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Controlling Your Asthma Patient Education Guide

March 17th, 2010 by admin | Filed under asthma


Asthma is a chronic (long-term) disease of the airways in the lungs. It can’t be spread to others, and it has nothing to do with how you were raised or your relationships. Asthma is often hereditary, meaning it is passed through families. Sometimes, more than one person in the same family has asthma.

When asthma is under control, the linings of the airways (bronchial tubes) are smooth, clear, and air flows easily in and out.

With asthma, your airways are super sensitive. When asthma is not controlled, the airways become inflamed and swollen. The airways then are made smaller, but air can still flow. When this happens, you may have a cough, chest tightness, wheezing, shortness of breath, or you may feel tired.

During an attack, the airways swell up even more and make extra mucus (phlegm). Also, the muscles around the airways become tight, and air gets trapped in the alveoli (the small sacs at the end of the bronchial tubes). All of this makes it very hard for air to pass through your airways and can even block them. You may wheeze, cough, and have trouble breathing.

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