Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Asthma Facts Everyone Should Be Aware Of

By Sophia Andrea


Admittedly, asthma is a difficult disease to identify early. It resembles so many other respiratory infections that it becomes difficult to tell them apart. That is why you should not be trying it on your own; bring your doctor into the picture.

If you know nothing of asthma, how in the world would you handle things when push comes to shove? You might not think you could have it, but what do you really know. I strongly suggest that you don't take any chances with the disease.

There are lots of medications you could take to treat asthma; some are even sold over the counter in several drugstores. However, I strongly urge that you seek a doctor's opinion first before you go ahead. Your condition may be worse, or may not warrant that particular treatment, or you may have an adverse reaction to it. You cannot be too careful.

An asthma specialist is the best person to treat you if you've got the condition. Sure all doctors have the basic knowhow, but the specialist would be able to treat you faster and more specifically. Just so you know where to head for your treatment.

Whatever treatment you have been given for your asthma, be sure to include some exercise every day. You may want to start up with something easy that will not stress your lungs too hard, but work on gradually increasing it. It has been known to help a great deal with breathing when you are in crisis situations.

Two different doctors would scarcely treat asthma the same way. It is based on their understanding of the condition, and their experience with patients. The thing is, they could both be right, or one of them could be wrong. You need to be sure you have the right one.

Seeing as you are not the asthma pro, you might want to take a chill pill on your suggestions and suppositions. It is tough enough doing their job; you don't want to make things harder for your specialist than they totally need to be.

The moment you begin to hear your breath wheezing or whistling, you might want to get it checked out. It could be an asthma attack coming on. The better prepared you are for it, the better of you will fare when it does happen.

The number of medications out there that can be used for asthma continues to climb. It is nice to know that so much work is being put into the research, but I'd much rather have the cure. I hate to see my mum suffer so much in her old age.




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