{"id":699,"date":"2017-05-01T18:27:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T18:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainhope.wpengine.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2019-09-24T14:07:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:07:10","slug":"learn-to-handle-asthma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/learn-to-handle-asthma\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Handle Asthma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainhope.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AdobeStock_104221520asthma.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-700\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainhope.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AdobeStock_104221520asthma-510x339.jpeg\" alt=\"asthma\" width=\"433\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AdobeStock_104221520asthma-510x339.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AdobeStock_104221520asthma-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cat fur, changing weather, cigarette smoke or even running up a flight of steps can be bad for your health if you suffer from asthma.<\/p>\n<p>Many things can trigger asthma, causing the airways in your lungs to become narrow and inflamed.&nbsp; It pays to know your triggers, says Physician\u2019s Assistant&nbsp; Jason Brackins of Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma attacks can vary from mild or deadly.&nbsp; Asthma may run in your family. You may be susceptible to triggers such as pollen, dust mites, furry animals, exercise, changes in temperature and weather, or even getting sick with a cold or the flu.&nbsp; \u201cThat\u2019s one of the reasons why you need to get an annual flu shot,\u201d Jason says.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma makes breathing difficult. Symptoms may include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest and coughing, especially at night, in the early morning or during exercise.&nbsp; These symptoms can range from mild to severe.<\/p>\n<p>If you suspect you have asthma, your doctor may test your breathing. That test is available at Mountain Hope, Jason says.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma is treated with different types of medicines: inhalers and pills primarily. Your doctor will prescribe medicine based on your symptoms. Asthma medicines work in one of two ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quick-relief medicines&nbsp;<\/strong>stop symptoms quickly. These medicines should only be used once in a while. If you regularly need these medicines more than twice a week, tell your provider. Albuterol inhalers are an example of quick-relief treatment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long-term controller medicines&nbsp;<\/strong>control asthma and prevent future symptoms. If you have frequent symptoms or several severe episodes in a year, you might need to take these each day. Corticosteroid inhalers are an example of long-term controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt is very important that you take all the medicines the provider prescribes,\u201d Jason said. It may seem like a lot of medication, but asthma that is not treated with the right medicines can stop you leading a normal life, including working and exercising, and may even damage your lungs permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Taking your medication daily can help you avoid symptoms of asthma. And of course, try to stay away from your triggers. \u201cIf you don&#8217;t know what they are, your doctor can help figure it out,\u201d Jason said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-oOo-<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cat fur, changing weather, cigarette smoke or even running up a flight of steps can be bad for your health if you suffer from asthma. Many things can trigger asthma, causing the airways in your lungs to become narrow and inflamed.&nbsp; It pays to know your triggers, says Physician\u2019s Assistant&nbsp; Jason Brackins of Mountain Hope [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-you-can-use"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainhope.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}