Living with asthma

Not only the drugs are important for therapeutic success in asthma. It is also crucial that Berezovsky is doing something against asthma bronchial. The most important: the schedule of therapy to keep the doctor has drawn up. Affected parties should deal with their disease.

This includes visiting an asthma training. There, right dealing with asthma be bronchial asthma and the medications declared self-measurement using peak flow meters and the best breathing technique (breath school) and important to life with asthma generally discussed. The doctor will explain in particular the therapy and what to do in case of an emergency during an acute asthma attack. The person concerned can facilitate "Monitoring" of therapy, when he leads an asthma diary, in which he carries his regular measurements.

Prevent asthma

To prevent asthma attacks, it is particularly important to avoid triggers. Triggers and irritants are known, this should be - off where whenever possible no matter whether it is cigarette smoke, pet dander, or foggy, damp cold weather. For parents of children with asthma: especially on the smoking in the vicinity of the child is to forego - smoking is one of the most important risk factors for asthma bronchial.

It is also important in asthma to prevent infection of the respiratory tract and the teeth. Sufficient drinking is important to keep the mucus in the respiratory tract as possible thin. Relaxation methods help many sufferers with asthma bronchiale better to deal.

Asthma and sports

Also seizures can often be weaken and reduce. Asthma is neither a reason nor an excuse for an absence from sport. On the contrary, through sports and regular physical exercise such as swimming or cycling, the bronchi are trained. If such an effort caused signs of asthma in sports, a muscle entkrampfendes asthma medication can be taken - after consultation with the doctor - shortly before the sport before.

Often recommend asthmatics that are vaccinated against certain diseases of the air passages to let (pneumococcal, influenza). Applies also here: it should be sought the opinion of the attending physician.

Peak flow meters and asthma diary

To come as his own asthma Manager well through the day, the patient must check his lung function four times a day, the best at set times, with the peak flow meter. The respiratory peak flow is measured with this instrument, so the strongest air flow ejected from the lungs at the beginning of a strong exhalation. The measured values are documented in an asthma diary along with the medication. In this way, affected parties can develop a better sense of it whether and to what extent changed the State of their own. The diary supports the treatment by the doctor and should be taken at each visit to the doctor. The term "traffic light scheme" is used to better organize the readings.

Green stands for a reach of 80-100% of the personal optimum, previously identified in several measurements. Thus, the patient is correctly positioned.

Yellow corresponds to 60-80% of the personal optimum. Here, the doctor should adjust the medication and discuss further steps with the patient.

Red means that the 60% mark of the personal optimum was fallen, and the patient should immediately consult the doctor or clinic. The corresponding emergency medication must be available. Panic is not appropriate, but draining breathing techniques should be practised.

So does the peak-flow measurement

For the measurement to be successful, should be taken as follows:

1. Slide the indicator mark on the scale to zero.
2. Breathe in as deeply as possible and hold my breath.
3. Take the mouth pipe in his mouth. Wrap tightly with your lips! The tube must be kept just on each case and the scale on the page should not be covered with your fingers.
4. Exhale as quickly and forcefully as possible. The value can be read on the sliding indicator.
5. To prepare the next measurement, display brand is again pushed back to zero.
6. The subsequent cleaning is important. The mouth tube can be removed and rinsed with warm water. Then it must be dried well.

Asthma and obesity

Overall, the following rules for everyday dealing with asthma have proven:

1. Take medication regularly and according to the instructions of the physician
2. a structured, balanced daily routine without hassle and stress
3. Allergen avoidance by current pollen flight forecast
4. immediate visit to the doctor for infections
5. strict smoking ban
6. Practice respiratory gymnastics
7. Running endurance
8. Keep asthma diary.

And finally like for many other people in Germany applies for asthma sufferers: less is more. Finnish scientists have shown in a study that obese asthmatics could work with their disease worse than normal weight?

This not only the perception and your own sense of well-being was improved with a strict diet, but in particular the lung function has been demonstrably strengthened. The asthmatics were one with much more force - air and exhale. The leaner asthmatics did better what was also in and out breathing volume. Patients who had taken off, suffered less acute attacks of asthma as a result, and they needed fewer drugs.

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