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Short Term Treatment and Long Term Treatment

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Short Term Treatment and Long Term Treatment

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The most common form of short term treatment is through the inhaler. An inhaler pushes oxygen into the individual's airway/lungs so inhalation becomes easier.

The most common form of long term treatment is inhaled corticosteroid, which will reduce overall swelling of the airways over time.

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Asthma is an incurable illness, but the main concern with treatment is regulating the disease and avoiding anything that could provoke an attack, such as allergens. The two main forms of treatment fall under the categories of long term and short term treatment.

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The hygiene hypothesis is one of the most widely regarded hypothesis regarding the introduction of asthma to humanity. It states that the western belief in hygiene upkeep results in less childhood exposure to bacteria and allergens, thus increasing the child's likelihood of contracting asthma and having an asthmatic reaction to these foreign allergens.

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The causes of asthma are uncertain, but there are factors which could increase your odds of contracting asthma. These include: a genetic predisposition towards allergies, a family history of asthma, childhood contraction of a respiratory disease, and/or childhood exposure to an infection.

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As a result, the body is unable to get the oxygen it needs through the very narrow airway, producing coughs, wheezes, and occasionally leading to a complete inability to breath, which often proves fatal.

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But when someone has asthma, the airway becomes painfully inflamed. The airway constricts even more as the surrounding muscles tighten. Cells will also begin producing more mucus, which makes inhalation even more difficult.

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Normally, from there the oxygen would enter millions of alveoli, where it would bind with hemoglobin to be delivered to oxygen-hungry tissues.

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Pulmonary ventilation begins when the diaphragm contracts, increasing volume within the lungs and allowing oxygen to rush in through the airways.