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ASTHMA OVERVIEW
these every day. Learn all
you can about asthma. It's
the first step toward erasing these long-held myths
and living a full, active life.
Asthma is a disease in
which the airways become
blocked or narrowed.
These effects are usually
temporary, but they cause
shortness of breath,
breathing trouble, and other symptoms. If an asthma episode is severe, a
person may need emergency treatment to restore
normal breathing.
Allergy Overview
Allergies reflect an overreaction of the immune system
to substances that usually
cause no reaction in most
individuals. These substances
can trigger sneezing, wheezing, coughing and itching.
Allergies are not only bothersome, but many have been
linked to a variety of com-
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versible with
medication, however symptoms in this type
of asthma are NOT associated with an allergic reaction. Many of the symptoms of allergic and nonallergic asthma are
the same (coughing,
wheezing, shortness of
breath or rapid
breathing, and chest
Types of Allergies
Allergic rhinitis: (hay fever or indoor/outdoor,
seasonal, perennial or
nasal allergies): Characterized by
nasal stuffiness, sneezing,
nasal itching, clear nasal
discharge, and itching of
the roof of the
mouth and/or
ears. Food
Allergy:
Symptoms
may include
by a variety of allergic
responses affecting any
tissue or organ. Drug allergies can cause anaphylaxis; even those patients who
do not have lifethreatening symptoms initially may progress to a
life-threatening reaction.
Anaphylaxis: (extreme
response to a food or
drug allergy): Characterized by life-threatening
symptoms These can progress into seizures, cardiac arrhythmia, shock and
respiratory distress. Possible causes can be medications, vaccines, food,
latex, and insect stings
an allergen and antigen that triggers an allergic reaction. These allergens can get into our body
in several ways: Inhaled
into the nose and the
lungs. Examples are airborne pollens of certain
trees, grasses and weeds.
Ingested by
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(Alvesco), flunisolide
(Aerobid), beclomethasone
(Qvar) and otheuick-relief or
rescue medications are used
to quickly relax and open the
airways and relieve symptoms during an asthma flareup, or are taken before exercising if prescribed. These include: short-acting
beta-agonists. These
inhaled bronchodilator (brong-koh-DIE
-lay-tur) medications
include albuterol
(ProAir HFA, Ventolin HFA, others),
levalbuterol
(Xopenex HFA) and
pirbuterol (Maxair