Severe Asthma
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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life with asthma. A chronic lung disease doesn't take a break even when symptoms. D'oh meet Paul, who has had asthma since he was a kid. He now has a whole slew of short and long term medications that don't always keep daily symptoms at bay, which means that no matter the day, Paul's daily activities can be limited. Even going up or down stairs or a walk outside can cause shortness of breath, chest tightening and cough. And these types of physical activities can lead to daily asthma flare ups. During an asthma flare up commonly referred to as an asthma attack, the muscle bands that wrap around Paul's Airways start to tighten tissue swells and mucus increases flooding the airways. This ultimately reduces Paul's airflow, while a quick relief inhaler can help by relaxing the muscle bands and allowing better airflow for easier breathing. This provides only temporary relief. Paul realizes that he has flare ups like this often. In fact, when reviewing his daily journal, he notices that he has had frequent flare ups over the past few months. He also had to take his quick relief inhaler several times last week. In addition to his long term controller medication, and he's been waking up nightly due to asthma symptoms at least twice this past year, he had to go to the emergency department and was hospitalized for asthma flare ups. If Paul's experience sounds like yours, pay attention. It's time to talk to your doctor to see if you might have severe asthma, see more of Paul's journey and learn more about severe asthma at Lung dot or GE.