Can any qualified person attest to this statement?
2006-08-14 21:33:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I disagree with a lot of the answers. I have been a Respiratory therapist for 6 years, and I have been teaching respiratory therapy for 3 years, and I can attest that it is not a disease but a condition. Here's the definition that I teach. Hyperreactivity of the airways. Which means when your allergens (could be exercise or stress) triggers your asthma, your airways react and constrict. By taking medications it opens up back again. Since it can be prevented easily, and fixed easily it doesn't fall into the category of disease. It used to be considered in the category of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) but guess what, a few years ago asthma was removed from that category after realizing that it is not a disease, but just a condition. So people who has asthma (not suffering from asthma), are just like normal people with a hyperreactive airways.
This is from a website ( source listed below)
Asthma is a chronic condition in your lungs that has two main components. When you have asthma, two things happen inside your lungs --- constriction, the tightening of the muscles surrounding the airways, and inflammation, the swelling and irritation of the airways. Constriction and inflammation cause narrowing of the airways, which may result in symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence that, if left untreated, asthma can cause long-term loss of lung function.
2006-08-15 08:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by jt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-26 16:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by Fausto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel your pain. I've had asthma for 14 years now and have seen several doctors. The truth is, there is no known cure for asthma at the moment. But the symptoms can be prevented. It really depends on what causes your brother's asthma. Mine is usually dust and hot weather. But I think the universal method is using the control inhaler.
I cured my Asthma the natural way?
2016-05-15 02:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From time to time asthma can grow into a deadly problem but in normal cases, people usually grow out of asthma by the time their an adult. If its harmful enough to make you carry an inhaler every wear you go then it should be considered a disease for it is causing serious damage to your lungs which can't be healed.
2006-08-16 03:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by Denim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweetie what do u think the difference between a condition and a disease is... asthma is listed as a COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease...so there ya go.
2006-08-14 22:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diseases/Conditions/Problems: Hypothyroidism Slight scoliosis Allergies: Dust Mites Mold Bee Stings No, I look like a normal 17-year-old.
2016-03-27 02:21:28 · answer #6 · answered by Barbara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma is a respiratory disease. Condition may be acute, chronic, dormant, or controlled. Just because it is a disease does not necessarily mean terminal - there are a lot of diseases that are chronic - that people can live with for years - like "heart disease".
2006-08-15 02:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suffered from acute asthma for over 15 years & was on the verge of death on several occasions. A few years back I attended a faith-healing session in a church. The preacher quoted Peter 2:24 -"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."(KJV). When I understood that this verse refers to both spiritual & physical healing, I got better within a couple of days & haven't taken any medication regularly for a long while (except a few times when the weather was colder than usual). To me, it was a miracle 'cos I didn't believe I would ever get better but when I realized (understood NOT believed) that that Biblical verse "by whose strpes ye were healed" included physical healing, I got better very fast! So asthma was the condition I was trapped in due to my ignorance but once when I had the right knowledge, I was sort of "set free!"
2006-08-14 21:56:08 · answer #8 · answered by Shot At Sight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to different sites on the internet, asthma is a disease. It is extremely serious. My brother-in-law died at 51 from asthma and he had been treating with a doctor for it.
2006-08-14 21:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by phoenixheat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does being asthmatic for the last 20 years qualify me? its a disease according to all the doctors ive been to.
2006-08-14 21:53:50 · answer #10 · answered by sythen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