What Is Asthma?

Asthma is one of the most known diseases all over the world. It is a chronic condition that involves the airways that becomes swollen and sore. These airways are the tubes where the air that is breathed flows in and out of the lungs.

• When you have asthma, your swollen and sore airways are very sensitive, and these make them react to allergens or other irritating stuff. During these reactions, airways get narrower resulting in the lungs getting less air.
• Once this happens, wheezing, chest tightness, coughing, and trouble in breathing could happen. These symptoms are usually experienced at night or very early in the morning.
• When the severity of asthma symptoms gets worse, this is what is already known as an asthma attack. During very severe attacks, the airways are known to close up so much resulting in the essential organs of the body not getting enough oxygen.
• Although people could die from very severe asthma attacks, there are ways to prevent this from happening. There are two types of medications for asthma: and these are the quick-relief medicines and the medicines for long-term control.
• While asthma could affect people from the very young to the very old, it normally starts during childhood. In the United States alone, there is an estimated 22 million persons who are noted to have asthma. Almost 6 million of these are children.