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Translated from Greek, “bronchial asthma” means “heavy breathing”, “suffocation”. Its main symptom is attacks of suffocation - in this case, it is more difficult to exhale than to inhale. Choking is a reaction of the bronchi of an asthmatic to various irritants. Bronchial asthma can be caused by both external and internal causes.
Bronchial asthma is one of the most common and severe allergic diseases, one of the so-called “big three allergic diseases”. The incidence of this pathology is growing every year. Currently, from 5% to 10% of the total population have bronchial asthma of varying severity.
If you have asthma, you must be able to take care of your health; to do this, together with your doctor, draw up an individual treatment plan that would suit both of you.
Tell your doctor about all the medications you take for other conditions, as some medications may make your asthma worse.
Follow the individual treatment plan developed together with your doctor and visit your doctor regularly for follow-up examinations.
Learn to take your medications correctly. Ask your doctor to teach you the correct inhalation technique. This is extremely important, since if the inhalation is performed incorrectly, an insufficient amount of the drug may enter your respiratory tract.
If you do not tolerate asthma medications well, tell your doctor.
You must find out what triggers your asthma symptoms and attacks. After this, contact with these factors should be avoided or reduced.
If you react to animal skin particles, do not keep animals in the house or allow them into the bedroom.
Do not smoke or allow other people to smoke in your home.
If you have a reaction to pollen, try to stay indoors with the air conditioner running while the plants are blooming.
To remove house dust mites, you should wash bed linens, dry and vacuum blankets, pillows and soft toys in hot water once a week. You can also put dust-proof covers on mattresses and pillows. Remove all carpets from your home.
If you react to cold air, breathe through a scarf when going outside during the cold season.
If asthma symptoms occur when playing sports or during everyday activities, such as climbing stairs, you should work with your doctor to find a treatment that will allow you to live an active lifestyle without experiencing asthma symptoms. Physical activity is very important to your life.
If you are allergic to sulfites, you should avoid foods (dried fruits) or drinks (wine) that contain sulfites.
Be careful not to miss the first signs of an asthma attack.
Pay attention to the symptoms of asthma (cough, wheezing, chest tightness and difficulty breathing) and use the medication prescribed by your doctor to quickly relieve symptoms.
To assess asthma over time, use a peak flow meter.
If your asthma is out of control, it is important to recognize this as early as possible so you can contact your doctor to change your regular maintenance therapy. The following signs indicate worsening asthma:
Asthma symptoms appear more frequently than usual.
Asthma symptoms are more severe than usual.
Asthma bothers you at night and disrupts your sleep.
You have to miss work or school because of your asthma.
Your peak expiratory flow rate is lower than normal, or there are significant fluctuations in your expiratory flow rate throughout the day.
You think that your anti-asthma medications are helping you much worse than before.
You need to use your drug for quick relief of symptoms (rescue drug) more often than before. Remember: the daily need for a drug to quickly relieve asthma symptoms indicates a lack of control over the disease.
Asthma causes you to call an ambulance or have an unscheduled visit to the doctor. If it worsens further, you may even require hospitalization.
Translated from Greek, “bronchial asthma” means “heavy breathing”, “suffocation”. Its main symptom is attacks of suffocation - in this case, it is more difficult to exhale than to inhale. Choking is a reaction of the bronchi of an asthmatic to various irritants. Bronchial asthma can be caused by both external and internal causes.
Bronchial asthma is one of the most common and severe allergic diseases, one of the so-called “big three allergic diseases”. The incidence of this pathology is growing every year. Currently, from 5% to 10% of the total population have bronchial asthma of varying severity.
If you have asthma, you must be able to take care of your health; to do this, together with your doctor, draw up an individual treatment plan that would suit both of you.
Tell your doctor about all the medications you take for other conditions, as some medications may make your asthma worse.
Follow the individual treatment plan developed together with your doctor and visit your doctor regularly for follow-up examinations.
Learn to take your medications correctly. Ask your doctor to teach you the correct inhalation technique. This is extremely important, since if the inhalation is performed incorrectly, an insufficient amount of the drug may enter your respiratory tract.
If you do not tolerate asthma medications well, tell your doctor.
You must find out what triggers your asthma symptoms and attacks. After this, contact with these factors should be avoided or reduced.
If you react to animal skin particles, do not keep animals in the house or allow them into the bedroom.
Do not smoke or allow other people to smoke in your home.
If you have a reaction to pollen, try to stay indoors with the air conditioner running while the plants are blooming.
To remove house dust mites, you should wash bed linens, dry and vacuum blankets, pillows and soft toys in hot water once a week. You can also put dust-proof covers on mattresses and pillows. Remove all carpets from your home.
If you react to cold air, breathe through a scarf when going outside during the cold season.
If asthma symptoms occur when playing sports or during everyday activities, such as climbing stairs, you should work with your doctor to find a treatment that will allow you to live an active lifestyle without experiencing asthma symptoms. Physical activity is very important to your life.
If you are allergic to sulfites, you should avoid foods (dried fruits) or drinks (wine) that contain sulfites.
Be careful not to miss the first signs of an asthma attack.
Pay attention to the symptoms of asthma (cough, wheezing, chest tightness and difficulty breathing) and use the medication prescribed by your doctor to quickly relieve symptoms.
To assess asthma over time, use a peak flow meter.
If your asthma is out of control, it is important to recognize this as early as possible so you can contact your doctor to change your regular maintenance therapy. The following signs indicate worsening asthma:
Asthma symptoms appear more frequently than usual.
Asthma symptoms are more severe than usual.
Asthma bothers you at night and disrupts your sleep.
You have to miss work or school because of your asthma.
Your peak expiratory flow rate is lower than normal, or there are significant fluctuations in your expiratory flow rate throughout the day.
You think that your anti-asthma medications are helping you much worse than before.
You need to use your drug for quick relief of symptoms (rescue drug) more often than before. Remember: the daily need for a drug to quickly relieve asthma symptoms indicates a lack of control over the disease.
Asthma causes you to call an ambulance or have an unscheduled visit to the doctor. If it worsens further, you may even require hospitalization.
