What is Asthma COPD?
Asthma is the occurrence of difficulty in breathing and
coughing caused by narrowing down of a person’s airways and production of extra
mucus. This blocks oxygen entering into the lungs which causes wheezing and
shortness of breath as well. It is a disease that can be controlled over time
but it cannot be cured. So, depending on how well it is taken care of, asthma
can range from being a minor problem to a life threatening asthma attack.
Symptoms of Asthma COPD
Some people might experience the symptoms of Asthma at all
times whereas other will experience them while doing certain activities, like
exercising. The symptoms and signs will include feeling of tightness in the
chest, shortness of breath, coughing and wheeling or whistling sound while
breathing which is a common sign among children and all these issues resulting
in trouble sleeping. Coughing and wheezing attacks also become worse when
attacked by respiratory virus such as cold or the flu.
However, as the disease becomes more chronic, these signs
become more frequent. The difficulty with breathing increases. This can be
measured by a device called the peak flow meter which checks how well your
lungs are working. Along with this, the patient will need to use quick-relief
inhalers more often.
Causes of Asthma COPD
It not clear what exactly causes asthma COPD. Although a
combination of different environmental factors are common among people who
suffer from this, it has been see that some people who are in the same kind of
environment do not suffer from asthma. This goes to show that genetics play a
role as well. Asthma triggers can be anything from external factors such as
pollen, dust mites, particles of cockroach waste and other animal proteins to
stress, physical activity such as exercising and gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD). Besides these, common causes of asthma are air pollutants such
as smoke, cold air, preservatives found in processed food and allergy to
certain medications including aspirin and Advil.
Diagnosis of Asthma COPD
To rule out life threating cases that can result from
Asthma, the doctor will run physical exams and talk to the patient about signs
and any other health problems. Pulmonary function tests are run to determine how much air
moves in and out as the patient breathes. Two commonly run tests are Spirometry
and Peak flow. Spirometry, based on the speed and amount of air a person can
exhale, determines the narrowing of the bronchial tubes. Peak flow, on the
other hand is a device that just measure how hard the patient can breathe out.
Lower than usual peak flow readings are a sign your lungs may not be working as
well and that your asthma may be getting worse.
Additional tests include Methacholine challenge where a person
inhales Methacholine and based on the their reaction, diagnosis is made, nitric
oxide test is another that measures the amount of nitric oxide in their breath,
allergy testing, provocative testing for exercise and cold-induces asthma.
Risk factors of Asthma COPD
As mentioned earlier, various elements contribute to the
risk of Asthma COPD. They include genetics, infections, air pollution and
allergies. A combination of different of these factors are common among people
who suffer from this.
Complications of Asthma COPD
A lot of issues can arise from asthma COPD and can make an
individual’s life tiresome. Some of them include fatigue, underperformance at
work, stress, anxiety, depressions and respiratory complications resulting in
pneumonia, collapse of lungs and severe asthma attacks.
Precautions and prevention of Asthma COPD
Minor but essential steps can be taken to avoid Asthma COPD.
Knowing the symptoms and monitoring their breathing from then on. Since
different combination of factors cause asthma, it is important to know what
triggers it for an individual and avoiding it. Taking medications as
instructed, visiting doctors regularly and controlling triggers are important
steps to control asthma as well.
Treatment of Asthma COPD
Homeopathic Treatment of Asthma COPD
Homeopathic medicines have two main purposes; one is the
relief of acute episodes of asthma and to cure the underlying disease so these
episodes do not occur. Different types of medicines are given to patients based
on what has caused them the illness and their particular symptoms. For
instance, Squilla treats bronchial asthma, antimonium tartaricum is to treat
spasmodic coughing and difficulty breathing, lachesis treats asthma that gets
intense during sleep which is a nervous cough- the result of pressure to the
lungs and neck, kalium bich relieves hyper production of mucus, kalium bich
treats asthma caused by emotional disturbances, phosphorus treats asthma caused
by atmospheric temperatures and caladium treats smoker’s asthma.
Acupuncture and Acupressure treatment of asthma COPD
Acupuncture treats Astham COPD treats different types of
Asthmas in different ways. When asthma is caused by cold, the treatment focuses
on points that sedate the lung and eliminate the phlegm. After sedating, the
points are left in place for 30 minutes. When asthma is caused by heat, the
treatment focuses on dispersing the lung, clearing heat, dissolving phlegm and
lowers adverse rising Qi. When asthma is caused by deficiencies, the treatment
focuses on tonifying the underlying deficiency, dissolve phlegm and relieve
asthma.
Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy treatment of Asthma COPD
Since different factors cause asthma COPD, psychotherapy and
hypnotherapy helps patients uncover the root cause of their illness by
exploring relationships, experiences and other parts of their day to day
environment. Psychological blocks that obstruct them from responding to other
type of treatments also are relieved by psychotherapy and hypnotherapy.
Conventional / Allopathic treatment of Asthma COPD
Allopathic treatment of Asthma consists of quick relief
medicine and long term medicine. Quick relief medicine are prescribed at the
first signs of symptoms and their purpose is to expand the passageways into the
lungs allowing more air in and out and improving breathing. They include
short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists and anticholinergics. Exercise induced
asthma can be relieved by taking medicine before exercise or strenuous
activity. Long term medicines will include leukotriene modifiers, cromolyn
sodium, inhaled corticosteroids and immunomodulators. These medicine are taken
every day, even if the patient does not have symptoms.
Surgical treatment of Asthma COPD
Surgical treatment is done to patients with chronic bronchial
asthma by unilateral resection of the internal branch of the superior larynx
nerve. It is an adequate and lasting remedial response. All patients who go
through this surgery have had their medications reduced progressively. It is a
minimal invasive method that helps patients avoid severe crisis. It is
especially helpful to patients with uncontrolled bronchial asthma.
Dietary and Herbal treatment of Asthma COPD
Like most diseases, fresh, green vegetables are very
essential in helping staying healthy and avoiding symptoms of asthma COPD. It
is also essential to milk and dairy products bread, cakes, white sugar and
excess salt in foods. Eating healthy fats like fish, olive oil also
accommodates the treatment. Besides this, it is also helpful to include vitamin
C and B6 and manganese in a person’s diet.
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