Asthma Quality of Life
Asthma is a disease that narrows the bronchi. Patients suffer from allergic inflammation due to inhalation of environmental allergens, such as dust mites, mold, animal hair, pollen or dirty air. The patient's trachea becomes inflamed and narrows the trachea. If the inflammation is severe, the muscles of the trachea will contract, causing difficulty in breathing. Some asthma patients are also patients with nasal allergies or eczema. In addition, there are also patients with asthma induced by aspirin allergy. Most of these patients are genetically related, and the disease usually occurs in adulthood.
What Are the Causes of Asthma
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allergic asthma
Asthma, the most common cause, is very similar to nasal allergies. It is also caused by allergic inflammation caused by inhaling environmental allergens.
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aspirin allergic asthma
It usually starts in adulthood and is related to genetic genes, but it needs to be induced by acquired diseases, such as viral infection, to form asthma.
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occupational asthma
Some patients have allergic reactions to certain industrial raw materials, such as chemical raw materials in paint and plastic industries. When workers inhale these raw materials for a long time, they will cause asthma.
Asthma Test
Spirometry
Asthma is caused by narrowing of the airways. Asthma can be diagnosed by measuring the inspiratory and exhaled volume.
Provocation test
Respiratory irritant drugs such as histamine, methylcholine, etc. will stimulate the asthmatic airway to temporarily narrow to observe the narrowing of the airway. The lower the concentration or dose of the stimulating drug required, the more severe the respiratory allergic reaction or inflammatory reaction will be.
allergy test
What causes asthma is also an important diagnostic element. Testing for a series of environmental allergens can tell whether a patient's asthma is caused by allergies.
CAAM Faber's latest generation comprehensive IgE test is not affected by drugs. It is sent to Italy for testing and tests for 172 allergens. The test exceeds 95% avoidable allergens,
AiLergy comprehensive IgE allergen molecular test, not affected by drugs, sent to Austria for testing, testing 121 allergens
MedDx Inhalant latest generation IgE allergy test (inhalant allergen), only requires 1 ml of blood, tests 31 types Key inhalant allergen molecules
The "artificial intelligence allergy test" is not an ordinary allergy questionnaire, but is based on scientific data and the results are calculated using big data analysis, allowing citizens to accurately understand whether their physical condition is related to allergies.
The Hong Kong Allergy Testing Center collected case data reports of allergy tests completed at the center. After data cleaning (Data Cleaning) program, that is, after detecting and correcting damaged or inaccurate data, it then performs data processing through Python technology, extracts, analyzes and stores the data for application, etc., so that the system can perform machine learning (Machine Learning) process. The system will learn to issue corresponding report results based on different data conditions. For people with allergies, the system will issue a positive report.
How Medications Soothe Asthma
inhaled steroid medicine
Effective anti-inflammatories can prevent chronic damage to the trachea.
bronchodilator
To relax muscles and prevent tracheal narrowing. Bronchodilators can be divided into 2 categories
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short term-Immediately relieve the problem of airway narrowing. If asthma attacks suddenly or before exercise, you can use this medicine to relieve the condition and prevent airway narrowing.
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long-It can last for 12 hours and needs to be used together with steroid medicine.
anti-leukotriene drugs
Leukotrienes can cause severe inflammation and narrowing of the trachea and have an effective preventive effect. They are also particularly effective for patients with aspirin allergic asthma.
Asthma Tail Docking (Desensitization Treatment)
In addition to drug treatment, patients with allergic asthma and aspirin allergic asthma should try to avoid substances that cause allergic reactions. The former should avoid contact with allergens, while the latter should avoid taking aspirin or other similar drugs to avoid worsening the condition.
In addition, asthma patients can also do more aerobic exercise, especially swimming, which can enhance cardiopulmonary function and help regulate breathing. However, the chlorine content in swimming pools may worsen asthma, so you should try to swim at the beach or in a swimming pool without chlorine. Finally, patients with allergic asthma, especially children, should consider receiving allergen immunotherapy (commonly known as desensitization treatment) to completely cure the allergy problem.