about 190,000 Mendocinos have it, but few are treated

Some 190,000 people in Mendoza suffer from asthma, but a third of them benefit from adequate treatment. This according to estimates for Argentina who are considering that 10% of the population coexist with this pathology which affects the respiratory capacity.

But the future prospects are not better sinceAccording to the World Health Organization, there will be a gradual increase in the coming years mainly because of environmental problems that will favor its development.

It's a chronic disease which is characterized by recurrent attacks of dyspnea (difficulty breathing) and wheezing. In case of asthma attack, the lining of the bronchi ignites, reducing the flow of air into and out of the lungs due to narrowing of the airways. When they are not treated properly, the symptoms can affect people's quality of life and limit their activities.

Recurring symptoms they often cause insomnia, daytime fatigue, decreased physical activity, and academic and vocational absenteeism. When there is no treatment, many people in crisis find themselves in emergency and even interned. Today is the World Day Against Asthma and in this context, you must know certain points.

contaminants: The Dr. Alfredo Morán, reference of the provincial program Asthma stressed that The main risk factor is smoking, which affects the active smoker and the pbadive smoker. The exposure to allergens at home and at work is also one of the main triggers, besides the hereditary burden.

The WHO highlights among the most common mites found in beds, carpets, furniture and dandruff of domestic animals. Pollen, fungi, pollutions and chemical irritants. These are usually present in the workplace.

Few receive adequate treatment: It is basically due to three variables: misdiagnosis, underestimation of symptoms and lack of compliance. Doctors estimate that only 3 out of 10 patients receive the treatment they need. The Dr. Andrés Bertorello, President of the Argentine Association of Respiratory Medicine (AAMR), noted that "in Argentina, many patients are not diagnosed (under-diagnosed) and therefore do not have access to appropriate treatment."

Physical activity: "The idea has been installed that the asthmatic does not have to do physical activity because his chest is closed, but the truth is that what he has to do is a normal life and that is why he must totally control his asthma, "said Morán. He commented that Many mothers ask for medical certificates so that their children do not attend physical education clbades, but feel that this is not ideal and that the opposite of what to do is done. "These children should play and play like any other child," he said. And he pointed out that there were cases that only require drugs before the activity.

The allergies: "There are patients with allergic symptoms, such as climate change and dust, which can trigger a seizure." However, he said that it's not that an allergy leads to asthma but it's different situations.

More in childhood: Morán pointed out that in most cases, the symptoms appear during childhoodmuch less frequently in adolescence and much rarer in adulthood.

Intense emotions: The WHO recommends avoid those sennadenantes that could aggravate the table and promote a crisisin this context, mentions cold air and intense emotions such as anger or fear. Morán added others, such as anguish or laughter that, in some people, can cause them to "close the chest". He said that these situations occur in severe cases.

Mortality: We think that in the country, there are 400,000 deaths a year for this cause. The World Health Organization warns that more than 80% of deaths for this reason occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Cleaners: The Dr. Morán emphasized that the quantity and diversity of cleaning products used in homes were factors that continued to damage the respiratory tract with continued use. and for which he suggested limiting its use only to what is necessary. "All are aggressive, aerosols that eliminate bacteria also damage them, those that burn alone and are increasingly used, if I use 4 products to clean the bathroom too," explained the doctor. He added: "We have tested it in places where there is no family history and suddenly they start with rhinitis."

Symptoms

The symptoms may appear several times a day or a week. In some people, they worsen during physical activity or at night. Although they appear throughout the year, in Mendoza, it occurs more in autumn and spring. These can be:

. cough

. whistles in the chest

. breathlessness

. l & # 39; oppression

. feeling of anxiety