Patient's question:
Main symptoms: Wheezing whenever catching a cold, feeling better after getting an injection but prone to relapse. Onset time: One year. Test results: Slight inflammation in the middle lobe and lower lobe of the right lung.Doctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: Asthma is an allergic disease characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness and chronic inflammation, primarily manifesting as airway spasm, narrowing, obstruction, hypoxia, and difficulty breathing. According to this new concept, treatment should focus on reducing airway hyperresponsiveness and eliminating chronic inflammation, while relieving bronchial spasm and improving hypoxic conditions. Long-term treatment should still be maintained during the remission period.Recommendations: There are many drugs currently used for bronchial asthma, which can be broadly divided into two categories. One category is bronchodilators, which can relieve bronchial spasm and improve ventilation function, such as β2 receptor agonists, theophylline, and ipratropium bromide. The other category is anti-allergic inflammatory drugs, which can eliminate chronic bronchial inflammation, reduce airway hyperresponsiveness, and fundamentally resolve bronchial asthma, such as corticosteroids, sodium cromoglicate, and ketotifen. Other drugs, such as immunomodulators, can also be used as auxiliary treatments for asthma.
Lifestyle care: It is very important to identify the specific allergen causing allergic symptoms. By avoiding allergens in daily life and work, we can prevent allergic reactions, which is an economical and effective approach.