There is no denying the fact that asthma and air pollution don’t mix and some people believe that air pollution causes asthma.
Asthma is chronic inflammation of the air passages in the lungs and can be triggered by allergens that are breathed in, temperature changes, and anxiety. Basically, once you have asthma it can be triggered by anything that affects the air that you breathe in.
I looked up asthma on Wikipedia and saw a little bit about what it had to say about treating it. It talked about using corticosteroids to manage asthma. So I looked up the side-effects of corticosteroid use and found things like anxiety, depression, osteoporosis, hypothyroidism, and diabetes. It seems to me that, except in extreme cases, people would probably want to avoid the corticosteroids.
I heard of one treatment a few years ago where a doctor will go in and surgically remove some of the mucus membrane inside the bronchial tubes to give the sufferer better air flow capacity. It sounds a lot like when sinus sufferers have their sinus cavities routed out. I haven’t heard of anyone who has had good results with that. The mucus membranes are there to snag any viruses and bacteria so that they don’t cause problems.
The people I have talked to who have had their sinus passages cleaned out have traded sinus problems for more frequent ear infections. I imagine that it is the same for the people who have their bronchial tubes cleaned out. I’m guessing that they have a greater risk of respiratory infections and pneumonia.
What needs to be done for people with asthma is to find out why they are so responsive to the triggers for their asthma. Is it because their system is acidic, or because they grew up with smoking parents. Maybe they have lived for many years near industrial farms that spray pesticides or fertilizers into the air.
Once the original cause is known then it should be possible to create a course of detoxification to reverse the problem. In the mean time, a good quality air filter should help significantly. An air filtration system that generates negative ions without generating ozone could be a big help. Breathing the negative ions should help to reduce the inflammation and help them breathe better and recover faster from an attack.
Please keep in mind that I am not a doctor and do not diagnose conditions nor prescribe particular courses of action for any condition that you may have. If you think you have asthma then you should see a doctor and, if you choose, let them know that you want to pursue non-drug means of handling it.
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Wayne Woodworth
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Outdoor pollution is a collection of many different gases and chemicals. The ones that have the strongest impact on cancer risk are nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. We may not be used to thinking about second-hand smoke as air pollution. But in terms of cancer, it has a larger impact than traffic fumes or industrial emissions.
Anything in the air that isn’t safe for us to breathe, especially added by man-made means should be considered pollution in my opinion, and that definitely include second-hand smoke. Indoor and outdoor pollution are both made up of many different things and the real difference is that indoor pollution can be much more concentrated because of the smaller contained space. Thanks for the comment Joel.
Ozone (a main ingredient in smog) and diesel exhaust particles may cause asthma in some cases. Other triggers for asthma attacks include nitrogen oxides, formaldehyde and environmental tobacco smoke. Other toxic air contaminants like pesticides are suspected of contributing to asthma attacks.
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Very interesting article and very useful too. Thanks for sharing information. I also support you that, environment have some impact on whether you will develop asthma. This is because repeated exposure to certain substances that act as asthma triggers. It is unlikely that trends in either outdoor or indoor air pollution have contributed substantially to the rise in prevalence of asthma and allergic disease in recent decades.