Asthma is a condition what affects the airways. The airways are small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. The symptoms of asthma are coughing, wheezing shortness of breath, and lightness of the chest. Asthma attack is triggered by smoking, air pollutants, colds and viral infections. The causes are family history of asthma, eczema or allergies, environmental pollution and smoking while one is pregnant.
An asthma attack comes when one is exposed to certain conditions that affect the lungs like when one is smoking or exposed to bad weather that do not favorable to the body like cold.
Polluted air, pollen, exercise or even sex that tends to exert pressure that is not normal because of a lot of energy being used. This causes the patient to fall short of breath. In the case of such asthma attacks one is able to use the various medications that are available to control them. These include inhalers such as relievers and preventions.
There are also therapies that are vital to manage this condition. Steroid tablets are used to base the condition. Different treatment measures are adhered to in certain conditions.
When one gets an asthma attack, the most important thing to do is to lessen the clothes of the person. You sit them up and do not lay them and let them use an inhaler. If there is no inhaler available, expose the patient to fresh air. Once the patient is able to breath without difficulty, and is free from the attack, make sure that you contact the doctor immediately.
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