Know your medication – Asthma Inhalers (Puffers)
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that affects people of any age and is generally considered to be incurable but livable with. With correct monitoring and treatment, asthma should not be a life-threatening illness - and even when it is, only a small percentage of sufferers have severe enough asthma to warrant special measures. Understanding your asthma is the key to controlling it and you can do this by learning how to use your MDI inhalers correctly. By doing this your Asthma should not dominate your life no matter how severe your asthma is. Most sufferers continue with their usual lives ...
Asthma Questions: The Hygiene Hypothesis
Question: I've heard something called the "hygiene hypothesis" being referenced when discussing asthma. What is this? Answer: The "hygiene hypothesis" is a school of thought presented by certain medical studies, discovered during investigations in to why asthma is seemingly on the rise. While by no means a new condition, cases of asthma have been steadily rising since records began. Certain medical studies have tried to find out why this is, and along with environmental factors, the hygiene hypothesis has been suggested for this rise in cases. "Hygiene hypothesis" is the term used to describe the fact that, as a species, we are far ...
The Ins and Outs of Asthma Treatment
Although asthma is defined as a chronic (i.e. long term) illness, it is not usually life threatening - and for most sufferers becomes more of an annoyance than a genuine threat to their well-being. As one of the most common non-life-threatening illnesses in the world, asthma is well studied by medical research scientists, and as a result there are several treatments available. By far the best known asthma treatment is via medicine inhalation. The primary medicines used in inhalers are beta-2 agonists (for relieving an acute attack of asthma) and corticosteroids (for preventing attacks). These medications come in a variety of ...
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Peak Flow Meter – Best Asthma Info
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The Causes of Asthma
The exact causes of asthma are unknown; there is no direct chain of events that effects...
Asthma Questions: The Hygiene Hypothesis
Question: I’ve heard something called the “hygiene hypothesis”...
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Seasonal Asthma, Asthma Winter, Best Asthma Info, Part 3
Welcome back, I have so much to tell you today, this is the third post regarding,...
Seasonal Asthma, Asthma Winter, Best Asthma Info, Part 2
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Seasonal Asthma, Asthma Winter, Best Asthma Info, Part 1
One thing that my daughter hates is the onset of winter due to the varying temperatures,...
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Asthma and Smoke, Bushfires and Asthma
Even though this post is dedicated to bushfires, the effects for the asthmatic are the same in heavy smogged areas caused by log/coal fires. That said – let’s get on with the post. Summer time in Australia and other parts of the world can be particularly problematic for people with asthma if they have a bushfire problem. [Read more of this... [Read more of this article]
Thunderstorms and Asthma
Hello everyone, This latest post is one that I think is so very important. It doesn’t matter where in the world you are, this can happen – Thunderstorm induced asthma. As you know, thunderstorms more often than not combine heavy rain, high humidity and strong winds. [Read more of this article] Read More →
The Asthma Epidemic – Do you know the facts?
Asthma was first recognized and named by Hippocrates circa 450 BC Asthma is a condition that affects the airways – the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. Asthma involves only the bronchial tubes and does not affect the air sacs (alveoli) or the lung tissue (the parenchyma of the lung) itself. Asthma is a lung disease that makes breathing... [Read more of this article]
Know your medication – Asthma Inhalers (Puffers)
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that affects people of any age and is generally considered to be incurable but livable with. With correct monitoring and treatment, asthma should not be a life-threatening illness – and even when it is, only a small percentage of sufferers have severe enough asthma to warrant special measures. Understanding... [Read more of this article]
Asthma Questions: Adult Asthma
Question: I have always thought of asthma as the kind of illness that is identified in childhood. I’m 34, and I was recently diagnosed with asthma. Is it possible to suddenly start suffering from asthma so late in life? Answer: Asthma is predominantly identified in children, who are more susceptible to the inflammation of the lungs that causes... [Read more of this article]
Asthma Questions: Can A Child “Grow Out” Of Asthma?
Question: My daughter is six years old, and I recently took her to the doctor as I had noticed she was occasionally struggling to breathe and was coughing a lot. She was diagnosed with mild asthma and given two inhalers to use, which seem to be doing the job. I have, however, heard that sometimes children of my daughter’s age “grow out”... [Read more of this article]
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