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The triggers of asthma attack which affects the aged person may be different from those which affect the children. The most common triggers which generally affect the older adults are associated with viral respiratory illness and airborne diseases. This is why influenza vaccination is very much important for the aged people. The people who are above 65 year of age may also recommend pneumococcal vaccine in every 5 years.
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Asthma is not a childhood disease but it can occur at any age especially in older people. Coughing, wheezing, breathlessness and tightness of chest are some of the symptoms of asthma that can be commonly misinterpreted as a symptoms of some other diseases especially in case of aged people.
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Like adults, children suffering from asthma should also visit the Doctor for their treatment. Treatment generally includes allergy testing and finding various measures by which asthma can be control. If necessary, doctor may also recommend medicine to control asthma.
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Peak flow meter is a portable and hand-held device which is used to measure air flows from your lungs. It is so easy to handle that doctor generally advised you to use peak flow meter at your home to monitor your lungs working.
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Inhaled corticosteroid is the most effective long term medicine to control asthma. This medicine generally works by reducing the swelling of airway that cause asthma attacks. This medicine can be preferred in controlling both moderate and severe asthma. But the only care should be taken that this medicine should be used when directed by your doctor.
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To control the symptoms of asthma and avoid them to become worse, people suffering from asthma required quick relief medicine. Short-acting inhaled beta-agonists are the better option and generally preferred by most of the people who are suffering from asthma. These medicines are bronchodilators and generally act quickly to relax the tightened muscles around your airways and help in to open up the airways and allow more air to pass through.
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Now days there are various types of medicines available in the market for asthma. Before taking any sort of medicine you must take advice from your doctor. Doctor prescribes you appropriate medicine after analyzing the severity of asthma. Doctor also advice about when and how to use each kind of medicine.
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Doctor generally advice you about the treatment to control asthma. While treating asthma doctor closely monitor your asthma so that he can recognize the symptoms and prevents the patient from the asthma attack. Doctor also advice you to avoid such things that brings asthma symptoms and make these symptoms worse. Doctor also prescribes you asthma medicine which helps you in controlling asthma.
Doctor generally asks various types of questions related to asthma problem. List of them are:
Asthma is a chronic respiratory problem which is generally related to the number of symptoms that may be caused due to number of events like respiratory infection, stress, airborne allergens, air pollutants and exercise. Dyspnea, wheezing, stridor, coughing, an inability for physical exertion are some of the main symptoms of asthma.
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