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Thursday, 3 September 2015
Ways to prevent Asthma
In order to become healthier, there are many ways on how to prevent Asthma.
Below are the ways on how to prevent Asthma.
1) Allergies and Asthma prevention
It is important for Asthma patients to avoid things that will make their Asthma become worse. They also have to avoid things that makes them allergic such as fur, smoke, and many more. By avoiding the things that we have allergic on can help prevent the Asthma attack.
2) Avoid colds
If people surrounding us have a cold or flu, we must avoid them cause the Asthma symptoms will become much worse if we got the infection. We also must wash our hands frequently so that there will be no harm or any infection.
3) Avoid smoke
Even smoking are bad, lots of people loves to smoke even though they know it will harm them later on. In order to be healthy, we must avoid it so that we will become healthier. It is a facts that smoking will always makes Asthma become worse. We also have to avoid all kind of smoke such as tobacco, incense, candles, fires, and fireworks.
4) Avoid stress
We must enjoy on everything that we do and feel relax and calm about it. Bad feelings such as worry and stress often makes the Asthma symptoms become worse.
Below are the ways on how to prevent Asthma.
1) Allergies and Asthma prevention
It is important for Asthma patients to avoid things that will make their Asthma become worse. They also have to avoid things that makes them allergic such as fur, smoke, and many more. By avoiding the things that we have allergic on can help prevent the Asthma attack.
2) Avoid colds
If people surrounding us have a cold or flu, we must avoid them cause the Asthma symptoms will become much worse if we got the infection. We also must wash our hands frequently so that there will be no harm or any infection.
3) Avoid smoke
Even smoking are bad, lots of people loves to smoke even though they know it will harm them later on. In order to be healthy, we must avoid it so that we will become healthier. It is a facts that smoking will always makes Asthma become worse. We also have to avoid all kind of smoke such as tobacco, incense, candles, fires, and fireworks.
4) Avoid stress
We must enjoy on everything that we do and feel relax and calm about it. Bad feelings such as worry and stress often makes the Asthma symptoms become worse.
Treatment for Asthma
As we know, Asthma is a disease that have no cure, but in order to be healthy, there are some treatment that can control the Asthma attack. Below are the examples of treatment for Asthma.
1) Medicines
Medicines is very important for people that are suffering from Asthma. The medicines also was been given by the doctors which they think it is suitable for their patient. People that are suffering from Asthma also must always take the medicines every day according on it instruction and use it correctly. They also can't skip their medicines or else they will have a difficulty on controlling the Asthma attack.
2) Use a peak flow meter
By using the peak flow meter, we can know how well our lungs is. It also can makes people alert if they had an Asthma attack before they notice about it.
3) Avoid things that can make the Asthma become worse
It is a facts that there are a lot of things that can make the Asthma become worse. If a person want to control his Asthma, he must know what are the thing that will make his Asthma become worse, and after that he should avoid it. For example, if you had a cat, try to placed it outside your bedroom or house. If you can't avoid it, try to limit it so that it will not harm your health.
4) Preventive checkups
If you did the preventive checkup, you will have the information on how well your Asthma is. Usually at the begin treatment, Asthma patient will often see their doctor, but ones their Asthma become much better and is controlled, they only have to see their doctor for a few time. The amount of medicines that they have to take also will become more less.
1) Medicines
Medicines is very important for people that are suffering from Asthma. The medicines also was been given by the doctors which they think it is suitable for their patient. People that are suffering from Asthma also must always take the medicines every day according on it instruction and use it correctly. They also can't skip their medicines or else they will have a difficulty on controlling the Asthma attack.
2) Use a peak flow meter
By using the peak flow meter, we can know how well our lungs is. It also can makes people alert if they had an Asthma attack before they notice about it.
3) Avoid things that can make the Asthma become worse
It is a facts that there are a lot of things that can make the Asthma become worse. If a person want to control his Asthma, he must know what are the thing that will make his Asthma become worse, and after that he should avoid it. For example, if you had a cat, try to placed it outside your bedroom or house. If you can't avoid it, try to limit it so that it will not harm your health.
4) Preventive checkups
If you did the preventive checkup, you will have the information on how well your Asthma is. Usually at the begin treatment, Asthma patient will often see their doctor, but ones their Asthma become much better and is controlled, they only have to see their doctor for a few time. The amount of medicines that they have to take also will become more less.
Types of Asthma medications
Hello guys!
In this post, I want to give the information to all of you regarding the Asthma medications.
There are three major types of Asthma medications such as pills, inhalers, and nebulizer.
1) Asthma pills
There are two types of pills that usually been used for Asthma treatment. The first one is called Steroids, and the other one is other Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.
