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Asthma
is a chronic condition affecting the lungs
and respiratory system. Asthma is not
contagious, and although it appears to
follow some genetic tendencies, is not
wholly genetic either. Asthma is a complex
disease characterized by bronchial
hyper-responsiveness (BHR), inflammation,
mucus production and intermittent airway
obstruction. A person with asthma may
experience wheezing, shortness of breath,
chest tightness and cough particularly after
exposure to
an allergen, during exercise,
when exposed to cold air, or at times of
greater emotional. Beyond the traditional
use of inhalers, there are many holistic
options available for asthma treatment.
Transfer Factor helps your immune
system to function properly
to ease asthma symptoms.
Symptoms of
Asthma
The main
symptom of asthma is wheezing caused
by obstruction and constriction of the
airways. A cough, sometimes with clear sputum, may
also be present.
Typically
the symptoms of Asthma change from person to person, often with
rapid onset, and associated with the
individuals set of trigger stimuli. Once
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In severe
cases, asthma symptoms can be worse during the
night or upon waking. Asthma sometimes
occurs with acid indigestion, especially
amongst older patients.
Signs of asthma are
wheezing, rapid breathing, expiratory phase
of breathing longer than inspiratory,
in-drawing of tissues between ribs and above
sternum & clavicles, over-inflation of the
chest and rhonchi (wheezy noises heard with
a stethoscope). In severe attacks the asthma
sufferer may become blue in color
(associated with a lack of oxygen), may have
chest pain and can lose consciousness.
Between attacks a person with asthma may
show no signs at all.
Asthma Symptoms -
Alternative View
Chinese
Medicine breaks down asthma into two main
categories with several sub categories. We
fill first look at symptoms associated with
an acute onset asthma attack. This being category
one. Next we will look at the symptoms
associated with non-acute, chronic body
types associated with asthmatic tendencies.
Acute
Asthma Attacks
Asthma
Attack of Wind Cold (without sweating)
Sudden wheezing
and breathlessness with difficulty in
breathing out, no sweating, tightness of the
chest, pale face, feeling cold, sneezing,
cough, no thirst, attack elicited by cold
weather, stiffness of the shoulders and neck
Asthma
Attack of Wind Cold (with sweating)
Slight sweating,
asthma attack with breathlessness and
wheezing, less noisy than previous case, not
so much chilliness, a feeling of tightness
of the chest, pale face.
Asthma
Attack of Wind Heat
Fever and aversion to cold (if true exterior
invasion, otherwise feeling of heat),
headache, tightness of the chest, loud
wheezing, barking
Chronic
Asthma Symptoms
Non-Acute "Lung Qi Deficiency"
Sweating, pale face, weak voice, prone to
catching colds, sneezing, runny nose,
shortness of breath, attacks of asthma
elicited by pollen or dust,
allergic
rhinitis.
"Lung Qi" and "Lung Yin Deficiency"
Attacks of asthma at night, tightness of the
chest, wheezing, dry cough, dry throat, weak
voice, night-sweating, tiredness, prone to
catching colds, pale face, palpitations.
"Lung Qi" and "Kidney Yang Deficiency"
Asthma attacks worse at night, tightness of
the chest, chilliness, edema of the face,
tiredness, back-ache, depression, husky
voice.
"Lung Qi" and "Kidney Yang Deficiency" II
Daytime sweating, infrequent attacks of
asthma, chilliness, back-ache, frequent-pale
urination.
"Lung-Yin" and "stomach Yin" deficiency with
dryness and some Empty-Heat
Mild attacks of asthma at night, dry cough,
dry throat, breathlessness on exertion,
slight night sweating.
"Lung-Yin" deficiency, no dryness and no
"empty-heat."
Mild attacks of asthma at
night, dry cough, dry throat, breathlessness
on exertion, slight night sweating with fewer symptoms of
dryness
Lung and Kidney "Yin" deficiency
Chronic asthma with infrequent attacks which
usually occur at night, wheezing,
breathlessness on exertion, dry throat,
night sweating, back ache, tinnitus, dry
cough, hot hands and feet.
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