Living with Asthma

Living with Asthma

Introduction

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disorder which narrows the bronchi and its branches and this cause the airways muscles tightening, bronchial tissues swelling and also increases the mucus production. All of these factors work together in narrowing the airways of lungs. This process traps the air in segments of the lungs and also limits the oxygen exchange. It causes difficulty in breathing, coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.Sometimes Asthma causes only occasional symptoms to the patients but for some people every day brings a struggle to breathe. Duration of asthma is not defined as it may last for few minutes or may continue for many days. Living with Asthma is challenging because during its attacks it becomes hard to decide whether breathe or not. But Asthma patients can lead a healthy and active life if they know the details of its management.

Thesis Statement

“Living with asthma brings the dilemma of breathing with itself which cannot be cured but controlled through proper management of its attacks”.

Discussion

Management Plan

A strong asthma management plan may start a positive approach to survive with the disease. The only thing this plan needs is a focus to control and prevent asthma from becoming intrusive in your own life. Such plan may include:

Changes in environment and lifestyle which will help to avoid the asthma triggers.

Proper asthma medications at proper timings to help control and prevent the asthma symptoms.

Proper plan arrangement to deal with the occasional emergencies of asthma such as the sudden asthma attacks.

When plans are made after the proper consultation with doctors which also includes the regular follow-ups of the medication then they bring more proper outcomes.

Proper Knowledge of Asthma

A proper knowledge of asthma guides the patients to deal with day to day efforts of leading life with asthma. The more knowledge ...