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about Asthma
Asthma symptoms include dry cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, chest pressure.
They are several conditions that may mimic asthma, such as foreign body aspiration, GERD, obesity. In children cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and vocal cord dysfunction, may cause wheezing. In adults, COPD and congestive heart failure may cause similar symptoms as well.
The cause of asthma is unknown. It is more common in families with a history of eczema, atopic dermatitis, and asthma. Symptoms can be produced by exposure to external factors, such as smoking, second-hand smoking, allergens, environmental pollution, and viral infections.
Juve Santiago is a resident of the Hudson Valley who has suffered from asthma for years and today he shares his story with ABClatino.
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Eunice Hoolihan, M.D.
Family Medicine
Health Quest
Medical Practice
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects approximately 26 million Americans, of those 20 million are adults and 6 million are children. An estimated 1 in 12 people have asthma.
When treating asthma, your medical provider will discuss with you:
1) Avoidance of triggers such as smoking, cold air, smoke, allergens,
dust, fumes.
2) Treatment with medications, depending on the severity of your
symptoms and your spectrometry results.