Asthma Information - Special Types Of Asthma

Asthma Information - Special Types Of Asthma
By Tom Alter

A few types of are special because they are caused due
to certain special conditions. There are mainly four such
special conditions that are well recognised by doctors. These
can be described as:

Exercise Induced Asthma: As the name suggests this is the
difficulty in breathing and like situation induced after
heavy exercise. The intensity and duration of any exercise
depends upon the endurance and the physical conditioning of an
individual. Many asthmatics are capable of exercising for longer
durations of time as well as even during an attack. But others
must stop immediately at the onset of the attack. This would
therefore depend completely on individual discretion.

During the normal exercise routine the bronchial tubes open or
dilate to improve the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
This is mainly attributed to release of adrenalin into the
system because of the exercise. This is because during exercise
a person mainly needs more oxygen, but when a person suffering
with exercises exactly the opposite situation manifests.

The bronchial tubes tighten and constrict instead of dilating.
So within a very short span of exercising the asthmatic person
starts to cough and wheeze. In some cases it is seen the person
develops the symptoms of coughing and wheezing only after
several hours of exercising. This is called delayed exercise
induced asthma. It is seen that most of the exercise induced
asthma attacks subside within a few minutes even if they are
left untreated. The maximum duration of an attack lasting is
generally not more than thirty to sixty minutes.

Several factors influence exercise induced asthma. These may be
the type of exercise and also the type of weather conditions
that are there. It is seen that the disease troubles people more
when they exercise in cold and dry climates. Running may be a
more troublesome activity than swimming and bicycling.

Hidden Asthma: Everyone who suffers with may not have
more obvious symptoms of coughing and wheezing. Sometimes people
only have shortness of breath, tightness of chest or just a
nagging cough. Many people suffer with undiagnosed cough and it
is seen that one in three of them has undiagnosed asthma.

This is called cough variant asthma. This kind of cough is
different from normal cough. It is usually more irritating. It
gets triggered off with cold weather and exertion due to
exercise. It is very nagging in nature and can wake a person
from deep sleep. Most people with hidden sooner or later
develop symptoms of full blown asthma.

Patients of hidden may have difficulty in getting their
condition diagnosed and treated properly. Very often they are
treated with antihistamines, cough medicines, decongestants and
antibiotics. This is mainly because their cough is not
accompanied with wheezing. Patients with hidden usually
respond quite well to the basic medications. Usually the
most important symptom here is coughing during sleep and
exercise. Wheezing may not be a symptom at all. So if someone
coughs repeatedly during sleep and upon exertion it is best for
him to get himself checked for hidden asthma.

Aspirin Sensitive Asthma: Some adult patients of react
badly to the most frequently taken drug in the world that is
aspirin. They have ten times more possibility of developing an
allergic

reaction to it. The patients with aspirin sensitive
asthma generally have a situation of runny nose at the start of
the disease. The nasal discharge is generally very heavy and
continues for about one or two years.

Thereafter patients lose the sense of smell or taste and
develop grape like growths called the nasal polyps in the nose.
In due course of time they develop full blown and most of
them experience a very serious attack just after taking aspirin.
The patients who are diagnosed with nasal polyps should
therefore be very careful and avoid the use of aspirin
completely. They should not wait for their body to react before
they take measures to avoid aspirin. Aspirin sensitivity is very
rare in children.

Drugs that are similar to aspirin in nature or function are
also best avoided by such patients. These drugs are generally
termed as non steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). These
are non steroidal drugs that reduce pain and inflammation. These
are widely used to treat musculo-skeletal disorders. If a
patient does need them they have to be first desensitized by
taking very small monitored doses of aspirin. This has to be
done under the supervision of doctors.

Occupational Asthma: that is caused by substances that
are present in one’s workplace is called occupational asthma. It
is a disease that is a by-product of development of industry and
modern sciences. The triggers of occupational are of both
allergic and non-allergic types. Some factory workers develop
the disease soon after reporting to work on a Monday morning.
They may often start coughing and wheezing and may also develop
flu like situations. This condition is often termed as Monday
morning blues. Some workers may develop symptoms only after a
few days of the week pass or towards the end of the week.

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