Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath

When the temperature changes greatly during the change of seasons, the temperature difference between morning and evening will often make people feel particularly uncomfortable, with difficulty breathing and shortness of breath. If this happens in the spring, it is likely caused by allergies. If it happens in other seasons, it is likely caused by acute asthma. When this happens, go to the hospital for treatment in time.

symptom

1. Coughing, chest tightness and increased sputum volume that is difficult to cough up for several consecutive days;

2. Symptoms of allergic rhinitis appear or worsen, such as sneezing, tearing, runny nose, itchy nasopharynx and eyes, etc.;

3. Symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection such as fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, cough, etc.

4. During the high incidence seasons of asthma such as spring and autumn, prolonged physical and mental fatigue;

5. Children who are usually naughty and noisy suddenly show abnormal behaviors such as not liking to play, speaking less, being mentally tired, crying and refusing to eat;

6. Female patients with premenstrual asthma or menstrual asthma in the past, 5 to 7 days before menstruation and during menstruation;

7. Allergic rhinitis, infant skin eczema and other allergic diseases;

8. Long-term dry cough is not well controlled.

Precautions

Timely and effective prevention and treatment after the onset of asthma precursor symptoms is of great significance for preventing and controlling acute asthma attacks. However, not every asthma attack has obvious precursor symptoms, and the precursor symptoms vary. Therefore, asthma patients themselves or parents of children with asthma need to observe and summarize the patterns of disease attacks over a long period of time. If you can sense the precursor symptoms of an asthma attack and take active preventive medication measures, you can effectively reduce the number of acute asthma attacks, reduce the severity of asthma attacks, and avoid severe and critical asthma that endangers the patient's life.

Treatment

1. If you have allergies, stay away from the allergens immediately.

2. Improve breathing. If clothes are too tight, loosen them appropriately.

3. At the same time, comfort the patient to avoid excessive tension that aggravates the condition. The room should be ventilated and the air should be fresh, but there should be no draft. Avoid irritating gases such as kerosene, smoke, paint, etc. in the room.

4. If conditions permit, oxygen can be used to relieve hypoxia; if oxygen is not possible, a cup of boiling water can be taken and the patient can inhale hot water vapor, which may help dilute sputum and improve airway spasm.

5. If the patient carries inhaled medication for asthma, it can help the patient inhale.

6. Sit or lie down to keep the indoor air fresh and circulating. Apply 1-2 sprays of a fast-acting β2 receptor agonist (such as salbutamol aerosol), repeat once every 20 minutes, and repeat 3 times in the first hour. Keep the patient as quiet as possible.

7. If the condition is serious, call the emergency number "120" immediately.