Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Asthma Allergy- Causes and Remedies

Asthma happens to be one of the most common allergy types experienced by young and adults alike. In most cases, Asthmatic patients suffer from inflammation of lungs caused by its hyper-responsiveness to allergic and sometimes non-allergic stimuli. It is witnessed through heavy panting and short breadth. But this may not be true in all cases. Sometimes asthmatic conditions could be characterized by subtle responses like mild cough and cold.

Causes of Asthma

asthma causesThe chronic ailment of the disease stems out of swelling of the bronchial tubes. Mucus is produced within the tubes and the muscles outside the tube tighten. This comes in way of natural breathing process and patients suffer difficulty while breathing.

Though Asthma is primarily a problem caused by inflammation of lungs, other external factors have a contributing role which further instigates the disease. External factors like dust mites, mold, weeds, grass pollens and even bird feathers can further propagate the disease. Interestingly, Asthma may also be propagated by non-allergic conditions. Extreme cold, strong perfumes and exposure to smoke can also further trigger the disease among asthmatic patients.
But it should be borne in mind that a condition which seems to be allergic to one may be perfectly fine for another. This may be attributed to difference of immune system among individuals. An individual with poor immune system is more likely to fall pray to allergic conditions to an individual with comparatively better immunity system.

Suggested Remedial Measures

Asthma treatment varies widely depending on the propensity of the disease among individuals. There are two popular types of medications applied on asthmatic patients viz, controller medication and rescue medication.
While controller medications are generally prescribed for patients with common asthmatic symptoms, rescue medications are prescribed to individuals with severe night time cough. Some of the widely used rescue medications include albuterol, xopenex, epinephrine and the like. Off late, Xolair too has emerged as a popular asthmatic treatment for treating severe asthmatic disorders. It is a form of treatment where over production of allergic antibodies are blocked.
In extreme cases, medical practitioners recommend immunotherapy where allergic injections are injected so as to make one’s immune system more consistent against allergies.

3 comments:

Scarlett said...

Gr8 post man.
I have been suffering mild coughing for one month now. After consulting several doctors, one doc says I may have asthmatic cough. However I have no difficulty in breathing. Have been taking different types of cough mixture, antibiotics but they prove least effect on me. I don't know what happen to me. Any idea....

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