Asthma can stop many from living their day to day lives. It causes those who suffer with it to stop doing certain activities because it could flare up their asthma. Although for many asthma is a major issue there are some who live with it being a minor nuisance. Asthma cannot be cured and your asthma can actually change and develop as you get older.
What is asthma?
Asthma is normally characterized by having inflammation in your respiratory system. The inflammation is primarily found in the breathing tubes and there is an increase in the production of sticky secretions within the tubes themselves. Those who suffer from asthma often find themselves experiencing symptoms throughout the day.
What Causes Asthma?
Asthma, much like allergies, is caused by exposure to allergens. Certain allergens like pollen, dust mites, animal dander, and ragweed can cause asthma to become inflamed. Other allergens that can be harmful to those that suffer from asthma are smoke, chemical fumes or strong odors.
These are the top eight symptoms of asthma:
- Coughing
- Wheezing
- Shortness of breath
- Chest tightness
- Chest Pain or Pressure
- Frequent Colds
- Difficulty Breathing
- Rapid Breathing
Although these are the eight most common and major symptoms those with asthma will have, not all symptoms are experienced the same way. When someone with asthma is interrupted in their day with these symptoms it can lead to an asthma attack. Everyone from adults to children can suffer from these eight symptoms, although in children they can be worse. Many times these eight symptoms for asthma are often looked over with children and seen as symptoms of a cold or of bronchitis.
What is an asthma attack?
An asthma attack is when the muscles that are surrounding your airways are tightening due to your asthma being triggered. Mild episodes of asthma attacks only last a few minutes and can be resolved with medication, salt therapy or even just stop. More severe attacks can last for hours or even for days.
What is the best way to fight against asthma?
A great natural way to fight your asthma is with salt therapy. Salt therapy is a therapy that uses small salt particles to help break up the mucus that is stuck inside of your lungs that could be causing your seasonal allergies to be worse. Using salt therapy can help reach the deepest parts of the lungs that normal medication is not always able to reach.
Contact your local salt therapy room to see if their salt therapy rooms can help with your seasonal allergies.
When to see a doctor?
It is important to make sure and see a doctor when your asthma attacks become life-threatening or when the symptoms do. Attacks can cause death and you should seek emergency treatment if any of the symptoms last too long. Certain signs you should look for are if your rapid breathing gets worse, if your shortness of breath gets worse, if your wheezing worsens, if there is no improvement after an inhaler, or if you are having major shortness of breath after no physical activity.
