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Asthma is a chronic lung condition characterized by difficulty in breathing. Individuals with asthma have either extra-sensitive or hyper-responsive airways that narrow or obstruct when they become irritated. Most people with asthma have periodic wheezing attacks separated by symptom-free periods. Some asthmatics, on the other hand, have chronic shortness of breath with episodes of increased shortness of breath. For other asthmatics, a cough may be their predominant symptom. Asthma attacks can last minutes to days, and can become dangerous if the airflow is severely restricted, requiring emergency room treatment to restore normal breathing.
It is estimated that more than 17 million people in the United States have asthma. People with asthma can be of any race, age or gender. Although most common during childhood, occurring in approximately 7 to 10 percent of the pediatric population, it also occurs in 3 to 5 percent of adults. Half of the people with asthma develop it before age 10, and most develop it before age 30. While it affects twice as many boys as girls during childhood, more girls than boys develop asthma as teenagers. During adulthood the rate of occurrence is the same among men and women.
How does asthma develop?
When an asthma attack occurs, the muscles of the bronchial tubes become tight and the lining of the air passages swells, reducing airflow and producing the characteristic wheezing sound. Two factors provoke asthma: (1) specific triggers that irritate the airways and cause them to tighten, called bronchoconstriction, and (2) specific causes or inducers that result in inflammation of the airways. Triggers do not result in inflammation and therefore do not actually cause asthma. The symptoms and bronchoconstriction associated with triggers tend to be immediate, short-lived and rapidly reversible. If the airways are already inflamed, they will react more quickly to triggers. Triggers vary from individual to individual, and include cold air, exercise, smoke, emotional upsets and inhaled irritants.
Inducers, on the other hand, lead to both airway inflammation and airway hyper-responsiveness, and are therefore recognized as a cause of asthma. Unlike the symptoms of triggers, the symptoms of inducers may last longer, are delayed and are less easily reversed. The most common inducers are allergens and respiratory viral infections. Inhalant allergens are the most important inducers or causes of inflammation and airway hyper-responsiveness. An estimated 75 to 80 percent of young asthmatics are allergic. The most common inhaled allergens are the pollen of grasses, trees and weeds; animal secretions, with cats and horses being the most allergenic; molds; house dust; and mites.
What are the symptoms of asthma?
The universal symptom of asthma is difficulty breathing due to the obstruction of airflow in the bronchial tubes. This narrowing or obstruction can cause one or a combination of the following symptoms: wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Asthma symptoms can decrease over time, especially among children.
Conventional medical treatments may help relieve the symptoms of asthma, but they do not get at the root of the problem. By addressing the underlying cause of the problem, as natural medicine treatments do, asthma may be alleviated permanently.
Discover why we believe that natural medicine treatments are the best way to treat asthma.
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