every day. In addition, some people may have asthma only during exercise or have bacterial infections such as the flu. Minor asthma attacks are more common. Typically, airways open within a few minutes to a few hours. Severe attacks are rare but take a long time and require immediate medical attention. It is important to be aware of and treat even mild asthma symptoms to help you avoid difficult episodes and keep asthma under better control.

When do you see your doctor? Get medical help right away if you have serious symptoms, including: Breathing fast, pale or blue face, lips, or nails, the skin around your ribs pulls inwards as you breathe difficulty breathing, walking, or talking, unpleasant symptoms after taking medication.

How Is Asthma Classified? Doctors estimate how bad asthma is with its symptoms: Central asthma. Soft symptoms less than twice a week. Nocturnal symptoms are less than twice a month. Few asthma attacks. Chronic asthma; Symptoms three to six times a week. Night symptoms three to four times a month. Asthma attacks may affect activities. Middle asthma; Symptoms of daily asthma. Night attacks five or more times a month. Symptoms can affect activities. Severe asthma; Symptoms that persist both day and night. You should limit your activities. Your asthma can get worse if you: You experience symptoms frequently and severely disrupt your daily life.

Types of Asthma; There are several: Asthma for adults; Asthma can start at any age, but is most common in people under 40. Asthmaticus condition; This chronic asthma attack does not go away when you use bronchodilators. They are a medical emergency that needs immediate treatment. Asthma in children; Symptoms may vary from episode to episode in the same child. Look for problems like: Cough often, especially during play, at night, or while laughing. This may be the only sign. Low power or short posture to hold their breath while playing, rapid or shallow breathing, whether their chest hurts or feels tight, the sound of whistling as they breathe or exit, the movement of the seesaw in their chest due to difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, tight neck and chest muscles, weakness and fatigue.

Bronchoconstriction caused by exercise; you may experience this so-called exercise-induced asthma. It occurs during physical activity, when you breathe more dry air than in your body, and your respiratory tract becomes narrower. It can affect people who do not have asthma, too. You will notice symptoms a few minutes after you start exercising, and they can last 10 to 15 minutes after you stop. Allergic asthma; factors that cause allergies to certain substances, such as dust, pollen and pets, can also cause asthma attacks. Nonallergic asthma; this species burns in very bad weather. It can be the heat of summer or the cold of winter. It can also be seen when you are depressed or have a fever. Asthma at work; This usually affects people who work near chemical smoke, dust, or other irritating substances in the air. Eosinophilic asthma; this complex form is characterized by high levels of white blood cells called eosinophils. It usually affects adults between the ages of 35 and 50. Nocturnal asthma; your asthma symptoms get worse at night. Aspirin-induced asthma; you experience asthma symptoms when you take aspirin, as well as runny nose, sneezing, sinus pressure, and cough. Cough variant asthma; unlike other species, the only symptom of this type of asthma is a persistent cough.

Signs of Asthma Risk;  factors that may increase your risk of asthma include: things in the world around you before you were born or when you were growing up that your parents have asthma, especially your mother, your genes and your race. Asthma is very common in African Americans or Puerto Ricans. Your gender; Boys are more likely to have asthma than girls. In children and adults, it is more common in women.

Asthma Diagnosis; if you think you have asthma, see your doctor. They may refer you to a pulmonologist, called a pulmonologist, or a specialist in allergies and immunology. The doctor will begin with a physical examination and ask you about your symptoms and medical history. You will have a test to see how well your lungs are doing, which may include: Spirometry; this simple breathing test measures how much air you breathe and how fast you breathe. High flow; this measure how well your lungs breathe. They are slightly stronger than spirometry, but can be a great way to check your lungs at home, even before you feel any symptoms. A high flow meter can help you find out what makes asthma worse, whether your treatment is effective, and when you need urgent care. Methacholine Challenge; This and similar tests include using triggers or challenges. Adults are more likely to have these tests than children. You may find it if your symptoms and spirometry tests do not clearly show asthma. During this test, you inhale a chemical called methacholine before and after spirometry to see if it makes your respiratory tract narrower. If your results drop by at least 20%, you may have asthma. Your doctor will prescribe medication at the end of the test to reverse the effects of methacholine. Examination of extracted nitric oxide; you breathe into a tube connected to a machine that measures the amount of nitric oxide in your soul. Your body makes this gas normal, but levels can be high if your airways are swollen. Other tests you may find include: Chest X-ray; it is not an asthma test, but your doctor can use it to make sure that nothing else is causing your symptoms. X-ray is an internal image of your body, made up of low-dose radiation. CT; this test takes a series of X-rays and is compiled to form your inner view. Scans of your lungs and sinuses can indicate physical problems or illnesses (such as infections) that can cause respiratory problems or make them worse. Allergy tests; this could be a blood or skin test. They tell you if you do not get along with pets, dust, mold and pollen. Once you know the causes of your allergies, you can get treatment to protect yourself - and from asthma attacks. Sputum eosinophils; this test looks for high levels of white blood cells (eosinophils) in a mixture of saliva and mucus (sputum) that comes out when you cough.

 SAMINA ZAHEER (HEALTH TOPICS, HEALTH CARE)