Asthma

Asthma (Asthma) is a chronic disease (chronic) that attacks the respiratory tract (bronchiale) in the lungs where there is inflammation (inflammation) bronchiale cavity wall, which causes narrowing of respiratory tract that eventually someone experiencing shortness of breath. Asthma most commonly found in developed countries, especially the high levels of air pollution from vehicle fumes and dust of the desert.

* Causes of Asthma

Until now the cause of asthma is not known with certainty despite a lot of research by experts. Theory or cause someone hypotesis of asthma have not agreed upon by world health experts.

However, that can be concluded is that in the windpipe with asthma have a unique trait that is highly sensitive to various stimuli (bronchial hyperreactivity = hipereaktivitas airways) such as air pollution (smoke, dust, chemicals), pollen, cold air, food, furry animals, pressure soul, the smell / scent of stinging (eg perfume) and sports.

Besides asthma attacks as a result of the impact of patients experiencing respiratory tract infections over (ISPA) either flu or sinisitis. Asthma attacks can also be experienced by some women's menstrual cycle period, it is very rare.

Increasing numbers of asthma sufferers is associated with the risk factors that support a person suffering from asthma, such as heredity. If a mother or father suffered from asthma, the chances of people with asthma in the family members.

* Signs and Symptoms of Asthma

The signs and symptoms of asthma include:

1. Respiratory sounds (wheezing / wheezing / asthma) especially when breathing out (exhalation). Not all people with asthma have respiratory sounds, and not everyone is breathing terdegar asthmatic wheezing!
2. The existence of shortness of breath as a result of constriction of bronchi channel (bronchiale).
3. Prolonged cough at night time or cold weather.
4. Patient complaints of chest narrow sense ..
5. Asthma attack caused great sufferer can not speak because of the difficulty in regulating breathing.

At the age of the children, early symptoms may include itching dirongga chest or neck. During an asthma attack, feeling excessive anxiety can exacerbate the condition was the patient. As a reaction to anxiety, patients will also issue a lot of sweat.

* How to Avoid Asthma Attacks

Appropriate steps that can be done to avoid an asthma attack is away from causes that trigger asthma attacks itself. Each patient generally has its own characteristics to things that trigger asthma attacks.

After the occurrence of asthma attacks, if the patient has felt able to breathe but it is advisable to continue the treatment according to the drug and the dose given by the doctor.

* Handling and Asthma Treatment

Asthma (Asthma) until now not yet completely treatable, this means that an asthma attack can occur in the future. Handling and delivery of medicines to people with asthma is an act of assault arising address which is adjusted to the severity of the signs and symptoms themselves. The basic principle of handling an asthma attack is by giving both drugs injection (hydrocortisone), syrup, Ventolin (Salbutamol) or Nebulizer (gas Salbutamol) to help loosen respiratory tract.

In cases where the perceived light of complaints that lead to symptoms of asthma attacks or to prevent further attacks, the medical team or doctor will give medicine and tablets such as prednisolone Aminophylin. For people with asthma, suggested to them to provide / store inhaled medications (Ventolin inhalers) wherever they are who can help loosen respiratory dikala attack occurred.