ASTHMA - INTRODUCTION

ASTHMA - DEFINITION

ASTHMA (CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE) - is a disease affect the airways that carry air to and from your lungs. Those who suffer from this chronic (long-lasting or recurrent) condition are said to be asthmatic.

• Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs
• Asthma can be control by taking medicines and some changes in their usual lifestyle.
• The inside walls of an asthmatic's airways are swollen or inflamed.
• This swelling or inflammation makes the airways extremely sensitive to irritations and increases your susceptibility to an allergic reaction.
• As inflammation causes the airways to become narrower, less air can pass through them, both to and from the lungs.
• Symptoms of the narrowing include wheezing (a hissing sound while breathing), chest tightness, breathing problems, and coughing.
• Asthmatics usually experience these symptoms most frequently during the night and the early morning.