Types Of Asthma
Asthma is a chronic condition that affects the airways in your lungs, causing symptoms like wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. It impacts individuals differently, but with proper diagnosis and treatment, you can manage asthma effectively and improve your quality of life.
Asthma manifests differently in each person, and recognizing your type can help tailor the best management approach.
This type is caused by an overreaction to allergens such as pollen, dust mites, pet dander, or mold. Managing allergies alongside asthma is key to reducing flare-ups.
Symptoms: Frequent sneezing, nasal congestion, itchy eyes, and wheezing, often triggered by specific allergens.
Asthma is common in children and often linked to allergies or viral infections. Early diagnosis and intervention can prevent complications and support a healthy, active childhood.
Symptoms: Frequent respiratory infections, wheezing during play, or trouble sleeping due to coughing.
Physical activity, particularly high-intensity workouts, can trigger symptoms. With proper treatment, EIA doesn’t have to limit your fitness goals.
Symptoms: Chest tightness, coughing, and difficulty breathing during or after exercise, especially in cold or dry air.
Exposure to workplace irritants like dust, fumes, or chemicals is a primary cause. This type of asthma highlights the importance of identifying and mitigating environmental triggers.
Symptoms: Wheezing, coughing, or breathlessness that worsens during the workweek and improves on weekends or vacations.
By incorporating spirometry into your asthma care routine, we can ensure that you receive the most accurate diagnosis and tailored treatment plan to manage your asthma effectively. This test measures how much air you can inhale and exhale, as well as how quickly you can exhale, which helps to assess lung function and optimize your treatment.
The exhaled nitric oxide test measures the amount of nitric oxide in your breath, which is an indicator of inflammation in your airways. This test helps to monitor asthma control and tailor treatment plans to reduce inflammation and prevent flare-ups.
Introducing Aluna, our new home spirometry device that allows you to monitor your lung function daily from the comfort of your own home. By using real-time data to detect changes, we can make early and timely adjustments to your treatment plan, helping to prevent flare-ups and reduce emergency hospital visits.
Bronchodilators are medications that relax the muscles around the airways, making it easier to breathe. They are often used to quickly relieve asthma symptoms and prevent exercise-induced asthma attacks.
Nebulizers deliver asthma medication in the form of a mist, making it easier for the medication to reach the lungs. This treatment is especially useful for young children and individuals who have difficulty using inhalers.
Anti-inflammatory medications, such as corticosteroids, help to reduce inflammation in the airways, preventing asthma attacks and improving overall lung function. These medications are typically used as part of a long-term management plan for persistent asthma.
Biologics are advanced medications designed to target specific pathways involved in asthma. They are usually prescribed for moderate to severe asthma that does not respond well to standard treatments, helping to reduce the frequency and severity of asthma attacks.
SMART (Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy) combines both a maintenance and a reliever medication in one inhaler. This approach simplifies treatment by providing both long-term control and quick relief of symptoms, ensuring better asthma management and adherence to the treatment plan.
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First and foremost let me start by saying that these people did one hell of a job figuring out my sinus problems. When I first arrived there, I explained what was going on with me having excessive inflammation in the sinus…after they tested me, I found out that I was being exposed to dust mites which gave me a strong reaction. I followed the doctors guides lines in terms of cleaning my room and ever since, my sinus inflammation went away for good and now I have a healthy sinus. Thank you for everything.
My 10 year old son also has allergies and asthma and the staff makes sure that he feels well taken care of and comfortable, despite his having Autism and ADHD. He actually looks forward to going there with me, whether it be for my allergy shots or even when he needed allergy skin testing. When you’re a patient at the Allergy and Asthma clinic, you are treated as if you are the only patient they have, even when the waiting room is full. Dr. Engler has hired truly excellent staff, from the front desk people to the nurses and medical assistants. If you have allergies and/or asthma and you live on the Peninsula or even in the city, I highly recommend that you visit the Allergy and Asthma Clinic. They are truly amazing and will make you feel so much better.
