Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Important facts about Asthma

about asthma


Asthma is a medical, physiological condition.
There is no causal relationship between parenting skills and asthma. Asthma is caused by genetic predisposition and physical factors, not poor parenting.
Children with asthma often (about 50%) experience a reduction or disappearance of symptoms as they grow into adulthood, but there are no guarantees about any child growing out of asthma or that their symptoms will not return at a later date.
Often people experience a reduction in symptoms when moving to a different climate, at least temporarily. However, as people become accustomed to the new environment, new allergens (pollens, etc.) can pop up – trading one allergen for another.
Asthma can kill. The best prevention is well-managed asthma and early detection and intervention in attacks. Under treatment leads to more deaths than over treatment of asthma.
Exercise is as important for those with asthma as those without. Properly controlled asthma can allow children to participate in most or all activities.
Coughing is often as much an indication of asthma as wheezing. Some asthmatics cough and wheeze, others only cough.
Asthma is triggered by emotional upsets.

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