Factors That Facilitate Asthma Control – Health News
On the occasion of May 2, World Asthma Day, an information meeting was held at the entrance of the ESOGÜ Health, Practice and Research Hospital Polyclinics by the ESOGÜ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Breast Diseases. During the event, Assoc. Dr. The team led by Şenay Yılmaz informed the patients and their relatives about asthma.
Making a statement with the event, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Breast Diseases Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Şenay Yılmaz emphasized that for the correct diagnosis of asthma, tests of the respiratory tract should be performed in addition to the symptoms. associate Dr. Yılmaz emphasized the importance of administering appropriate medication for the treatment of asthma and avoiding asthma triggers in managing asthma:
“There is no drug treatment that completely gets rid of asthma, anywhere in the world”
“According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 339 million people worldwide have asthma. It is known that there are more than 400,000 asthma-related deaths in the world each year. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that occurs as a result of narrowing of the airway wall due to non-microbial inflammation in the intrapulmonary airways. Asthma is manifested by symptoms such as recurrent and worsening shortness of breath, wheezing/whistling sound during breathing, chest tightness and coughing. In addition to assessing complaints, lung function tests should also be performed for a correct diagnosis.
Nowhere in the world is there a drug treatment that completely eliminates asthma. The aim of asthma treatment is to control the patient’s complaints and to continue the patient’s life as normally as possible. Asthma symptoms can be controlled by administering appropriate medications and avoiding asthma triggers. Asthma treatment is carried out according to the recommendations in the guide, which has been prepared with the participation of national and international experts and is updated every year. The most significant innovation in international and national asthma guidelines is the recommendation to use inhalers (rescuers) together with the main therapeutic drug, inhaled cortisone, rather than using them alone in the treatment of asthma. With treatment, a significant proportion of asthmatics are able to continue their daily lives, including work and school, without any limitations due to the disease. Most asthma drugs are drugs used by inhalation and in this way they create the desired therapeutic effect in the immediate airways with fewer side effects. Proper use of these devices (inhalers) as recommended is very important for effective treatment.
Factors that facilitate asthma control
associate Dr Şenay Yılmaz said: “Factors that make asthma control difficult include not taking medications with proper technique and regularly, as well as exposure to triggers such as respiratory infections, allergens, cigarette smoke and chemicals. Studies have shown that patients use their medications as recommended by their doctor, stop smoking, and obese patients lose weight.A healthy and balanced diet, regular exercise, and keeping the breathing air clean have been shown to facilitate asthma control, she told me.