Don’t mistake asthma for a cold or cough

　　Most people think that asthma There must be shortness of breath and audible stridor. This idea is actually not entirely correct. Ancient prescription experts point out: Asthma does not necessarily mean wheezing, and wheezing does not necessarily mean asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the airways disease , can cause bronchial smooth muscle contraction, bronchospasm, airway lumen stenosis, increased reactivity, causing patients to develop asthma, shortness of breath, chest tightness, cough Symptoms occur repeatedly. However, some asthma patients have mild or even no bronchospasm, so they do not have the typical symptoms of asthma such as "wheezing" or "shortness of breath". They only have a long-term cough, especially in the middle of the night. They are also prone to coughing after exercise. Use ordinary cold Even if it is not cured by medicine, and it lasts for several weeks, you should suspect that you may have asthma. Medically known as "cough variant asthma." If you wake up early in the morning and sneeze again or have a stuffy nose, you should take it to the doctor to see if you have asthma.

　　The diagnosis of asthma generally does not require any special examination equipment. It only needs the following simple medical history to evaluate and consider this disease:

　　1. First of all, there is an obvious family history of allergies. Parents, brothers and sisters often suffer from allergic rhinitis, skin inflammation or asthma.

　　2. Do not respond well to common cold medicines. These patients with chronic cough often have taken cold medicines for several weeks outside and are not at all affected.