People with asthma often have a background therapy, plus a special treatment in a crisis.
When seizures are acute hospitalization is necessary to achieve intensive treatment.
During an asthma attack, the airways constrict unencumbered and respiratory secretions.

We therefore use medicines to dilate the bronchi and to limit the production of secretions.
Some drugs are fighting directly against the mediators that cause the onset of the crisis.
During a serious crisis, it is necessary to hospitalize the patient.
It then receives the usual products, but by injection or infusion in high doses.
Remedies may also be administered by inhalation using a mask, in combination with cortisone and an antibiotic.
The dosage of these remedies must be tailored to the specific and tolerance of the individual.
Important for asthma, treatment should never be interrupted.
By cons, if the problems are related to seasons, it may be sufficient to heal during critical periods, often in the spring.


Operation of asthma

Bronchodilators

Asthma attacks have the effect of contracting the bronchi.
Remedies are used to dilate them.
Medicinal products containing beta-stimulants act on the muscles around the airways, causing muscle relaxation.
The bronchi can then expand.
These remedies also have the effect of accelerating the removal of secretions into the mouth.
Often they decongest the lungs.
Theophylline acts by smooth muscle relaxation, bronchodilation, and stimulation of sputum.
Theophylline, beta-like stimulants, is in aerosol form, tablets, syrup, or suppositories.
Anticholinergic drugs also act by bronchodilation.

The anti-inflammatory
Cortisone to be effective against the crises that has been demonstrated.
It unblocks the airways, and limits the production and secretion in a crisis.
The asthma attack triggered by the release of mediator’s particular, cortisone may limit the effect of these mediators.
Sodium cromoglycate is an asthma medication that prevents the release of chemical mediators responsible for allergic reactions.
But this remedy is only effective if it is absorbed before the outbreak of the crisis.

Antibiotics
Asthma attacks are triggered more easily on land already infected.
Therefore, the physician often prescribed antibiotics, to fight against the bacteria causing the infection.

Side Effects
Remedies containing beta-stimulants can cause tremors and heart palpitations.
These side effects disappear spontaneously; they do not require discontinuation of treatment while they remain minors.
The theophylline sometimes causes nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, effects of relatively short duration.
Too high dose of theophylline, however, can give heart rhythm disorders and insomnia.
It is sometimes used in combination with a small dose of phenobarbital.
Anticholinergics can give a dry mouth and heart palpitations.
Cortisone also has side effects, but they are rare in normal dosage for a limited time.

Can we treat the cause of asthma?
Several factors are causes of asthma, including allergies and stress.
The allergy can be avoided by removing the allergen.
Removing or regular disinfection of carpets, walls treatment of house dust generators, Suction gaps flooring already improving the prognosis of household allergies.
Separation from cats or dogs whose hair does not support the removal of trees which can not bear the pollen, a move to a country where the flora is completely different, even a change of occupation may be required.
Desensitization sometimes gives good results.
A series of injections with increasing doses of the allergen is carried out, allowing the body to get used to the allergenic substance.
Stress and psychological benefits of psychotherapy and sometimes anti-anxiety treatments or antidepressants.

Other treatments for asthma
The spa treatments have largely proven their effectiveness in adults as in children.
They can be renewed as long as necessary.
The influenza vaccines and antibacterial limit the risk of secondary bronchial infection, which often require treatment antibiotic coverage.
But asthma, theophylline, for example, is incompatible with certain antibiotics every doctor should be notified of all treatments followed.

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