Both of the pills are very important for those people who are suffering from Asthma. It will help them feel better by reduce the swelling and focus production in the airways.
2) Asthma Inhalers
The most effectual ways to deliver asthma drugs (in a form of gas) to the lungs is by using Asthma inhaler. Asthma inhaler have different types and different colours. All of the inhalers have a different function on how to use it, what is the contain, when to use it and many more.
3) Asthma Nebulizer
Asthma Nebulizer will be used when the inhaler is not working, or for those who didn't have the inhaler. Asthma nebulizer is a mouthpiece or mask that usually been used by anyone who had a difficulty in breathing including kids and senior citizen. It is also in a form of mist, so that it will easily inhaled into the lungs. Using the nebuliser also takes time rather than take the inhaler.
Types of Asthma
When talk about Asthma, there are many types of Asthma that can be found. But in this entry, I want to focus on three types of Asthma which is Exercise-Induced Asthma, Cough-Variant Asthma, and Nighttime (Nocturnal) Asthma. So let's gather more information about the types of Asthma.
EXERCISE-INDUCED ASTHMA
Exercise-Induced Asthma is a type of Asthma that occur by physical exertion or exercise. There are many Asthma patients and normal people including Athletes whom experience the symptoms during exercise. The example of symptoms that they might get is coughing and wheezing.
COUGH-VARIANT ASTHMA
Cough-Variant Asthma is a type of Asthma that cause a serious coughing which is predominant symptom. The reason of why people getting Cough-Variant is commonly because of exercise and respiratory functions. The other causes of coughing is Sinusitis, Postnasal Drip, Gastroesophageal Reflux disease, and Postnasal Drip.
NIGHTTIME (NOCTURNAL) ASTHMA
In other words, Nighttime Asthma also were called as Nocturnal Asthma. People who had Asthma are more exposed to this disease because the sleep-wake cycle have influence the Asthma. The symptoms that they might get is such as trouble breathing, wheezing and cough. According to statistic also, it stated that most of people who died during sleep time is because of Asthma.
EXERCISE-INDUCED ASTHMA
Exercise-Induced Asthma is a type of Asthma that occur by physical exertion or exercise. There are many Asthma patients and normal people including Athletes whom experience the symptoms during exercise. The example of symptoms that they might get is coughing and wheezing.
COUGH-VARIANT ASTHMA
Cough-Variant Asthma is a type of Asthma that cause a serious coughing which is predominant symptom. The reason of why people getting Cough-Variant is commonly because of exercise and respiratory functions. The other causes of coughing is Sinusitis, Postnasal Drip, Gastroesophageal Reflux disease, and Postnasal Drip.
NIGHTTIME (NOCTURNAL) ASTHMA
In other words, Nighttime Asthma also were called as Nocturnal Asthma. People who had Asthma are more exposed to this disease because the sleep-wake cycle have influence the Asthma. The symptoms that they might get is such as trouble breathing, wheezing and cough. According to statistic also, it stated that most of people who died during sleep time is because of Asthma.
Effects of Asthma
Hello, we meet again. So in this entry, I will provide you about the effects of Asthma.
Like any other disease, Asthma also had tons of its effects which is very harmful. Below are the effects that I can provide you with.
- Difficulty in breathing
- Wheezing and coughing
- Chest tightness and pressure
- Tightened neck and chest muscles
- Difficulty in talking
- Feels panic or anxiety
- Face become pale and sweat
- Lips turn blue
- Peak flow meter readings was reduced
- Shortness of breath
- Having nasal congestion
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- Trouble sleeping
- Feels tired for the whole day
- Limitation of activities
- Slouching over
- Fast breathing
- Trouble sitting still
- Crankiness
Factors of Asthma
Hello again. Besides having Asthma attack because of the common causes such as allergies and everything, there are some major factors of Asthma that we posses since childhood.
1) Family history
What do I mean by family history is perhaps one of your family members might have an Asthma before or different allergic disease that is related to Asthma such as Eczema, food allergy and Hay Fever. This disease also known as Atopic Conditions.
2) Childhood exposure to tobacco smoke
This also considered as the main factors of Asthma. Women in this era often smoke just like men even when they are pregnant. So this might be the reason of why some of us get Asthma since early childhood.
3) Having serious condition
The examples of having serious condition is such as the child was having a Bronchiolitis, was being born prematurely and even when the baby is born, their weight will become not normal and skinny because of the restricted growth inside the womb.
1) Family history
What do I mean by family history is perhaps one of your family members might have an Asthma before or different allergic disease that is related to Asthma such as Eczema, food allergy and Hay Fever. This disease also known as Atopic Conditions.
