Asthma Research Paper

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disorder which causes tightness of the chest, Wheezing and shortness of breath caused by narrowing of the airways. Asthma can be cause by many factors such as surrounding environment, diet/health, pets/animals and it could also be hortatory. Asthma can cause disability in some cases, death and continuous health problems. Asthma is a common chronic respiratory condition in some is more serve than others by having more frequent asthma attacks. Although there is no cure Asthmas is treatable with medications or using inhalers and nebulizers. There is no test to prove asthma or diagnose it however Doctors use symptoms to diagnose asthma. The airflow can vary when people are unwell with flu like symptoms. It is not fully understood why children develop asthma, although people with asthma often have a family history of asthma, eczema, allergies and allergic rhinitis (hay fever). It is estimated that approximately one in ten Australian children have asthma.

Exercise and sport are vital to keeping healthy and fit, however in these cases can trigger asthmas attacks Joseph loves to play sport but gets out of breath very quickly. Having a small amount of regular exercise will help him maintain his health, however this can affect his relationship with his classmates and therefore he may ignore his symptoms causing another asthmas attack. When resting or breathing naturally we breathe through our nostrils which moistens the air travelling to our lungs, when we are more physically active we often breathe more quickly than normal though our mouths which produces dry air to travel to our lungs and that can irritate the airways causing an asthma