Hyun Ki-seong, medical report reporter
Kim Nam-seon, CEO of Yeongdong Oriental Medicine Clinic, said, “Asthma and COPD are different diseases, but they are common diseases that cause breathing discomfort and interfere with daily life. “It is a symptom that can be experienced by anyone, from children to the elderly, so it is important to treat it early,” he explained. / C Video Media Reporter Geon-song Lee
Respiratory diseases that cause shortness of breath even with light exercise and coughing up phlegm significantly reduce the quality of life. Even when walking with others, you may easily fall behind or need to take frequent breaks to be active. Among the various diseases that make breathing uncomfortable, asthma and COPD are representative diseases with a high prevalence.
◇Asthma occurs more easily in people with allergic constitution
Asthma is a respiratory disease characterized by coughing, difficulty breathing, and wheezing that sounds like a wheezing or piping sound. In typical asthma, all of these symptoms appear, but in some cases, only chronic cough is present. Unlike other respiratory diseases that mainly occur after middle age due to smoking or accumulation of fine dust, asthma can occur at any age, from children to the elderly. In particular, if you have allergic symptoms such as rhinitis, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, or atopic dermatitis, the likelihood of developing asthma increases. This is why children with allergic constitution must closely monitor their symptoms and receive treatment from an early age. In addition, if symptoms appear to be improving but then suddenly develop respiratory distress, it can be life-threatening, so treatment should not be neglected just because the discomfort has decreased slightly.
◇Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, prognosis is even worse
Symptoms of asthma are diverse, including shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and fatigue, but a characteristic always observed in all asthma patients is inflammation of the airways. If inflammation occurs repeatedly, ‘airway hyperresponsiveness’, in which inflammation easily occurs even to harmless stimuli, or ‘airway stenosis’, in which breathing becomes narrowed, occurs. If airflow limitation occurs as the airway narrows, ‘variable airflow limitation’, in which symptoms repeatedly improve and worsen, may progress to ‘irreversible airflow limitation’ that cannot be easily alleviated. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by irreversible airflow limitation and causes coughing, phlegm, and difficulty breathing. Many COPD patients are diagnosed with asthma as well. It has been known that COPD and asthma should be classified as different diseases, but recently, the number of patients with characteristics of both asthma and COPD has been increasing.
The World Organization for Obstructive Pulmonary Disease defined these patients as Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrom (ACOS). In particular, those who had asthma in childhood are more likely to develop COPD as adults, and the decline in lung function is known to progress more rapidly.
An Jeong-eun, director of Yeongdong Oriental Medicine Clinic, said, “Children with a predisposition to allergies need to prevent asthma before it occurs, and if they have a history of asthma, it is necessary to consistently manage their respiratory system to prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.” / Kim Jong-yeon C Video Media reporter
◇Children’s allergic constitution must be managed in advance to prevent asthma
Compared to other races, Asians are known to be about twice as likely to develop COPD and asthma together. For this reason, it is necessary to carefully monitor respiratory symptoms from children to the elderly to prevent them from worsening. In particular, for pediatric patients, there is a very high probability that allergic diseases will lead to asthma, so much so that atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma are called the ‘Atopic Triad’. Children who showed symptoms of atopy in infancy or who have allergies such as rhinitis or sinusitis should be managed early to prevent their respiratory system from weakening. Additionally, adults with a history of asthma should be careful to prevent weakened bronchial tubes from leading to COPD. Even if asthma symptoms have improved, if airway hypersensitivity remains, secondhand smoke, exhaust gases, fine dust, etc. can easily cause inflammation in the airways and make breathing uncomfortable.
◇Oriental medicine treatment that increases immunity and keeps the respiratory system healthy
Once your respiratory system becomes weak, it can affect your health throughout your life. In particular, COPD is an irreversible disease that does not easily return to healthy lungs, and there is no clear treatment other than alleviating symptoms. For this reason, Oriental medicine provides treatment to relieve inflammation in the airways and strengthen the function of the entire respiratory system from the nose to the bronchi and lungs. Yeongdong Oriental Medicine Clinic’s YD immunotherapy and deer antler Yeongdong-tang contain medicinal herbs that relieve bronchial inflammation, such as ▲ephedra, ▲sin-i-hwa, ▲geum-eun-hwa, and ▲deer antler, ▲nokgak-gyo, ▲gil-gyeong, and ▲maekmun-dong, which moisturize the dry respiratory tract and boost immunity. Improves respiratory function in asthma and COPD patients. When the respiratory system becomes weak, it becomes difficult to breathe, which reduces the quality of sleep, and may also cause symptoms that affect daily life, such as low energy, fatigue, and indigestion. In these cases, oriental medicine treatment can improve quality of life by increasing energy and normalizing the immune system.
2023-10-16 18:01:25
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