{"id":28436,"date":"2024-12-12T09:35:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/asthma-know-the-symptoms-and-reduce-the-risk-of-death"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T06:57:42","slug":"asthma-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/en\/asthma-en","title":{"rendered":"Asthma: Know the symptoms and reduce the risk of death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Wheezing, shortness of breath, beware of <em>asthma<\/em> !<\/span> This disease is a health problem caused by chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes, causing patients to have difficulty breathing, chronic coughing, and a feeling of tightness in the chest. The risk of exacerbation increases when exposed to allergens or changes in the weather. To prevent and take care of your health effectively, you should understand the causes and how to take care of yourself to reduce the risk of exacerbation and be able to live a normal life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Prompt;\">Interesting facts about asthma<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.001\">What is asthma?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.002\">What causes asthma?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.003\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">Asthma triggers<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/icon_interesting-2.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.004\">How to initially observe symptoms<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.005\">Degree of symptoms and severity<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hot_02-4.webp\" width=\"38\" height=\"24\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.006\">Is asthma dangerous or not?<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/item_%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8D-3.webp\" width=\"40\" height=\"22\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.007\">Diagnosis<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.008\">Treatment methods<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.009\">Is asthma curable?<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hot_02-4.webp%20\" width=\"38\" height=\"24\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.010\">How to relieve an asthma flare-up<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/icon_interesting-2.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.011\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">Asthma prevention<\/span><\/span><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/item_%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1.webp\" width=\"40\" height=\"22\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1460989693\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-598733783\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"What is asthma?\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/what_is_asthma.webp\" alt=\"What is asthma?\" width=\"570\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2026980616\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 id=\"a.001\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong>What is asthma?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Asthma<\/em><\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">is<\/span> a disease caused by chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes. Patients often have wheezing, chronic coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Symptoms are related to triggers such as allergens, viral infections, changes in weather, exercise, etc. <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">, which<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">lead to acute exacerbations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Prompt;\">What is the difference between asthma and bronchitis?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">It is the name of the same disease. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes. Later, when there are wheezing symptoms, it is called asthma. In some patients with asthma, there may be no wheezing symptoms. Wheezing symptoms occur in patients with severe bronchial stenosis.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8; color: #0000ff;\">Are asthma and allergies the same?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Asthma is a disease caused by chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes. Respiratory allergies are diseases caused by inflammation of the nasal mucosa, resulting in nasal congestion or runny nose <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">. Both diseases are caused by triggers that are allergens in the air. However, the pathology of the disease occurs in different locations of the respiratory tract.<\/span> Respiratory allergies are often associated with the development of asthma. Therefore, the two diseases are often found together.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<h2><span id=\"a.002\" style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong>What causes asthma?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Asthma <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">is caused by chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes, causing the bronchial walls to narrow or contract, allowing less air to enter the body.<\/span> Patients experience wheezing, chronic coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">. Wheezing occurs in patients with severe bronchial stenosis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 marginBottomSpace brakeword11 area-tinymce\">\n<h2><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><a id=\"a.003\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Asthma triggers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Triggers include allergens and respiratory irritants, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1319714112\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-972142629\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Allergens from dust mites Asthma triggers\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Allergens_from_dust_mites_Asthma_triggers.webp\" alt=\"Allergens from dust mites Asthma triggers\" width=\"570\" height=\"423\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">Dust mite allergens <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/common-1.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"23\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">Cigarette smoke, smoke<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">Certain types of exercise, such as swimming<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">Air pollutants such as toxic gases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">Viral infection, colds, or respiratory infections <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/common-1.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"23\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1280594055\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pet hair triggers asthma symptoms\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pet_hair_triggers_asthma_symptoms.webp\" alt=\"Pet hair triggers asthma symptoms\" width=\"570\" height=\"423\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Climate change includes dry and cold weather.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Allergens from pollens, grasses and molds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Allergens from animal hair or insects <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/common-1.