What is asthma? What happens during an Asthma
attack? Have you being ever puzzled with such a
question? Well, you are not alone, i was asking myself
the same question until i went out in to find the answer
and here i am with it. Asthma is an inflammatory disease
that affects the airways; it comes with a variety of
causes ranging from genetic to environmental factors. The
inflammation causes the airways to become narrower. It is
incurable but can be controlled if managed properly by an
experienced Doctor. According to a recent study, asthma is
currently affecting more than 300 million people in the
world. Thank God for science and its welcomed developments, the probability of asthma attacks ending up with the death of the victim has reduced drastically so far the patients is taking his/her medications serious and following the guidelines laid down by the Doctor. Asthma kills about 255,000 people around the world every year.

Asthma mostly develops from childhood, although adults can
develop asthma at some certain stage in life courtesy of
the environment they inhabit. A young man that works in
a factory that deals on harmful chemicals that irritates
the airways will surely develop asthma over time if he
doesn’t take precautionary and safety measures while at
work. Among children, asthma has being recorded to be
the most chronic disease, susceptibility factors includes when
the child is born with a low birth weight, exposed
frequently to secondary cigarette smoke. Children of
mothers who smoke have a higher risk of being asthmatic.
An early symptom starts mostly at the age of 5 and
includes wheezing and frequent respiratory infections. What
happens during an asthma attack could result to death if
proper care on the casualty isn’t taken.

So, what happens during an asthma attack? Like I stated
above, the inflammation caused by asthma, tightens up the
muscles around the airways and narrows the airways
thereby decreasing the amount of air that plies the
airways. Inflammation of the walls of the airways increases
and further narrowing the channel through which air
passes through. Mucous is produced, undermining the flow
of air. The whole complications make the airways extremely
sensitive to irritations which can be triggered by anything
like dust, chemicals, smoke, etc.

At this period, an allergic reaction sets in. The inhaler helps to clear the airways and reduce the inflammation a little so as to bring about relief during an attack. It is advised to take your inhaler around but many asthmatic patients fling this advice away because they don’t want people to know what they are
suffering from. They are also advised to stay away from
dusty areas, chemicals that trigger irritation of the
airways. When working in a place where such chemicals
are produced, try to adhere to the safety measures and
remain healthy. Stay away from secondary cigarette smoke.
Obese adults with a B.M.I between 25 and 30 are 38%
more likely to have asthma compared to adults who are
not obese. check your bmi here : cliniconomy.com/body-mass-index/

source: http://cliniconomy.com/what-happens-during-an-asthma-attack/