How to Treat asthma attacks
Asthma attacks can happen suddenly and can be scary both for the person suffering from the asthma attack as well as bystanders. Asthma attacks happen when a person who has asthma comes into contact...
View ArticleHow to Use a Nebulizer Mask
Nebulizer face masks allow a patient to inhale medication that's been turned into a fine mist. Usually, this medicine reduces swelling in the bronchial tubes and makes it easier to breathe. You can...
View ArticleHow to Sanitize Nebulizer
You should clean nebulizers often by sanitizing their surfaces. You also need to regularly wipe down and disinfect the machine that houses the air compressor to avoid inhalation of unwanted dirt and...
View ArticleHow to Clean Nebulizer Attachments
If your child is asthmatic or experiences serious respiratory illness such as RSV or pneumonia, your pediatrician might prescribe a regimen that includes using a nebulizer. If this is the case, learn...
View ArticleHow to Control Adult Asthma
Adult asthma is a disease caused by chronic inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs. The bronchioles swell and fill with mucous in response to various internal and external stimuli which make...
View ArticleHow to Treat Asthma at Home
Except for the severe attack that mandates hospitalization, this article will only cover mild attack of asthma that can be handled at home. When you feel an asthmatic attack coming on just follow these...
View ArticleHow to Diagnose Child Asthma
Asthma is a chronic but controllable illness that afflicts all age groups. A tightening of the airways that obstructs breathing, asthma can be fatal if not properly medicated and monitored. Children at...
View ArticleHow to Use Mustard Oil to Treat Asthma
Mustard oil is made by grinding mustard seeds to extract the oil. Though it's most commonly used in the kitchen, it also has many medicinal uses. Some home or folk remedies utilize mustard oil to treat...
View ArticleHow to Use Figs to Treat Asthma
There are nearly eight hundred different types of figs, which can be eaten raw, incorporated into other recipes or used for medicinal purposes in a variety of folk or home remedies. Several of those...
View ArticleHow to Use Garlic Cloves to Treat Asthma
Aside from its culinary uses, garlic is commonly used in home remedies. Garlic cloves, pastes and oils can promote good health. Asthma sufferers have utilized garlic to relieve symptoms like coughs,...
View ArticleHow to Treat Asthma With Natural Medicine
Asthma can be a crippling and frightful condition that prevents the patient from living a full, normal life. Traditional asthma treatment usually consists of environmental changes to reduce triggers...
View ArticleHow to Read Peak-Expiratory-Flow Test Results
A peak-expiratory-flow-rate (PEFR or PEF) meter measures how fast and hard a person can exhale. Asthma patients and those with other long-term chronic lung diseases such as COPD and emphysema use this...
View ArticleHow to Use the Bronchial-Provocation Test for Asthma
The bronchial-provocation test evaluates how sensitive your airways are. Health professionals use it to test for allergic asthma when a patient has no symptoms. People who have suspected occupational...
View ArticleHow to Read Spirometer Test Results
A spirometer is a device used by health professionals to measure abnormal lung function. It is also used to help determine how well a patient is responding to treatment for lung diseases such as...
View ArticleHow to Use Zyrtec to Treat Asthma
If you have allergy-induced asthma, you're familiar with the symptoms of both allergy and asthma. Your seasonal or environmental allergies may cause respiratory itching, inflammation and mucus...
View ArticleHow to Use Chinese Medicine to Treat Asthma
Asthma is a serious disease that affects the lungs and respiratory system. Asthmatics may suffer from an ongoing cough or hoarseness, with occasional or frequent attacks of constricted breathing....
View ArticleHow to Use Singulair to Treat Asthma
The new-generation asthma drugs provide daily internal control of asthma sensitivities, which form the basis of this chronic disease of the lungs. Rather than treating crisis symptoms when an asthma...
View ArticleHow to Use Homeopathics to Treat Asthma
Take a hands-on approach to managing your asthma by integrating natural and conventional medicine to treat the disease. Homeopathic remedies can complement the use of prescription drugs, especially if...
View ArticleHow to Use Exercise to Treat Asthma
Many people who have asthma, or parents of children who do, wonder whether they can or should exercise. Asthma is a disease that restricts airflow in and out of the lungs, making it difficult to get...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Asthma Triggers
If your lungs are sensitive to temperature change, air pollutants or physical exercise, you may show asthma symptoms. This long-term disease can arise in childhood or adulthood and usually persists...
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