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"22\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Some foods, food coloring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Certain medications, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacy.mahidol.ac.th\/th\/knowledge\/article\/257\/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99(aspirin)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\">Aspirin<\/span><\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pobpad.com\/nsaids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\">NSAIDs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lin.ee\/QMQJPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"See a doctor at Intouch Medicare Click\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/see_doctor_now_at_intouchmedicare-2.webp\" alt=\"See a doctor at Intouch Medicare Click\" width=\"570\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-434121881\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1835798164\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Initial symptoms of asthma\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Basic_asthma_symptoms.webp\" alt=\"Initial symptoms of asthma\" width=\"570\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1613484895\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 id=\"a.004\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111;\"><strong>How to observe symptoms initially<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Symptoms include <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, and wheezing<\/span> , and may present with only one of the above symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Symptoms appear intermittently<\/span> , usually occurring at night or early in the morning, or are associated with viral infections, allergens, cold weather, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">When the doctor examines the respiratory system,<\/span> he hears a whistling or wheezing sound.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Have a history of allergic diseases<\/span> such as allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, or a family history of asthma or allergies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #0000ff;\">There are no clinical symptoms that suggest another disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">There was a response after at least 4 weeks of inhaled steroid therapy,<\/span> indicating clinical symptoms consistent with asthma.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"a.005\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111;\"><strong>Degree of symptoms and severity<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; font-family: Prompt;\">Assess the severity of symptoms before treatment based on initial symptoms.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Level 1: Very mild,<\/span> with less than 2 episodes of shortness of breath per month, no nocturnal symptoms, and normal lung function tests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Level 2: Mild severity,<\/span> with shortness of breath less than 4-5 days per week, no nocturnal symptoms, and normal lung function tests. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Level 3: Moderate severity:<\/span> Shortness of breath almost every day, with nocturnal symptoms more than once a week. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Level 4: Severe:<\/span> Daily shortness of breath, more than once a week at night, abnormal lung function test results.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lin.ee\/QMQJPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e34\u0e19\u0e17\u0e31\u0e0a\u0e40\u0e21\u0e14\u0e34\u0e41\u0e04\u0e23\u0e4c\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/See_a_doctor_at_Intouchmedicare_5-2.webp\" alt=\"\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e34\u0e19\u0e17\u0e31\u0e0a\u0e40\u0e21\u0e14\u0e34\u0e41\u0e04\u0e23\u0e4c\" width=\"1150\" height=\"350\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Assess the severity of the disease after treatment<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">It is recommended to assess the severity of asthma <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">after receiving appropriate medication for at least 3-6 months.<\/span> The severity of the disease can change with time and treatment, and is divided into:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Mild disease<\/span><\/strong> means the disease is controlled with regular low-dose inhaled corticosteroids (low dose ICS) or inhaled ICS\/ formoterol when an exacerbation occurs.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Moderately severe disease<\/span><\/strong> means the disease is controlled with low to medium-dose inhaled steroids and long-acting bronchodilators (low to medium-dose ICS\/LABA).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Severe disease<\/span><\/strong> refers to a disease that requires the use of inhaled steroids and long-acting bronchodilators in high doses (high dose ICS\/LABA) and the disease is still not well controlled, even though the drugs are used correctly and continuously.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-47564273\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1658426033\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The dangers of acute asthma exacerbation\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Danger_of_acute_asthma_attacks.webp\" alt=\"The dangers of acute asthma exacerbation\" width=\"570\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1204640571\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 id=\"a.006\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111;\"><strong>Is asthma dangerous or not?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">In cases of acute exacerbation and severe symptoms, it can be life-threatening<\/span> because the bronchial tubes become narrowed or constricted, allowing less air to enter the body, resulting in reduced blood oxygen levels, respiratory failure, and death. It is necessary to receive treatment at the hospital quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lin.ee\/QMQJPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Treat asthma at Intouch Medicare Click\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Asthma_treatment_at_Intouchmedicare_click.webp\" alt=\"Treat asthma at Intouch Medicare Click\" width=\"570\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"a.007\" class=\"col-12\">\n<h2><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111;\">Diagnosis<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">In making a diagnosis, the doctor will rely on the patient&#8217;s history, clinical symptoms, physical examination, or lung function test. There is no single symptom or test that can provide a specific diagnosis. The doctor will make a combined assessment of the tests mentioned above. Asthma symptoms change over time, so each assessment may provide different results.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #e6f7cd; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #e6f7cd;\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/en\/chest-x-ray-cxr-en\">Chest X-ray<\/a><\/span><\/span> in asthma<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Most often, no obvious abnormalities are found.<\/em><\/span><br \/>Therefore, doctors often use <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>lung function<\/strong><\/span><\/em> <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em><strong>tests.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em><em> <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">To help in diagnosis<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/common-1.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"23\" \/><\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%9A_3.webp?v=202405291424\" width=\"100\" height=\"11\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 marginBottomSpace brakeword11 area-tinymce\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><a id=\"a.008\" style=\"color: #333333;\"><\/a><strong>Treatment methods<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 1.8;\">Drug treatment is divided into two main groups:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Controllers<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">include inhaled steroids, which reduce inflammation in the airways, control asthma symptoms, and help reduce acute exacerbations. They are daily controllers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Reliever medications<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">include inhaled steroids and short-acting bronchodilators, which are used only when symptoms flare up, commonly known as emergency inhalers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 1.8;\">Medication adjustment and dispensing should be under the supervision of a physician. Do not self-purchase or stop taking medication on your own. All asthma patients should receive regular control medication and symptom relief medication when symptoms flare up. Patients should use their inhalers in the correct way as instructed by their doctor, nurse, or pharmacist.