Minor adjustments to your everyday routine can yield enormous results when it comes to preventing asthma attacks. How you ask. LetÂ’s look at just one kind of asthma. Extrinsic, or allergic, asthma is instigated by environmental triggers. Most childhood asthma falls in the extrinsic category. It is more frequent in boys than girls. Asthma is the most common childhood illness, accounting for 10 million lost school days annually. Asthma affects 5 million children in the U.S. Com…
Croup – An Infection Affecting The Young
Croup is an inflammation of the larynx, trachea and bronchi. It affects the voice box due to an infection of the vocal cord. In adults this disease is known as laryngitis. It obstructs the breathing which makes this disease severe. This condition should not be ignored, especially in infants as it may be very dangerous. The inflammation leads to stridor or noisy breathing, due to an obstruction in the airway, between the nose and the lungs. Sometimes the underside of the tongu…
Medical and Surgical Treatments Available for Sleep Apnea Suffers
Learn about the medical and surgical treatment options available to treat sleep apnea.