Category — Asthma

No matter the gender, man or woman, the mechanisms involved in exercise induced asthma are the same. Science has aptly coined this factor Respiratory Heat Exchange or RHE. Simply put, this is the process of rapid cooling and reheating of the air passages. For most people this might not really be a problem, but for asthmatics this can mean big trouble as already over-sensitive airways can get irritated and inflamed by this process of heating and cooling, leading to flare-ups and attacks of varying and indeterminable severity.

As mentioned earlier, gender does not play a very big role since everyone is affected by this phenomenon during exercise. The main difference between exercise induced asthma in men when compared to women comes from individual perceptions. More men tend to ignore the symptoms as compared to women (maybe because of the whole "macho" thing bit). Feeling ill during exercise can affect the image that men are trying to show during exercises or workouts thereby allowing the symptoms to develop and worsen.

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Sports induced asthma, also commonly called exercise induced asthma, is a form of the asthma condition that manifests during exercise, sports, or other physically strenuous activity. Because it only surfaces during physical exertion, this type of asthma commonly surprises its sufferers with sudden and even unprecedented attacks that can lead to serious injury or even life threatening complications. To understand sports induced asthma, it is important to educate oneself about asthma and why and how it can manifest itself.

Asthma is the constriction of airways which leads to difficulty in breathing. This constriction is almost always the result of particular stimuli that is particular to a certain individual. Avoiding asthma commonly means avoiding its triggers such as the particular allergen or situation that causes the attack. However when this is not possible, it attacks can also be avoided by the use of particular medications or a combination of medications that are prescribed by the doctors or other medical health professionals.

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When we hear of allergy and asthma studies, we often find them lumpted together.  Is there really a connection between allergies and asthma?  To get to the answer to this, we must first learn what allergies and asthma actually are.

Allergies are immune system reactions to things that others would find harmless.  Certain foods, pollen, even dust are all considered allergens that can trigger an allergic reaction.  The immune system produces antibodies that release chemicals

Asthma is a chronic lung condition, characterized by difficulty in breathing due to extra sensitive or hyper-responsive airways. During an asthma attack, the airways become irritated and react by narrowing and constructing, causing increased resistance to airflow, and obstructing the flow of air to and from the lungs. Common early warning signs of asthma include fatigue, coughing (especially at night), wheezing, difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, runny nose, and itchy throat.

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Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you love pets? What if you had to choose between these things and your ability to breathe?

Unfortunately, for many asthma sufferers, that choice is one they make every day. Asthma affects millions of Americans, many of them children. Asthma is a serious condition that restricts airways and causes breathing difficulties which result in approximately 5,000 deaths annually.

So, how can asthma sufferers do the things they love without suffering? Knowing asthma triggers and how to manage them are the first steps to a fuller, happier life.

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Today, asthma and sinusitis are increasing in frequency and morbidity. When a person has asthma, the patients and his family‘s cooperation are very important. Parents must keep an eye on the complex treatment that includes pills, inhalers and exercises. If there is poor medical service, asthma and sinusitis are likely to get worse.

Asthmatic children have higher risk of getting sinusitis from exposure to second hand smoke. On the other hand, people with chronic sinusitis are sometimes at higher risk of developing asthma.

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If you suffer from asthma, you probably think that you can’t exercise properly or safely. Contrary to what many think of this subject, there are ways that you can get in shape and exercise, even if you suffer from asthma.

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that is marked by characteristics such as coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Asthma tends to occur with people who are genetically or environmentally presdisposed to the condition.

Some of the triggers that may start or make an attack worse include exposure to allergens, viral respiratory infections, airway irritants, exercise, and exposure to things such as dust mites or cockroaches.

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