The most common type of asthma is allergic asthma.
If you have this, your airways are hypersensitive to allergens which when logged in your airways causes your immune system to overreact.
Your airways become inflamed because of the muscles tightening and it becomes flooded with thick mucus.
Since allergens are all over, it is essential for those who have allergic asthma to be aware of their allergy and asthma triggers and how to prevent the symptoms.
The symptoms of allergic or non-allergic asthma are generally the same.
What are these? • Coughing and wheezing • Shortness of breath • Rapid breathing and tightening of chest Common Allergens • Pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds • Mold spores and fragments • Pet dander • Dust mite and cockroach feces Getting scratched with an allergen, getting some in your eyes or eating it accidentally also causes allergic reactions.
Rarely, this can cause dangerous anaphylactic shock with severe asthma attack.
There are also irritants that can trigger allergic asthma.
What are these? • Smoke from tobacco, fireplaces, fireworks, incense or candles • Air pollution • Strong chemical odors or fumes • Scented products (perfume, air-fresheners) • Cold air • Dusty places This type of asthma is best prevented by finding out allergens in which you are sensitized and making the effort to lessen your contact with them.
You will still be needing asthma and allergy medications due to the inevitable asthma flares caused by unintentional exposure to allergens and triggers as well as respiratory viruses.
Check with your doctor for a good asthma controller and reliever treatment.
If you have this, your airways are hypersensitive to allergens which when logged in your airways causes your immune system to overreact.
Your airways become inflamed because of the muscles tightening and it becomes flooded with thick mucus.
Since allergens are all over, it is essential for those who have allergic asthma to be aware of their allergy and asthma triggers and how to prevent the symptoms.
The symptoms of allergic or non-allergic asthma are generally the same.
What are these? • Coughing and wheezing • Shortness of breath • Rapid breathing and tightening of chest Common Allergens • Pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds • Mold spores and fragments • Pet dander • Dust mite and cockroach feces Getting scratched with an allergen, getting some in your eyes or eating it accidentally also causes allergic reactions.
Rarely, this can cause dangerous anaphylactic shock with severe asthma attack.
There are also irritants that can trigger allergic asthma.
What are these? • Smoke from tobacco, fireplaces, fireworks, incense or candles • Air pollution • Strong chemical odors or fumes • Scented products (perfume, air-fresheners) • Cold air • Dusty places This type of asthma is best prevented by finding out allergens in which you are sensitized and making the effort to lessen your contact with them.
You will still be needing asthma and allergy medications due to the inevitable asthma flares caused by unintentional exposure to allergens and triggers as well as respiratory viruses.
Check with your doctor for a good asthma controller and reliever treatment.
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