Question 1

glucosamine is helpful to cure crepitus?

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No: Glucosamine cures nothing. It may have some benefit in reducing osteoarthritic pain.

Question 2

can asthma be cured?

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No: Very much treatable though.

Question 3

is asthma a disability?

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Can be: Asthma can be a disability depending on the severity of the asthma.

Question 4

is asthma communicable?

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No: It is not; asthma is the body's response to allergens or irritants in the air.  Individual's responses to these stimuli vary widely, but they are not shared.

Question 5

how is asthma diagnosed?

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Lung testing.: Asthma involves inflammation, muscle spasm and mucus production in the airways. It is diagnosed by history, physical exam, and lung function testing. Patients often complain of chest tightness, wheezing, cough, and shortness of breath. It can occur in any age group, although it is the most common chronic illness in children.

Question 6

how   to control asthma?

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Asthma: Control of asthma involves avoidance of allergens and administration of rescue medications such as albuterol inhaler and/or inhaled steroids.

Question 7

what is episodic asthma?

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Airway inflammation: Simplistically, asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, and falls into the classification of allergic or atopic diseases.  In response to various "allergens", such as pollens, mold, dander, etc., the body creates an inflammatory response which leads to bronchoconstriction.  In some, this is chronic, in others, this can be occasional or "episodic."  therapy is generally straightforward.

Question 8

why is my asthma so bad?

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Treat allergens.: Having normal, asthma symptom free days defines asthma control. Minimizing medication use, medication side effects and costs is also part of asthma control. Many asthma sufferers have allergy and/or sinus disease are part of their lives. Under or untreated sinus disease and allergy leads to worsening asthma control. A variety of avoidance measures, medications and even allergy injections help.

Question 9

how u know u have asthma?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms: You wheeze and/or cough and/or have trouble breathing when exposed to stimuli to which you are sensitive.  These stimuli (called "triggers") can be illnesses, smoke, environmental allergies, foods, cold air, and other things.  Asthma is by definition a chronic condition, so to be diagnosed with asthma, the symptoms have to happen repeatedly.  Special doctors can also do lung function tests.

Question 10

what is nocturnal asthma?

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Nighttime symptoms: If you think you have persistent asthma but don't have symptoms at night you probably don't have asthma. Except in its mildest forms asthma is almost always worse at night. Your body's own supply of corticosteroids & bronchodilators, both produced in the adrenal glands, reaches its daily low point at night resulting in increased inflammation in the breathing tubes. It's 2 am & you're coughing.

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