Let the breathing come smooth and clear!
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Asthma is a recurring condition of the lungs that is characterized by difficulty in breathing. People with asthma have ultrasensitive or hyper-responsive air passageways.
During an asthma attack, the airways tend to become irritated then starts to constrict and become narrow thus resulting to an increase in airflow resistance, and obstructs the flow of the air passages from and to the lungs. Read more . . .
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that makes airways (bronchial tubes) especially sensitive to irritants, which is characterized by difficulty in breathing.
Asthma is a highly ranked adult chronic health condition in most Western countries. It is also the leading chronic illness among children.
Asthma cannot be cured; however, it can be controlled for most patients so that they only suffer from minimal and infrequent symptoms, which allows them to live an active life. Read more . . .
Why is asthma more prevalent in the western world? What is the cause of asthma? Why is it that some people develop asthma, while others don’t?
Asthma is a chronic lung condition characterized by a difficulty in breathing. Those who suffer with asthma have extra sensitive and/or hyper-responsive airways. When an asthma attack occurs, the airways become irritated for one of several reasons and react by becoming narrow and constricted. There is an increased resistance to airflow and an obstruction of air passing to and from the lungs. People with asthma find it hard to breathe. Read more . . .
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Why is asthma found more commonly in the western world? What causes asthma? Why do some people develop asthma while others don’t?
Asthma is a chronic lung condition that is characterized by difficulty in breathing. People with asthma have extra sensitive and/or hyper-responsive airways. During an asthma attack, their airways become irritated for one of several reasons, and react by narrowing and constricting. This causes increased resistance to airflow, and obstructs the flow of the air passages to and from the lungs. It becomes hard to breathe. Read more . . .