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1850589457\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-95864465\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Asthma treatment cases that doctors have encountered\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Asthma_treatment_cases_that_doctors_have_encountered.webp\" alt=\"Asthma treatment cases that doctors have encountered\" width=\"570\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1990789237\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">An example of a case that has been encountered is a 15-year-old male who came for treatment for recurrent asthma over a period of 1 year. He received a bronchodilator every time, but his asthma still recurred. When questioning the patient, it was found that he had bought the medicine himself without seeing a doctor, and had inhaled the medicine incorrectly. He only had one emergency medicine, which he bought for his own use. He had never received an inhaler to control his symptoms and use it at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">The doctor adjusted the treatment by adding medication to control the symptoms and teaching the correct method of inhaling the medication. After that, the symptoms improved. The following month, the asthma flared up less and less. Until the following year, there were almost no flare-ups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">This case shows that the main problem of the patients is that some patients think that asthma can be self-medicated without seeing a doctor. In fact, a doctor should assess both before and after treatment. In addition, patients who do not use their inhalers correctly will continue to have recurring symptoms. If this can be fixed, the patients will respond to treatment more.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">&#8211; Nonlapan Pitaksalee, MD clinic physician &#8211;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"a.009\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong>Is asthma curable?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 1.8;\">This disease may not be curable, but it can be controlled to prevent recurrence. Patients who do not have recurrence can live their daily lives normally, but should be aware of risk factors that trigger recurrence. The goals of treatment include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Controlling symptoms of the disease<\/span> The patient does not have shortness of breath during the day or at night. There is no use of emergency inhalers. The patient can do daily activities normally.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Preventing future risks<\/span> such as exacerbation of the disease, deterioration of lung function, and possible treatment side effects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1451527525\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-488817170\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Cope When an Asthma Exacerbation\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/How_to_cope_when_asthma_symptoms_flare_up.webp\" alt=\"How to Cope When an Asthma Exacerbation\" width=\"570\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-189815522\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 id=\"a.010\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong>How to relieve an asthma flare-up<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">When a patient has an acute exacerbation <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">, the patient must use an emergency inhaler to relieve symptoms immediately. It can be repeated 2-3 times.<\/span> If the symptoms do not improve after inhaling the bronchodilator, the patient should go to the hospital as soon as possible for a doctor to assess the symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong>What should you do if you don&#8217;t have any medicine at that time?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #333333;\">Patients should immediately <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">leave the area where the allergen or respiratory irritant may be present<\/span> and take the patient <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">to the nearest hospital or health care facility.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Find a doctor at an Intouch Medicare branch near you:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"\/en\/all-branches-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">All Intouch Medicare Clinic branches open for service<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"a.011\" class=\"col-12\">\n<h2><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111;\"><strong>Asthma prevention<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Avoid contact with allergens in your daily life,<\/span> such as avoiding household dust, animal hair, pollen, etc.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/item_%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8D-3.webp\" width=\"40\" height=\"22\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Professionals who have to come into contact with allergens<\/span> should wear a mask and avoid direct contact with allergens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #ff0000;\">Quit smoking and e-cigarettes.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/item_%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8D-3.webp\" width=\"40\" height=\"22\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Avoid certain medications or foods that may trigger an asthma attack.<\/span> For example, if you have a food allergy, avoiding that food can help reduce asthma symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Annual vaccination<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/item_%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1.webp\" width=\"40\" height=\"22\" \/><\/span> These include <a href=\"\/en\/influenza-vaccine-en\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\">the influenza vaccine<\/span><\/a> and the pneumonia vaccine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f9111; font-family: Prompt; font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">summarize<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 1.8;\"><em>Asthma<\/em> is a health problem caused by chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes, causing people to have difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing, chronic coughing, and chest tightness. Exacerbations often occur when exposed to allergens or changes in weather conditions, such as dust, pollen, viral infections, and cold air.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\">&#8220;Prevention and self-care are important to control symptoms. Avoid allergens, keep your home clean, stop smoking, and get vaccinated against related diseases. In addition, patients should use steroid inhalers regularly and always have emergency relief medication with them to deal with possible flare-ups.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/intouchmedicare.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%9A_2-1.webp\" width=\"100\" height=\"11\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-194544457\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Reference documents<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #808080;\">Ish P,Malhotra N, Gupta N. 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