Sunny spring
But it is the "nightmare" of many asthma patients.
Every time at this time
Repeated asthma attacks are a headache
May 3, 2022 is the 24th "World Asthma Day", and "Li Live · Famous Doctor Consultation" specially invited Yao Xin, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, to answer questions online to explain the prevention and treatment of asthma for us.
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There are so many dangers to asthma!
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that is clinically manifested as recurrent episodes of coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath, often at night and in the early morning. Many people think that asthma is a "child's disease" and only children can get it, but it is not. Asthma can occur at any age, and patients who develop asthma symptoms after the age of 60 and are definitively diagnosed are clinically abound.
Asthma can be harmful not only to make you feel out of breath, repeated asthma exacerbations may affect children's development and lead to thoracic deformities; adults may cause chronic complications such as COPD, cor pulmonale and respiratory failure. Asthma exacerbations that are not controlled can even lead to death.
Asthma is difficult to cure but can be controlled!
Asthmatic wheezing symptoms are volatile, can "suddenly stop", and may resolve spontaneously. This makes many patients have cognitive misunderstandings or fluke psychology, and after the symptoms improve slightly, they stop reducing the amount of drugs on their own, which makes asthma frequent and increases the difficulty of treatment.
Asthma is a chronic disease, although it is difficult to cure, but as long as the patient standardizes the use of drugs, regular follow-up, through a period of treatment, most patients can be well controlled, like normal people work, live and study.
Don't talk about hormone discoloration!
Inhaled glucocorticoids have become the current medication of choice for asthma treatment. When it comes to hormone therapy, many people worry about dependence or side effects, but it is not as scary as it seems. Hormonal drugs directly reach the airway mucosa, the effect is good, and will not enter the blood circulation in large quantities, the side effects of the whole body are small, and it is very safe.
However, it should be noted that during inhaled glucocorticoid therapy, some drugs will accumulate in the larynx, and if you do not pay attention to gargling, it may cause hoarseness or Candida infection.
Asthma sufferers can also exercise!
If you have asthma, do you have to say goodbye to sports? Of course not! Football star David Beckham, swimmer Phelps and so on are asthma patients, exercise did not make their condition more serious, on the contrary, after controlling asthma, the right amount of exercise can enhance physical fitness, to a certain extent to reduce asthma attacks. However, if the patient is subject to exercise-induced asthma, then remember to use some medications before exercising, such as bronchodilators. In addition, long-tolerance exercise is not recommended for asthma patients.
Expert support to help you control your asthma!
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Avoid precipitating factors
Allergic asthma is the most common in asthma, and its trigger is the inhalation of various allergens, which may be dust, mites, plant pollen, pet hair, and so on. Spring is a variety of trees and flowers pollination time, the air is filled with a large number of pollen and plant ingredients, so it is more likely to cause asthma, asthma patients can wear masks when going out, try to avoid inhaling allergens, in addition, sudden changes in temperature, mood swings, improper use of drugs, etc. may also trigger asthma attacks, asthma patients should find out these triggers, avoid contact.
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Self-monitoring of the condition
Asthma patients can prepare an asthma diary to record their physical condition, asthma attacks and medications, which is conducive to patients and doctors to have a comprehensive and clear understanding of the condition.
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Pay attention to lung function tests
Asthma patients have lung function tests at least once a year and assessment of the level of airway inflammation, through which doctors can confirm the effectiveness of treatment and adjust the treatment plan.
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Regular follow-up consultations are treated as directed by the doctor
Asthma patients must follow up on time, follow the doctor's instructions to take sufficient and sufficient courses of medication, and implement a step-by-step treatment plan according to changes in the condition. Only after standardized treatment can asthma be effectively and scientifically controlled.
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