Understand Asthma in 10 Simple Points

1. Complications related to breathing – The disease is in close proximity with your respiratory system. It causes swelling in the respiratory tracts.

2. Cough – Due to the infection in the respiratory tracts, the patient has to breathe heavily. This leads to sensitisation of swollen tracts and the patient has to suffer phase of cough.

3. Dearth of oxygen – The supply of oxygen to lungs decreases as respiratory tracts are swollen. Lips turn bluish and it further causes congestion in chest along with cough and heavy breathing.

4. Repetition of attack – Asthma attacks don’t occur any specific time however due to allergy and cold, these attacks could crop up several times after some gaps.

5. Life threatening – For patients of chronic Asthma, attacks can be detrimental. In severe complications, the level of oxygen decreases to an extent where face of patient turns blue. Long period of such an attack can cause death too.

6. Prevention can control – More than medication, preventions can help in limiting Asthma. There is no stable cure for the disease but shying away from cold and allergic articles can be of great help.

7. Spotting symptoms – If you face complications in breathing or wheezing and sounds like whistling occur while breathing, then you should be cautious and track if these complications are continuous.

8. Faster spread – Due to massive upheavals in air pollutants and dust particles, Asthma cases are rising. Not only in India but the world is seeing the hike due to increasing pollution.

9. Half of the cases are genetic – Most of the cases of asthma are genetic. According to a research, 50 percent of asthma patients are genetic patients.

10. Yoga is the Panacea – The most efficient way to fight Yoga is practising Yoga. Under the supervision of Yoga expert, ‘asans’ that help in reducing swelling in respiratory ducts should be practiced.