Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination indicated a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. Please advise on treatment for severe asthma.Doctor's answer:
During the acute recurrence phase of asthma, corticosteroid drugs can be used to suppress symptoms, and theophylline-class drugs can be chosen to effectively dilate the airways and relieve bronchospasm, which can provide some therapeutic effects. However, these medications should not be used long-term. If the patient is in a stable relief phase, Chinese medicine can be considered for conditioning. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lung and kidney qi deficiency can lead to asthma, and many tonifying lung and kidney Chinese herbal formulas can be used.