Allergy asthma
Asthma and allergy  can often go hand in hand. Asthma is a disease of the branches of the trachea (bronchi) that carry air in and out of the lungs. There are several different types of asthma. Allergic asthma is a type of asthma that is triggered by allergies (eg pollen or mold spores). According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, half of the 20 million Americans with asthma suffer from allergic asthma
Family history of allergies is an important risk factor for allergic asthma. Another risk factor is to have hay fever or other allergies. More than one in four people with hay fever also develop asthma. Although allergic asthma is the most common are other forms of asthma and active asthma such as exercise-induced asthma and allergic asthma triggered by infections or cold air or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Some people have asthma caused by more than one type of trigger.
If you have a bothersome allergy and asthma symptoms, talk with your doctor. Recognize the relationship between immune system and how the airways react has improved asthma symptoms for many. Knowing that you start, when the measures to avoid them, and work with your doctor to find the right treatment to manage symptoms to help maintain both the symptom control of asthma and allergies.
Warning signs of asthma attack
The first signs begin before symptoms most influential of asthma and are the first signs of a person’s asthma. Signs and symptoms of asthma are:
- Frequent cough, especially at night.
- Taber breath easily or shortness of breath.
- Feeling very tired or weak when exercising.
- In addition to wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath rates or changes in peak expiratory flow is a measurement of air speed of your lungs when you breathe heavily signs of a cold or other respiratory infections or allergies.
- Sleep disorders.
- If you have any of these symptoms of asthma, seek treatment as soon as possible to avoid suffering a severe asthma attack.
Some medications for allergies and asthma, but may be different. For example, corticosteroids reduction you spray in your nose inflammation from hay fever. Corticosteroid creams applied to the skin, reduce inflammation of allergic skin reaction. And inhaled corticosteroids, which you breathe into the lungs using an inhaler device, reduce inflammation of the bronchi caused by asthma. Taken in pill form, montelukast (Singulair) is used to help with symptoms caused by allergies and asthma. Called leukotriene modifier, this drug helps regulate the immune system chemicals released during an allergic reaction. Some other drugs are much more effective for a condition for a second. Antihistamines, for example, are commonly used to treat hay fever, but does not function well in the treatment of asthma. bronchodilator inhalers, which open congested airways, are a big part of asthma treatment, but they are used to treat hay fever.
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