Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm.[2] Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.

1. Asthma
ASTHMA IS A COMMON CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE OF THE AIRWAYS
CHARACTERIZED BY VARIABLE AND RECURRING SYMPTOMS, REVERSIBLE
AIRFLOW OBSTRUCTION AND BRONCHOSPASM.[2] COMMON SYMPTOMS
INCLUDE WHEEZING, COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS, AND SHORTNESS OF
BREATH.
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2. What is Asthma?
If you are experiencing :
 Frequent experience shortness of breath;
 Chest tightness;
 Hearing a whistling or wheezy sound in chest while breathing;
It can be asthma—a chronic condition that causes inflammation and
narrowing of the bronchial tubes, the passageways that allow air to
enter and leave the lungs.
When symptoms get more intense person gets an asthma attack.
Asthma attacks also are called flare-ups or exacerbations.

3. Causes
 It is caused by a combination of complex and incompletely
understood environmental and genetic interactions.
 May be triggered by exposure to an allergen, irritants in the
air.
 Exercise or illness can also cause Asthma.
 Significant Stress can also lead to Asthma.

4. Signs and Symptoms
 It develops on the face, neck, chest, shoulders, or back.
 Mild acne usually causes whiteheads and blackheads. These may
develop into an infection of skin i.e pimples.
 Severe acne may produce hundreds of pimples into the large areas
of skin.
 So typical features of acne include seborrhea (increased oil
secretion), microcomedones, comedones, papules, pustules, nodules
(large papules), and in many cases scarring.
 The appearance of acne varies with skin color.

5. Diagnosis
 For Asthma there is not one universal agreed upon definition.
 A diagnosis of asthma should be suspected if there is a history of:
 recurrent wheezing,
 coughing or difficulty breathing
And these symptoms occur or worsen due to:
 Exercise,
 Viral infections,
 Allergens or air pollution as explainer earlier.

6. Classification
 Asthma exacerbation :Commonly referred to as an asthma attack with
shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness.
 The wheezing is most often when breathing out.
 Some people present primarily with coughing, and in severe cases,
air motion may be significantly impaired such that no wheezing is
heard.
 In children, chest pain is often present.
 Acute severe asthma is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does
not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators and
corticosteroids.

7. Classification
 Exercise-induced : Exercise can trigger bronchoconstriction both in
people with or without asthma.
 It occurs in most people with asthma and up to 20% of people
without asthma.
 It is common in professional athletes.
 The highest rates are among cyclists (up to 45%), swimmers, and
cross-country skiers.

8. Classification
 Occupational : As a result of workplace exposures, is a commonly
reported occupational Asthma.
 Estimated 5–25% of asthma cases in adults are work–related.
 Aspirin-induced asthma : It affects up to 9% of asthmatics.
 People affected often also have trouble with nasal polyps.
 In people who are affected low doses paracetamol or COX-2
inhibitors are generally safe.
 Alcohol-induced asthma : Alcohol may worsen asthmatic symptoms
in up to a third of people.

9. Homeopathy Treatment
 Homeopathy treatment is holistic & patient friendly, and are customized to suit
each patient according to his condition.
 There are different Homeopathy remedies for Asthma. Some of the Homeopathy
remedies used to cure Asthma are as under
 Arsenicum
 Ipecac
 Kali bichromicum
 Nux vomica
 Natrum sulphuricum
 We at Anubhuti Homeo Clinics prefer to take history of patients first and advise proper homeopathy remedies.A detailed
history followed by constitutional treatment by a good and qualified homeopathic doctor is necessary to treat the complaints that appear. It
is not advisable to resort to self-medication for any disease. The remedies mentioned in this presentation are mentioned solely to create
awareness of homeopathic medicines in dealing with disease conditions