| One of the common lung diseases is the most | | | | many patients to make sure that Asthmatic attacks |
| debilitating Asthma. In the present world scenario, the | | | | do not occur. Steroids are one types of drugs which is |
| number of people affected by asthma is steadily | | | | highly effective in making the airways less sensitive to |
| growing and threatening the human world. Mostly | | | | allergies and hence reducing the chances of |
| Asthma is caused by the allergy of the human body. | | | | inflammatory swelling of airways. |
| Allergy can be towards any thing, dust, smoke, foods, | | | | Once Asthma attack occurred, bronchodilators are |
| atmosphere, household items, pets and many such | | | | used to reduce the discomfort and breathing troubles. |
| common things. The polluted atmosphere is the major | | | | These drugs relax the muscle bands circumventing the |
| factor for the growth in the number of cases. As of | | | | bronchial airways. These effectively contain the |
| now, this is a non-curable disease. Medications can be | | | | constriction of airways and make it open, so that |
| used to control the asthmatic symptoms. Asthma | | | | breathing problems can be immediately reduced. Once |
| medications are aimed at helping the patients to | | | | Asthma symptoms occur, it is necessary to take |
| counter the asthmatic attacks and also to make them | | | | bronchodilators. |
| to lead a healthy life. | | | | Many anti histamine medicines are proved to be very |
| Asthmatic symptoms include cough, breathing trouble, | | | | effective in reducing the allergic asthma attacks. Anti |
| wheezing and tiredness. The inflammations in the lungs | | | | allergy medication will prevent the allergic effect on the |
| and bronchioles cause the breathing trouble. The | | | | body and hence the Asthmatic attacks or its severe |
| airways will be blocked and the body will not receive | | | | nature will reduce. |
| necessary oxygen. This makes the patient to breath | | | | Presently there are many inhaler therapies. This |
| heavily to gasp air and in turn wheezing and tiredness | | | | techniques puts the medicine powder directly in to the |
| occurs. Severe asthmatic attacks, if not treated | | | | airways and lungs. This will have immediate effect and |
| immediately and properly, can become life threatening. | | | | the patient gets immediate relief. Bronchodilators, |
| There are many modern medicines available in the | | | | cortisone steroids, anti allergic medicine and all other |
| market, which can contain the effects of Asthmatic | | | | types of medicines are now available in inhaler form. |
| attacks. | | | | This reduces the side effects on other organs of the |
| Anti-inflammatory drugs are being used to counter the | | | | body. |
| inflammation in the lungs and bronchial airways. These | | | | It is necessary for an asthmatic patient to have a |
| drugs are very effective in reducing the inflammations | | | | medication plan with him always. He should be aware |
| and for smooth passage of air through the airways to | | | | of modern therapies available, its advantages and |
| lungs. Usually these are given as preventive medicine in | | | | disadvantages. |