Asthma is very common and can have a lot of different triggers, from environmental to genetic.
Reliever inhalers, of the type that your friend probably uses, are usually blue and are taken to combat symptoms like wheezing or coughing. They work quickly by relaxing the muscles surrounding the narrowed airways making it easier to breathe. Reliever inhalers are essential in treating asthma attacks. If she needs to use her reliever inhaler 3–4 times a week, she should go back to her doctor or nurse and have her asthma reviewed so that she can keep it under control.
If she continues to need a lot of reliever medicine over a long time there is a risk that it will become less effective and the asthma may worsen.
Preventer inhalers usually come in brown, red or orange. They work by controlling the swelling and inflammation in the airways, stopping them from being so sensitive and reducing the risk of severe attacks. The effect of preventer inhalers builds up over a period of time and they need to be taken every day, usually morning and evening, even when a asthmatic is feeling well. Preventers contain a steroid medicine. It is important to understand that the steroids contained in preventer medicines are not the same as anabolic steroids used by athletes to improve their performance.
There are other types of medicine that can be added to a reliever and preventer inhaler if needed, such as preventer tablets, long-acting relievers and combination inhalers (usually red and white or purple). For information about other medicines your friend should really speak to her doctor or asthma nurse.
Yes this is very good information and Asthma can be a very under treated condition. A lot of people put up with the odd wheeze and don't really bother to go to the doctor. However if it is left untreated Asthma can be very serious and even cause death. The thought of having to be on oxygen later in life is not a nice one so anyone who thinks that they might have asthmas should see their doctor and follow his instructions to the letter. You cannot take chances with something as important as your breathing!
Hello, Asthma is a very chronic disease and so sholud be handled very carefully by proper treatment although there are a number of treatments for curing and controlling asthma but vaporizer device is also one such device which helps in opening the blocked bronchitis and comforts the users with east breathing.
Yes that is true and it is a condition that is being seen more and more often, most worryingly in children. I am asthmatic although since I stopped smoking I have not had to take my inhaler except when I have a chest infection or sometimes in the hay fever season. When you feel that tightening of the chest though it is horrible and can be quite frightening. It is worth remembering that people have died from asthma attacks.
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