Informative Essay On Asthma

“So, Dennis, this may be hard to hear but it looks like you have asthma” my doctor said to my 10 year old self.

I was so worried that now having asthma that I couldn't do certain things like sports, or workout, or even walk my dog. My doctor said that many people have asthma, so I thought how do people treat or deal with asthma. So I did some research and what I found was revolutionary to me. So I already knew that 3 million children had asthma, and that even athletes could have asthma, but what I didn't know is how they treated it. I already knew that asthma is a chronic or a long lasting disease and I knew that a number of medicines help the wheezing or coughing that asthma affects. Since I like sports but I'm not good at them and i like

To prevent asthma people have to avoid cigarette smoke, chemicals, cleaners, cold air, weather changes, dust, low humidity, mold, pollen, and pet dander according to brian Krans and Kristen Cherney. The most common triggers people encounter daily, they are colds, the flu, cigarette smoke, allergies, stress, and high emotions these can trigger an asthma attack. If people have asthma for a long time like me then they'll need to always make sure they know where their inhaler is, because asthma narrows the airways this is partially or completely reversible. This makes the airways sensitive to a variety of stimuli according to uptodate.com.

Several medications are used to treat asthma like inhalers or a device like an inhaler it's called the peak flow meter it is about six inches long, and its purpose is to measure to ability to push air in and out of the lungs. When it detects air flow is low it warns the use to use some medication. Certain anti-inflammatory drugs are used to keep airway passages and prevent asthma attacks. Asthmatics can still exercise but with problems without their

I have learned how to control my breathing better while playing sports or exercising. I have learned why following my doctor’s instructions to the letter is important and that treatment for asthma isn't hard. To keep my lungs healthy I learned to stay away from chemicals and harmful substances, the more and more i don't do this the more constricted my airways get. I have also learned how to validate sources and see if they are legitimate, I got a great amount of information about asthma and how to treat it. That will help me live my life to the fullest despite my