What Is Asthma?
Asthma attacks are shortness and difficulty of breath.It also sound like whistles caused of narrowing the channel bronchus in the lungs. Asthma occurs when the muscles in the airway that connecting the nose to the lungs become stiff. When the muscle spasms, it narrowing the airway and prevent breathing.
The situation becomes worse when the patient has a thick sputum that covers the airway causing difficulties in breathing. When this happens, the lungs are the lack of air and the patient may lose consciousness and can cause death.
Among other signs of asthma is difficult to breathe, sputter and breathing becomes short. Among the factors that can aggravate asthma are allergic to house dust, animal hair, pollen, grass and smoke cigarettes.
Too much exercise and perform the work also allows for asthma. Similarly, if we experience stress and infection in the lungs. For those who are allergic to medicines such as aspirin and penicillin, should be careful because the likelihood of an asthma attack if taking the drug.
Medical – Inhalation (inhaler)
Inhaled drug is to prevent asthma that frequently occured. Among them are Becotide, Pulmicate, salbotomol and Theophylline. When experiencing an asthma attack, the doctor will give medicine in the form of tablets, capsules, mixture, inhalation, aerosol or suppository.
Prescribed medications is often able to overcome the problem of narrowing channels bronchus in the lungs. Patients are also sometimes given a steroid to relieve breathing difficulties caused.
Patients may also be given the drug sodium cromoglycate which will help them avoid an asthma attack.
The benefits of Inhaled drugs :
1. Safe and quickly made an impact.
2. Effective cure for four hours.
3. Can be used as and when required.
4. Repeat every two or three hours.
5. Can be used before exercise.
6. But not effective in severe asthma.
