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Start my Subscription. Log In. Sign Up. Online CPD Articles. Asthma: How Does it Affect the Body? Document 4m of CPD. Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition causing a combination of variable respiratory symptoms which may include wheezing, shortness of breath, cough and excessive variation in lung function.
Our Mission. Having asthma can affect a person in many ways. Physical effects can range from the somewhat annoying an occasional cough all the way to the life-threatening not being able to breathe.
The frequency and seriousness of asthma symptoms depends on the overall severity of the asthma and how well it is controlled. Whether your asthma causes mild or severe symptoms, it's essential to have an asthma management plan in place.
The asthma doctors at UI Health can help. We'll take the time to understand your symptoms and gauge the severity of your asthma. Then we'll work with you to put together a plan that will address the physical effects asthma is having on your body. Asthma symptoms and severity vary substantially from person to person. But if you follow your asthma action plan, take your medicines properly, recognize your symptoms and triggers, and check in with your doctor regularly, you can do anything that people without asthma do.
Reviewed by: Okan Elidemir, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Is Asthma? What Causes Asthma? Asthma isn't contagious. You can't catch it from someone who has it. How Asthma Affects Breathing With normal breathing, air flows in through the nose or mouth and then into the windpipe trachea. What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Asthma?
Asthma Flare-Ups An asthma flare-up or "attack" is when a person's symptoms get worse. During a flare-up, a person might have: trouble breathing a tight chest a whistling sound when breathing wheezing a cough Things that bring on a flare-up are called triggers.
These can vary, but common triggers include: allergens , like pollen, mold, or other things that cause an allergic reaction in some people airborne irritants and pollutants , like smoke , strong scents, or high levels of air pollutants exercise weather , like cold, dry air or extreme heat or humidity respiratory tract infections , like colds and the flu Other things can trigger asthma flare-ups too: Some girls find their asthma gets worse just before their periods. How Is Asthma Treated?
Avoiding Triggers People with asthma need to avoid the things that might cause flare-ups. Taking Medicine Most asthma medicines are breathed directly into the lungs inhaled , but some are pills or liquids. There two types of medicines are: Quick-relief medicines, which act fast. They can be used as needed during a flare-up. Quick-relief medicines act fast, but their effect doesn't last long. These kinds of medicines are also called "fast-acting" or "rescue" medicines.
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