2) Childhood exposure to tobacco smoke
This also considered as the main factors of Asthma. Women in this era often smoke just like men even when they are pregnant. So this might be the reason of why some of us get Asthma since early childhood.
3) Having serious condition
The examples of having serious condition is such as the child was having a Bronchiolitis, was being born prematurely and even when the baby is born, their weight will become not normal and skinny because of the restricted growth inside the womb.
How Asthma can occurs
As a Asthmatic patients, sometimes we are confused on what are the actual resigns that we can get the Asthma attack. Some of us think about the foods that we eat might be the reasons, and we also think it comes from the surrounds. In this content, I want to tell you guys about how actually Asthma can occur to someone. Before that, lets watch a video on how an Asthma attack occurs.
Okay. Lest get started with the reasons on how Asthma can occurs.
1) Allergies
What I mean by allergies is includes dust, fur, molds, things that you eat such as shellfish, pollens, and other things.
2) Weather
The examples of weather that can make you have an Asthma attack is such as cold air, dry wind, and even changes in weather or seasons.
3) Exercise
In my previous posts before in personal experience as a Asthmatic patient, I've mention that one of the reasons that I have to avoid is to do an outdoor exercise or activities that makes you breathe faster and harder such as running, playing football and etc. Usually people that had a Asthma does not have the attack before they started the exercise, but after a few minutes, they started to breath harder and end up to have a difficulty in breathing.
4) Emotions
One of the biggest reasons of my you had an Asthma attack is because our emotions. The example of emotions that i mean is like laughing, yells, cries hard, get angry, feels exiting, and even fear. If a person didn't control their emotions and experience this kind of emotions, they will automatically breath faster and will lead to Asthma attack.
5) Irritants in the air
In order to avoid Asthma attack, you must avoid the irritants in the air such as smokes, perfumes, gasoline, household sprays, wood fires, flowers, paint, smells of carpet, and many more.
Okay. Lest get started with the reasons on how Asthma can occurs.
1) Allergies
What I mean by allergies is includes dust, fur, molds, things that you eat such as shellfish, pollens, and other things.
2) Weather
The examples of weather that can make you have an Asthma attack is such as cold air, dry wind, and even changes in weather or seasons.
3) Exercise
In my previous posts before in personal experience as a Asthmatic patient, I've mention that one of the reasons that I have to avoid is to do an outdoor exercise or activities that makes you breathe faster and harder such as running, playing football and etc. Usually people that had a Asthma does not have the attack before they started the exercise, but after a few minutes, they started to breath harder and end up to have a difficulty in breathing.
4) Emotions
One of the biggest reasons of my you had an Asthma attack is because our emotions. The example of emotions that i mean is like laughing, yells, cries hard, get angry, feels exiting, and even fear. If a person didn't control their emotions and experience this kind of emotions, they will automatically breath faster and will lead to Asthma attack.
5) Irritants in the air
In order to avoid Asthma attack, you must avoid the irritants in the air such as smokes, perfumes, gasoline, household sprays, wood fires, flowers, paint, smells of carpet, and many more.
Age average that people can get Asthma
Asthma can occur anytime, anywhere, and anyone.
Even a kid that age 1 years old also can get Asthma, so do adult and senior citizen. I also had Asthma on my primary school. So in this topic, I will provide you guys a statistic on age average that people can get Asthma.
Pictures on the below are the statistic on age average Asthma can occur.
In USA, the people that suffer from Asthma is around 25.9 million which is 8% of adults, and 10% of children. Asthma disease also had spread all over the world, and keep increasing since early 1980s which includes all age, sex and racial groups.
People that are often been attack with Asthma is among children rather than adult.
Even a kid that age 1 years old also can get Asthma, so do adult and senior citizen. I also had Asthma on my primary school. So in this topic, I will provide you guys a statistic on age average that people can get Asthma.
Pictures on the below are the statistic on age average Asthma can occur.
In USA, the people that suffer from Asthma is around 25.9 million which is 8% of adults, and 10% of children. Asthma disease also had spread all over the world, and keep increasing since early 1980s which includes all age, sex and racial groups.
People that are often been attack with Asthma is among children rather than adult.
Asthma Specialist
Hello again!
In this entry, I want to share with all of you about Asthma Specialist. There are more types of Asthma Specialist, but let me just focus on three specialist which is Allergist, Pediatrician, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapist. First, lets get started with Allergist.
ALLERGIST
An allergist is a doctor that are expert in pediatrician or internist whom attend special training and courses and makes the person specializes in certain disease such as allergies, asthma, and allergic asthma.
PEDIATRICIAN
An pediatrician is one of the specialist who can diagnose childhood Asthma and make the treatment. After a paediatrician graduated from his/her medical school, they have attend special training about pediatrics for three years.
