Hope For Asthma Sufferers

Asthma is a disease that doesn't discriminate across race

, sex or age. It affects over three hundred million people world wide and over seven percent of the United States. Twenty million people in America alone now suffer from asthma and medical researchers still are not completely sure what causes it.

Although asthma is primarily known to develop among children, asthma can strike at any age. One quarter of the asthma sufferers in the United States are children and, even though children can grow out of it, asthma tends to remain a problem into adulthood.

Asthma is a chronic disease or, in other words, a disease that continues to recur over a period of years. Characterized by coughing and shortness of breath, asthma inflames the airways of the lungs and because of the inflammation the airways become narrower making breathing more difficult. Early morning seems to be the worst time of day for these symptoms.

Once the air passageways become inflamed and swollen the lungs react to this by producing extra mucus. This reaction further restricts the flow of air making breathing even more difficult. Coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing now become even more severe to try to deal with the blocked airways. For some people, these symptoms are quite minor but for others they can be so severe as to be life threatening.

The exact cause of asthma isn't known but scientists have some clues which factors can cause its onset. Genetics is a strong marker for asthma as it tends to run in families. Another common factor is the exposure to viral infections, environmental pollutants or airborne allergens. This seems to affect children more frequently because of their immature immune systems.

Asthma, at present, can't be fully cured but there are several effective treatments to keep it under control. Long term medications exist that seek to prevent and suppress inflammation. Short term medications, like inhalers, are used to control the sudden flare-ups and prevent them from progressing to a more severe attack.

by: John Fleming..

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