What Is Actually Bronchial Asthma Acute Exacerbation?
Bronchial asthma acute exacerbation is actually another term for a chronic asthma attack. During bronchial asthma acute exacerbation bronchial tubes tighten instantly and make it very hard for the air to flow through them. This is a very difficult situation because a person suffering from the attack cannot breathe, and can enter a stage of shock.
Many things are considered a trigger for a bronchial asthma acute exacerbation. These things are allergens (pet hair, pollen, smoke, dust etc), air pollution and air toxins, hard physical activity and stress and anxiety.
During a bronchial asthma acute exacerbation person’s airways suddenly become tighter, inflamed and even swollen. All that makes the breathing harder, and can lead to the panic attack (which often follows the asthmatic attack).
The person can after the bronchial asthma acute exacerbation starts, experience wheezing in attempt to get more oxygen into lungs and start breathing normally. Worst case scenario is if a person starts panicking, which makes the breathing even harder and can cause choking and turning blue.
Depending on how often a patient experiences bronchial asthma acute exacerbation, his disease can be classified in 4 categories.
Mild asthma or a starting stage is called a “symptom causing type”. Next stadium is a mild persistent asthma, where attacks are slightly stronger and happen more often. Third kind is a moderate persistent asthma which can lead to the worst kind where bronchial asthma acute exacerbation is extremely strong – severe persistent asthma.
Fortunately, nowadays there is a variety of drugs, meds, and natural/herbal remedies (combined with acupuncture) which help taking control of bronchial asthma acute exacerbation. Inhalers, medication and other alternative/holistic treatments can give excellent results which can last from few hours to few days. If you decide to take any therapy, be sure to talk to your physician in order to help yourself and not to make situation even worse.