PULMONARY REHABILITATION THERAPIST
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapist is a someone that can give you a support about Asthma, and its information on exercise, lung function, and stress and Asthma. They are not a doctor, in fact they are a nurse or respiratory therapist whom already been trained in pulmonary rehabilitation methods. They also can taught us on how to alert with our Asthma symptoms.
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Get Asthma Attack during playing Baseball
Below is the example of video on playing sports even tough you have Asthma disease. This video is about a boy who get a Asthma Attack during playing Baseball with his friends.
Personal experience as Asthmatic patient
Before I go with the topic more deeply, I want to share with you guys about my experience as a Asthmatic patient.
I have a serious Asthma disease since I was a kid (10 years old) until now (20 years old). At the beginning, the Asthma attack that I've faced is not very serious, but as I'm growing older, the disease become much worse until I have to eat and use tons of medications, if not I will have a difficulty in breathing every day. Below are my experience during 10 years of becoming Asthmatic patient.
1) Admitted twice because of Asthma attack and was infected with lung infection
During 10 years of becoming Asthmatic patient, I was admitted twice because of Asthma and was being warded for many days. The first time is when I was 12 years old and was admitted for two weeks, and the second time is when I was 20 years old which about 8 days. All of it happened because of environment and other factors. Other than that, my lung also was infected because of Asthma. It was very painful for me cause I have to breathe using a tube, take the nabuliser every 4 hours, take my blood twice per day, and the doctors keeps giving me the painful antibiotics.
2) Had to control the emotions for a whole day
Apart from being warded, as a Asthmatic patient also I have to control my emotions every second for a whole day. If i didn't control my emotions, I will easily get the Asthma attack. As a teenager, I felt so depress and sad because I didn't have the chance to enjoy myself like other teenagers. If one of my friend is trying to be funny, I had to control myself so that I didn't laugh. I also can't cry if i have a problems with my friends or my family or else, the Asthma attack will become more much worse.
3) Can't afford to involve in any sports
As we know, people who had Asthma was very afraid of sports, so do I. In the previous year before i had the Asthma disease, I was very active in sports such as swimming, badminton, volley ball and etc, but soon as I got this disease, I can't afford to played it since it will harm my health. Even tough i try to exercise for few minutes, i will easily get the attack.
History of Asthma
As we know, Asthma disease had occur in this world for a long time ago. In fact, there are many theory about where did Asthma disease had been found for the first time.
In this entry, i will share with all of you about the history of Asthma from different country.
1) History of Asthma from Ancient Egypt
In the late of 1870s, the are some evidence that stated asthma had been found in Egypt which contains prescriptions that was written in hieroglyphics. At that time, people treat Asthma disease with Egyptian medical herbals which called as 'The Georg Ebers Papyrus'. The herbal contains 700 remedies which one of the function is to heat a mixture of herbs ob bricks and inhale their fumes.
2) History of Asthma from China
Hundred years ago in China, people who had a Asthma disease will usually get the herbs from other people. The herbs also contains Ephedrine which can help them breath easily.
In this entry, i will share with all of you about the history of Asthma from different country.
1) History of Asthma from Ancient Egypt
In the late of 1870s, the are some evidence that stated asthma had been found in Egypt which contains prescriptions that was written in hieroglyphics. At that time, people treat Asthma disease with Egyptian medical herbals which called as 'The Georg Ebers Papyrus'. The herbal contains 700 remedies which one of the function is to heat a mixture of herbs ob bricks and inhale their fumes.
2) History of Asthma from China
Hundred years ago in China, people who had a Asthma disease will usually get the herbs from other people. The herbs also contains Ephedrine which can help them breath easily.
Definition of Asthma
Definition from Mayo Clinic
According to Mayo Clinic staff, "Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath."
Definition from WHO
According to World Health Organisation, "Asthma is a disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, which vary in severity and frequency from person to person."
Definition from Kids Health
According to Kids Health, "Asthma is a Chronic lung disorder that causes airways to become inflamed, which means that they swell and produce lots of thick mucus. The muscles surrounding the airways also tend to tighten, which makes the already clogged airways even narrower."
Introduction
Hello guys! My name is Noorshafiqah binti Abdul Rahim, and i am a student from Kolej Profesional Mara, major in English Communication and currently I'm in semester five, which is my last semester at KPM Kuantan. Since it was my last semester, i want share with all of you about Asthma.
Regarding about the topic that i've choose, the objectives are :
1. To share the information about Asthma
2. To share the personal experience of being Asthamatic patient
3. To make people alert about Asthma
4. To show the effects of Asthma
First of all, let me starts with the definitions of Asthma from several institute.
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