Question

How can you treat asthma?

Answer 1

Asthma:

1. Asthma is a condition in which swelling of the lungs occurs with the production of excess mucus.
2. Asthma is of three types including Non-allergic asthma, Allergic asthma, and Cough-variant asthma.
3. Symptoms like difficulty in breathing, coughing, a whistling sound (wheezing) when a person breathes out and shortness of breath can be seen in asthma patients.

Treatment of asthma:

1. Symptoms of asthma can be managed by using rescue inhalers(salbutamol) and controller inhalers.
2. Serious cases might require longer-acting inhalers which keep the respiratory tract open (salmeterol, formoterol, tiotropium), as well as inhalant steroids(anti-inflammatory medicines used to treat a range of conditions).