what is the scientific explaination for why steam is good for asthma?

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What is good to help control asthma?

Answer 1

?: Who said steam is good for asthma? Depending on severity you need bronchodilators and or antiinflammatory agents.

Answer 2

Steam for asthma: This is a myth!.

Answer 3

Yes.: Not to mention a whole bunch of other things it's bad for.

Answer 4

Yes: Smoking (inhaling smoke, which is full of lung irritants and cancer-causing chemicals) of any kind is unhealthy and bad for asthma patients. Weed is illegal under U.S. Law, so one can be thrown in jail and/or convicted of a crime. Jail has its own dangers such as getting assaulted. However, if one's doctor has prescribed weed as a medical treatment, the risks and benefits will have to be compared.

Answer 5

Yes: As this becomes legal, you'll want to find out whether you can tolerate it. I'd much rather you do this (if the law allows) than get involved with tobacco. You may consider some other route of delivery as well. Best wishes.

Answer 6

No: There are medications to help control asthma. But, there is no cure.

Answer 7

No: You can control the asthma but you cannot cure it.

Answer 8

No: There is no cure for asthma but there are many good treatments available to control/prevent symptoms. Many asthmatics have long periods of time between exacerbations where they are symptom-free. See your doctor to be sure your are on the best regimen possible at this time. Avoid smoking.

Answer 9

Sometimes: Think of asthma as 2 diseases - (1) underlying inflammation of the breathing tubes called bronchial hyperreactivity (2) episodes of tightness, coughing, wheezing called "asthma attack". Curing asthma requires treating #1. If the cause of asthma is allergy then allergy shots may help & in some cases cure asthma. People often have more than one cause for bronchial hyperreactivity.

Answer 10

You don't: Asthma is a chronic condition of increased small airway reactions. There are genetic and environmental factors that persist throughout life, usually becoming evident in childhood. One learns to live with their asthma & present medications offer a near normal existence to most. There is no cure, there are programs that promote stability & reduced flare ups through early recognition of problems.

Answer 11

Control not cure: At the current time, there is no cure for asthma. However, it can be controlled through a plan that involves avoiding triggers, quick relief medications, daily controller medications and sometimes other treatments including allergy shots. An allergist is qualified and specifically trained to control a person's asthma so it doesn't control them!

Answer 12

You don't: Asthma is a chronic condition of increased small airway reactions. There are genetic and environmental factors that persist throughout life, usually becoming evident in childhood. One learns to live with their asthma & present medications offer a near normal existence to most. There is no cure, there are programs that promote stability & reduced flare ups through early recognition of problems.

Answer 13

No: True Asthma is a condition with a wide range in intensity, often based on inherited factors, that is like eye color or stature.If you have it you must learn to manage it. Kids often wheeze with infections and this may not be true asthma, with many never wheezing after age 4-5. We have enough treatment options that you can treat and remain symptom free for years, but the tendency will remain.

Answer 14

If asthma is caused: by an environmental exposure (respiratory irritants including tobacco smoke), it may be "cured" by eliminating that exposure. Sometimes it goes away on its own. Sometimes it occurs only intermittently. Usually, however, in adults, it's a treatable but not curable condition.

Answer 15

Two age groups: Childhood asthma is usually diagnosed from age 1 to teenage years. Adult onset asthma occurs in patients beyond the age of 18. Asthma has been known to occur even in older adults (greater than 75 years of age).

Answer 16

Any age: While most people with asthma and allergic disease are diagnosed at an early age (75% of rhinitis is diagnosed before age 45), there are some who are diagnosed much later in life. Were the symptoms present but not recognized? Were symptoms mild and ignored by the patient? Careful history taking can sometime answer the question.

Answer 17

Sort of.: If you have a diagnosis of asthma from a qualified health care provider, you may be provided with a peak flow meter to follow your peak expiratory flow rates at home. This will help you manage your asthma better.

Answer 18

Not exactly: Though a physician diagnosis is needed, the use of a peak flow meter to derteimne your daily asthma status is very helpful in preventing or minimizing attacks during the day.

Answer 19

Depends...: Your family doctor can order the tests for asthma, pulmonary function tests. But, the tests are interpreted by a pulmonary doctor and then your family doctor gets the test results with the interpretation.

Answer 20

Pulmonary or Allergy: The two specialties with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma are pulmonary, and allergy & immunology. Either should be able to administer and interpret the tests needed to diagnose and properly assess the severity of asthma.

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