Today (May 3) is the 24th "World Asthma Day", and it is the turn of spring and summer, which is also the season of asthma, so how should we prevent asthma and what problems should we pay attention to in daily life? Hear what the experts have to say.
Asthma is a very harmful chronic airway inflammatory disease, if the treatment is not timely, can lead to different degrees of ventilation dysfunction, serious breathing difficulties, and even endanger the life of patients, if the body appears chest tightness, asthma, breathing difficulties, long-term repeated cough and other asthma characteristics, it is best to go to the hospital to check it out, in time to determine whether it is asthma.
Zhang Ruifeng, director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of the Affiliated University of Southeast University, said that there are many causes of asthma, in addition to genetics, drugs and other triggers, air pollution, climate change and various allergens in the living environment, which can also induce asthma, such as pollen, sycamore wool, willow wool, insect eggs, animal fur, seafood and some foods, etc., are common allergens, after contact with this allergen, it is possible to cause an acute attack or aggravation of asthma.
Zhang Ruifeng said that for asthma patients, it is necessary to take drugs for a long time or even someone to take medicine for life, in the treatment process, we must follow the doctor's instructions to standardize the use of drugs, coupled with avoiding contact with various allergens, avoiding respiratory infections, for the vast majority of patients, asthma can achieve a long-term effective control state.
Li Fang, chief physician of the Department of Pulmonary Diseases (Department of Respiratory Medicine) of Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, said: "If parents have asthma, the incidence of children will be higher, after exposure to allergens in spring or autumn, such as possible contact with dust mites, when the quilt is dried in the home, there are more pets now, cat and dog hair may also cause allergies, relatively speaking, the probability of illness will be higher, and some physiques are more special, after respiratory infections, asthma will also attack." ”
Fan Yueping, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Jurong People's Hospital, introduced that since the spring, the number of asthma patients received by the hospital outpatient clinic has gradually increased, and many patients still have more serious treatment misunderstandings and low asthma control rates. There are many adults with asthma that occur in childhood, so if children have symptoms such as cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath, etc., parents should take their children to the hospital in time for effective treatment, which is the key to reducing the incidence of asthma in adults.
Fan Yueping told reporters: "Through timely diagnosis and long-term standardized treatment, asthma is completely controllable. Asthma patients should exercise properly in life, which can gradually enhance their physique, improve our disease resistance, make asthma well controlled, and work and live like normal people. ”
At present, it is the May Day holiday, experts remind that when we go out to play, we must pay attention to personal protection, away from various allergens, in addition, the pathogenic effect of smoking on asthma is also very clear, it will also cause aggravation, so it is necessary to quit smoking and avoid second-hand smoke, which is also very important. If you find symptoms of asthma, or have a history of asthma recurrence, you should seek medical treatment in time, for the prevention and treatment of asthma, early detection, early diagnosis, early standardized treatment, is particularly important.
(Source: "Zero Distance" reporter / Lu Hui, Liu Xiaoliang, Jiangsu Public News Channel / Shen Can Editor / Li Shi Jiang Jie )
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