Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Asthma: what you need to know

Bronchial asthma - one of the most common diseases in the world.
It is known that inflammation in the walls of the bronchi of lungs, which leads to bouts of breathlessness, shortness of
breath and other unpleasant symptoms, is in contact with allergens, such as: tree pollen, dust, and others. Consequently,
successful treatment of asthma involves first the creation of antiallergic treatment for the patient. To do this, take
some simple measures, such as:
ventilate the room;
often change the bed and underwear;
good personal hygiene;
replace feather pillows on the pillows with naponlitelem protivoallergennyh of modern materials, not to use the quilt,
woolen blankets;
remove carpets and other pydezaderzhivayuschie things and objects from the premises;
conduct regular wet cleaning;
not contain the apartment pets, birds do not breed plants.
Medikomentoznoe treatment of asthma may include Seba use of drugs such as INTAL, Tilade and inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
These drugs do not relieve an attack of breathlessness. Their action is conditioned by a gradual decrease inflammation in
the bronchi, and, consequently, thus they reduce the severity of asthma attacks and their frequency. The action of these
drugs in full force and effect manifests itself after the regular admission within two weeks. It is important not to stop
treatment, even after the disappearance of symptoms of asthma.
A special group of drugs include the so-called bronchodilators. They relieve spasm of the bronchi and thereby stop an
attack of breathlessness. But their use is regulated enough, and remember that they can be used no more than three - four
times a day. If the patient's condition after their use is not improving, then it may need urgent medical attention.

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