What is Asthma?

Non-allergic triggers could be things such as exercise stress anxiety cold air dry air smoke chemicals such as perfumes and other irritants. * A tightness in the chest through inflammation where the airway becomes red and swollen

What is Asthma? * A shortness of breath and Asthma is the restriction of the airway; and bronchoconstriction where the muscle in the airway tighten restricting breathing. What is Asthma?

* A dry, irritating, persistent cough, particularly at night, early morning * A wheeze when breathing The incidence of asthma has increase dramatically in Australia through out the 1980 s and 1990 s but seems to have levelled out since then. In Australia something like 2.2 million people suffers from Asthma, with the Indigenous people having a much high figure proportionate to their population. As the airways become constricted the person begins to find it difficult to breathe in, but particularly difficult to breathe out causing a considerable amount of coughing and distress. Many asthmatics are so distressed they need to be hospitalized to help their condition. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 20 million Americans suffer from asthma. Asthma is the restriction of the airway; As a parent with 3 children who suffer from asthma I appreciate the need to understand asthma and how to treat it. Non-allergic triggers could be things such as exercise, stress, anxiety, cold air, dry air, smoke, chemicals such as perfumes and other irritants.

What is Asthma

As the airways become constricted the person begins to find it difficult to breathe in, but particularly difficult to breathe out causing a considerable amount of coughing and distress. Many asthmatics are so distressed they need to be hospitalized to help their condition. People with asthma have sensitive airways and these become restricted when exposed to certain triggers cause by both allergic and non-allergic reactions. the production of excess mucous to block the airway

As the airways become constricted the person begins to find it difficult to breathe in, but particularly difficult to breathe out causing a considerable amount of coughing and distress. Many asthmatics are so distressed they need to be hospitalized to help their condition. through inflammation where the airway becomes red and swollen * A tightness in the chest * A wheeze when breathing * A wheeze when breathing