Asthma

Asthma is so common that if you happen to not have it, you know somebody that suffers form it.  If you do not understand what it fully is you do know what the symptoms are.

 

Asthma is a condition in the respiratory system that cause the smaller airways to tighten, this is what makes an asthma suffer have a hard time breathing.  The time that an asthma attack can last is dependent on the seriousness of the condition and also how tight the airways happen to be.

 

It is a disease that can occur in people of all ages although it is more common to first appear in children. Some lucky asthma suffers happen to outgrow this conditionThere are also some people that will live with asthma for the rest of their life. 

 

People who have no other asthma suffers in their family can acquire asthma.  It is a misunderstanding about asthma, that it is passed down from generation to generation. 

 

Some symptoms that are associated with asthma are cough, wheezing, tightness of the chest, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing.  These are symptoms that can vary from person to person. 

 

An asthma attack has levels of mild, moderate, and severe.

 

For somebody that had mild asthma they have attacks when they have an upper respiratory infection.  Most other times they are completely fine and have no asthma symptoms at all. 

 

Moderate asthma suffers will have symptoms from time to time.  It could be worse in the early morning or late in the night, when they have a cold, or have a lot of stress in their lives. 

 

Asthma suffers that have severe asthma usually have asthma symptoms every single day.  They find it hard to even talk to people at times, impossible to have any activity physically at all.  They can also be admitted into the hospital many times a year due to their asthma.

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