Asthma

I chose this topic because I had asthma a long time ago when I was a small child. My asthma symptom developed when I was five years old, and I fought through it for almost seven years. Now although I donЎЇt have this disease anymore and donЎЇt need to take medicines for it at all, I am still really interested in asthma. So, to my curiosity and to my experiences, I decide to write about it in my paper. I will tell you what is asthma; what causes asthma; what are the symptoms of asthma; is there a cure or not; whatЎЇs the treatment of asthma; how can you prevent asthma; how many people have suffered and die each year because of asthma; etc.

According to www.dictionary.com, asthma is a chronic respiratory disease which often arising from allergies that are characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction and coughing. Long story short, asthma is a lung disease that causes breathing problems.

The most common causes of asthma are allergies (animals, pollen, or seafood), and environmental problems (air pollutions, dust, and mold). Surprisingly asthma can also cause by birth. Children with mothers who smoke during pregnancy are twice as likely to develop asthma as children of nonsmoking parents, because tobacco smoke can make the fetusЎЇ airways in the lung smaller, which greatly increases their chance of developing this disease.

Asthma inflames and narrows the airways to make it difficult for air to pass in and out of the lungs, thus decreases the oxygen levels in the blood. So when a person is suffering from an asthma attack, she or he will have a sensation similar to drowning. Doctors say the earlier found out it is asthma, the better it can be treated. The early warning signs are tiredness, coughing, runny nose, and itchy throat. Asthma symptoms include hissing or wheezing sounds in the chest, feeling short of breath, heavy or tight feeling in the chest, and a change in the thickness, amount, or color of the mucus when you cough. If you had warning signs and are experiencing these symptoms frequently, please take it seriously and contact a doctor, because maybe youЎЇve had asthma.

Asthma does not have a cure. Some people may inactive their symptoms in their teenage years, but they will never ÐŽ®grow out of itЎЇЎЄthe symptoms will reoccur at anytime in adulthood at a 50% chance. Changing environment can help a lot, but still, it will not cure asthma. The best way of control asthma is through good medical care no matter what, because this disease is serious and can be fatal.

Asthma can be treated by relaxing airways or reducing inflammation in the lung. Inhaled medications are generally preferred over