Symptoms and prevention of asthma

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Asthma is a kind of paroxysmal cough and asthma caused by persistent phlegm in the lung, phlegm blocking the airway, lung desensitization and phlegm beating. The main symptoms of asthma are wheezing in the throat, difficulty in breathing and even inability to lie down when wheezing? Let's talk about it

Symptoms and prevention of asthma

Premonitory symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, cough, chest tightness, etc. can occur before attack. If not treated in time, asthma can be aggravated by bronchial obstruction. Severe cases can be forced to take seats or sit up breathing, dry cough or a large amount of white foam sputum, or even cyanosis. However, it can be relieved by itself or with antiasthmatic drugs. Some patients may relapse after several hours of remission, and even lead to persistent asthma.

Cough variant asthma, also known as allergic asthma. The patient coughed for more than 2 months without obvious inducement, often occurred at night and early in the morning, aggravated by exercise and cold air, high responsiveness existed in airway reactivity test, antibiotics or antitussive and expectorant drugs were ineffective, bronchospasmolytics or corticosteroids were effective, but other diseases causing cough should be excluded.

Asthma attack often has certain inducing factors, many patients attack has obvious biological law, attack or aggravation at 2-6 a.m. every day, usually occurs at the handover of spring and summer or winter, some women (about 20%) attack or aggravate asthma before or during menstruation. Pay attention to patients with atypical asthma. Some patients often take paroxysmal cough as the only symptom, which is often misdiagnosed as bronchitis; Some adolescent patients with exercise appear chest tightness, tight breath as the only clinical manifestation.

matters needing attention

Indoor carpets, sofas, air conditioning dust is often parasitic with invisible mites and other microorganisms, which is the main allergen causing asthma, in the dark and humid environment to breed quickly. Therefore, we should keep the indoor air fresh and dry, open windows regularly for ventilation, and keep the indoor air circulation. The interior layout should be simple and tidy. If you have asthma children, it is recommended not to use carpets, heavy curtains, etc. and do not place plush toys in the bedroom. The filter screen of air conditioner should be cleaned regularly. When cleaning, use a wet rag or broom, wash and dry the bedding frequently, so as to reduce the breeding of mites, molds and other microorganisms.