Contents:
- Medical Video: 10 Completely False Facts Everyone Still Believes!
- Asthma is a genetic disease (heredity)
- Asthma can be cured
- People with asthma should not exercise
- Inhaler can make addiction
- Steroid drugs are dangerous because they have side effects
- Everyone has the same asthma symptoms
Medical Video: 10 Completely False Facts Everyone Still Believes!
Asthma is a disease of the respiratory tract due to inflammation and narrowing of the airways. Usually, asthma is characterized by difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing, or wheezing. Asthma attacks can appear suddenly and occur more than once. Usually, asthma attacks take place quickly or even more than one day. The second attack can be more severe and dangerous than the first attack.
Although asthma is not a fatal disease, however, asthma is a serious disease because if it is not handled properly it will still make patients feel less comfortable in their activities.
But unfortunately, not many know about asthma properly. In fact, there are many myths related to asthma that cause misunderstandings regarding asthma.
Here are some asthma related myths that you need to know.
Asthma is a genetic disease (heredity)
Wrong. This opinion is not true, because you can still have asthma even though there is no history of asthma in your family. Asthma can be caused by asthma triggers, namely environmental factors.
Asthma can be cured
Wrong. Many people believe that asthma can be cured, especially when they feel that they no longer feel asthma symptoms. In fact, asthma can only be controlled, not cured, because asthma is a chronic disease triggered by pathological abnormalities which means that allergies in asthma will always remain.
Controlling asthma usually depends on the severity. If you do not feel the symptoms of asthma, it does not mean that you have completely recovered from asthma. Therefore, one way to control asthma is to use inhaler or you must avoid asthma trigger factors, such as stress, anxiety, dust, smoke, cold air, etc.
People with asthma should not exercise
Wrong. Sports can be done by people with asthma, especially if those with asthma have taken the right treatment. Asthma sufferers are more encouraged to exercise in environments that have high humidity, because a dry environment can create airway constriction due to drying of the airways. And one sport that is often done by people with asthma is swimming.
But apparently, until now there has been no scientific evidence that states the relationship between swimming with asthma recovery. Regular exercise such as swimming can only improve fitness and lung function; and if you match the type of exercise you are doing, then, asthma symptoms will decrease.
Inhaler can make addiction
Wrong. Usually, asthma medicines are given through an inhaler. The inhaler tool works by sending asthma drugs into the respiratory tract directly by inhaling from the mouth. Although the use of inhalers is effective for controlling asthma, many people still think that an inhaler can be addictive.
Unfortunately, this fact is not true because using an inhaler is the same as toothbrush activity that will not be addictive; but both, including the use of inhalers are good habits for controlling asthma.
Steroid drugs are dangerous because they have side effects
Steroids are known to have many side effects such as osteoporosis, weight, easy bruising, diabetes, cataracts, heartburn, depression or digestive disorders. As a result, many people are worried about using these steroid drugs. In fact, one of the best methods to control asthma is to use drugs that contain corticosteroids which are copies of steroids that are produced naturally in our bodies. So, steroids are a very safe and effective treatment for asthma. Moreover, if you use steroids at a dose that is not excessive and is recommended by your doctor, then, steroids will not harm your body.
Everyone has the same asthma symptoms
In fact, everyone has different asthma symptoms. Some symptoms of asthma that each person may have will vary, including: chest tightness, wheezing, fatigue, or coughing.
