Informative Speech About Asthma

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Breathing is a vital process for every human. Normal breathing is practically effortless for most people, but those with asthma face a great challenge. During an asthma attack, breathing is hampered, making it difficult or even impossible for air to flow through the lungs. Asthma is an increasingly common problem, and has become the most common chronic childhood disease. At least 17 million Americans suffer from it(1), and although it can be fatal, it is usually not that severe(4). There is no cure for asthma, but with proper care, it can usually be controlled.

The feeling of a lead brick on your chest, desperately needing air but unable to draw a breath and the feeling of drowning in the very substance you need to survive. Shaking hands squeeze a canister and suddenly there is a rush of medication, an odd taste and then the brick gets lighter and lighter as gradually more oxygen comes in and once again air is flowing in and out properly. For an individual with asthma, an inhaler feels like the most amazing invention ever to grace the human mind or hands. Without the medicine stored in the tiny canister, life as is known by the average non-asthmatic would be but a dream for myself and around 25.7 million other people (Akinbami and Johnson, 2012). The idea of inhaling medicine to cure ailments started

What is Asthma? Asthma is a long term disease affecting the lungs. It is the most common childhood disease, but affects adults as well. Asthma is characterized by coughing, wheezing, feeling out of breath, and a feeling of tightness in the chest.

Let me tell the story of a little girl who grew up loving film. I vividly remember sitting at the foot of my mother’s bed watching television movies on our old big box TV. I grew up with chronic Asthma, so as a child I would often find comfort in moving images on the screen as the continuous hums from the nebulizer soothe me and the steroids released my constricted airways. Around the age of six I learned to give myself Asthma treatments without waking my working single mother. I would come into my mother’s room for comfort as she slept, gather my medicine, turn on the television, and escape to a world that was full of wonder. This was when I first fell in love with film.

According to Barnett and Nurmagambetov, from the time period of 2002-2007, 886 children under the age of 15 died due to asthma. Using the 2009 figure for value of an average life of any of those children, the grand total for loss of life in the world for just those 5 years is almost 1.2 billion dollars. (145-152) Child-onset asthma may not be the greatest killer of children to plaque this planet but it is a real and terrifying experience for both children and their parents. Mothers and fathers can fight against this illness but they need to know how to deal with asthma and what to do when an attack happens can help prevent these deaths from happening.

Even though physical activity has been found to be beneficial to asthmatics. Exercise-induced asthma have been prevalent in our society. As

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Smoking not only triggers asthma but destroys the overall health of the lungs. During exercise, people tend to lose their breath from exhaustion. When over exhausted people are prone to asthma attacks. If a person has a respiratory infection at a young age which includes harsh wheezing, then the person is at risk of having asthma later on. As a woodworker, a person is exposed to dust which can harm the airways of the lungs. Asthma can also be genetically contracted through a parent. If asthma is common in a family, future offspring of that family are at a high risk of having asthma.

Asthma is a long term condition that narrows the breathing airways. It can begin in childhood, but can impact people of any age throughout most of their life. It can't be cured, but it can be controlled with supervision from the patient as well as health care professionals. Definition & Facts Airways work like tubes by carrying air in and out of the lungs. People with asthma have inflammed airways that can become restricted.

1. INTRODUCTION. Asthma is one of the most common diseases of childhood, affecting more than million children’s. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that can cause repeated episodes of cough, wheezing and breathing difficulty.(1) During an acute asthma episode, the airway lining in the lungs becomes inflamed and swollen.

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