Asthma is a very common diseases around the world. As a conscious citizen
what you should know about Asthma as following:
- What is Asthma? Ans: Asthma is a chronic long time lung diseases. It affects the breathing tube that carry air in and out from the lung.
- What are the causes of Asthma? Ans: Unknown. However Boys are twice as likely to develop asthma as girls. Studies show boys are more likely to have a positive allergy tests, to show more bronchial hyper-responsiveness and to appear to have different patterns of airway function development.
- How many asthma patients are in the USA & UK? Ans: Around 25 million people in the USA and 4.5 million people in the UK are asthma patient
- How many asthma patients around the world? Ans: About 235 million people around the world has asthma according to the WHO report.
- How can you understand that you are a asthma patient? Ans: When you will feel breathing problem due to coughing, wheezing and pain or tightness in the chest.
- When you should go to Asthma specialist? Ans: It is wise decision to go to your chest specialist when it is noticed first.
- Is the diseases curable? Ans: No. However it is controllable if proper treatment plan for asthma is taken. Appropriate management can control the disorder and enable people to enjoy a good quality of life.
- What is appropriate action plan for Asthma? Ans: It varies on patients and causes of patients. Doctor can prescribe your appropriate action plan control of asthma.
- What are the major triggers of asthma? Ans: air pollution,physical exercise, stress,Cold,dust,pollen,allergens, tobacco smoke, carpets and stuffed furniture,chemical irritants animal's fur, moulds, etc are the major triggers of Asthma.
- What types of medicines are used to treat this dangerous diseases? Ans: Doctors prescribe two types of medicine: one is long-term medicine and another one is quick relief medicine. Inhaler is the most effective and widely used medicine both for long and short time treatment. However some doctors suggest to take tablet to control allergen causes asthma for long time treatment.
- How to track asthma? Ans: By keeping record of symptoms, using peak flow meter and regular visiting your doctor it can be tracked.
- Is it necessary to visit doctor when you feel better? Yes, you should visit your doctor even if you feel fine. Because doctor can change the doses of your medicine after examining the condition of your lung.
- Who gets asthma? People from any ages can be attacked by asthma. Around 1.1 million children have this diseases in the UK.
- What are the learning programs for asthma? Ans: In different countries there is lung association or chest association where Self assessment classes are taken. In USA American Lung Association arrange this kind of awareness classes for adult.
- What is the best tips for allergen caused Asthma Patient? Ans: Who has asthma causing allergen should avoid those allergen as possible. They use mask during sweeping room or cleaning bed. They should be careful about get cold and coughing.
- Is it possible to live normal life for asthma patients? Ans: Yes it is possible to live a normal life if asthma is under controlled.
- Which countries have most asthma patient? Ans: In developing and poor countries the asthma patients are much more higher. The amount is 235 million. Air pollution, wet floor, dirty environment, damp wall encourage to grow mould which is caused to increase asthma patients in developing countries.
- How Asthma effect on students? Ans: A large number of students have to absent from school and college due to severe attack of asthma.
- Does socio-economic status effect on Asthma? Ans: Yes, Socioeconomic status and asthma fatality are inversely related. In other words, the poorer you are, the more possibility of die from asthma because the poor have less access to asthma treatments, medicine and good care and they are more exposed to common asthma triggers such as wet floor, dirty environment, damp wall, air pollution, more stresses, dust, mould, cockroaches and animal dander etc.
- Why close contact to your doctor is essential? Ans: Asthmatics who have had severe or near-fatal asthma attacks have an increased likelihood of having a fatal asthma attack in the future. That's why very close contact with your doctor is essential to control asthma.
