Contents:
- Medical Video: Asthma
- What is the purpose of treating asthma?
- Two types of asthma treatment
- Quick treatment
- Long-term treatment
- Treatment for allergic asthma
- Make the best treatment plan for you
Medical Video: Asthma
Asthma makes breathing difficult. This is a disease that causes inflammation, constriction, and blockage of the respiratory tract. Can also cause shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, and chest pain. Usually people have one of two types of asthma: allergic asthma and non-allergic asthma. Asthma does not have medicine, but handling it can help control symptoms, prevent attacks, and make life healthier and more active.
What is the purpose of treating asthma?
Asthma treatment aims to regulate the symptoms of the disease. Treatment can help prevent attacks. This can also reduce the impact when the attack occurs. Handling of asthma is safe and effective if done correctly. If you experience side effects while undergoing asthma treatment, it is very important to tell your doctor.
Two types of asthma treatment
Asthma management can be divided into two groups: rapid handling and long-term treatment.
Quick treatment
Treatment treatment is quickly designed to provide treatment when an asthma attack occurs.Some common treatments are:
Short-Acting Bronchodilators
This internal treatment opens inflammation and gives space to the airways by relaxing the muscles around the airways.
Short-Acting Beta Agonists
Treatment from within is usually the first choice recommended by doctors. Works by relaxing muscles around the airways.
Oral Beta Agonists
This drug is available in several forms: syrup, tablets, and long-acting tablets. Syrup is usually prescribed for children. While long-acting tablets are good for consumption before going to bed for a comfortable night's sleep.
Oral Corticosteroids
This treatment relieves inflammation of the respiratory tract and makes breathing easier. This treatment has many side effects, usually doctors limit this treatment to only a few times an asthma attack.
Long-term treatment
Long-term treatment is carried out every day. This treatment aims to reduce inflammation in the airways and lungs. Over time, this treatment can reduce the frequency and pain of an asthma attack. You may no longer need to handle quickly too often if this long-term treatment is successful.
The types of long-term handling in general are as follows:
Inhaled Corticosteroids
This internal treatment prevents swelling in the airways, blockages, and inflammation. Handling this type is the most recommended for the treatment of asthma.
Oral Corticosteroids
These fluids, pills and tablets are sometimes used as long-term treatment therapy for people with severe asthma.
Cromolyn Sodium and Nedocromil Sodium
This inner treatment prevents swelling and inflammation in your airways when you experience contact with asthma triggers. You will use a nebulizer, a device that converts the drug into an aroma that will be used for treatment.
Leukotriene Modifiers
This tablet prevents swelling and inflammation of your respiratory tract. This tablet also reduces the amount of mucus in your lungs.
Long-Acting Bronchodilators
This inner treatment helps open the respiratory tract and relieve inflammation. There are 4 types of treatment that are often recommended. This treatment includes:
- Long-acting beta agonists are internal treatments that can help relieve everyday asthma symptoms. If you take this treatment, you also need to take quick treatment when asthma attacks.
- Combination therapy uses long-acting bronchodilators, internal medicine and corticosteroids to control and cure asthma symptoms.
Theophylline
Oral and slow-reacting treatment is commonly prescribed for people who have chronic asthma symptoms. Especially to prevent asthma attacks at night. However, theophylline has several caveats: this drug must be in your bloodstream to work, but too much can be dangerous.
Anti-IgE therapy
This once a month injection reduces the production of immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody that triggers inflammation of the lungs. Even with this injection, your doctor will usually prescribe other drugs as well. Anti IgE also helps you reduce your need for medication over time.
Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT)
During the procedure, a pulmonologist will use thermal energy to reduce the smooth muscles in your lungs. This will reduce the risk of airway obstruction and reduce the frequency of asthma attacks. This procedure is specifically for people with severe asthma who do not see progress after undergoing long and short-term treatment.
Treatment for allergic asthma
People with asthma caused by allergies may need a third type of treatment. Your doctor may prescribe an allergy medication for people with this type of asthma.
The most common treatments are allergic drugs, antihistamines, nasal sprays, and eye drops. Immunomodulators are designed to strengthen the immune system, and they are devoted to dealing with allergies and preventing asthma attacks. Oral corticosteroids can treat severe allergic reactions.
Make the best treatment plan for you
Your choice of treatment will depend on the type of asthma you have, how severe and what the trigger is. Your doctor will help you evaluate how successful the treatment you have been. Your doctor may change the treatment method if you feel there is no progress. Over time, your lifestyle and environment will also affect how effective your treatment is. Asthma treatment is continuous, involves a process. Together, you and your doctor can respond to symptoms and make a healing plan that is right for you.
