Difference Between Asthma and Tracheitis

Asthma and tracheitis are two common diseases in our human body, and the incidence rate of these two diseases is also quite high. However, there are still many differences between asthma and tracheitis, but most people do not understand this aspect. Asthma and tracheitis have many symptoms, and asthma and tracheitis are generally quite harmful to the human body, so everyone must carefully distinguish between asthma and tracheitis.

Although asthma and tracheitis are two common diseases in our lives, not many people actually understand the difference between asthma and tracheitis. This is why many people often confuse asthma and bronchitis when they suffer from it. Well, in response to this phenomenon, let's introduce in detail the differences between asthma and tracheitis.

Chronic bronchitis is an inflammatory change of the tracheal and bronchial mucosa caused by infectious or non-infectious factors. The mucus secretion increases and the activity of respiratory enzymes in the villi of the tracheal mucosal epithelium is reduced due to the lack of negative ions. How to distinguish tracheitis from asthma? It affects the secretory function of the alveoli and the ventilation and gas exchange function of the lungs. The main clinical symptoms are long-term cough, sputum or wheezing. The early symptoms of this disease are mild, mostly occurring in winter and relieved after the spring, and the course of the disease is slow, so people do not pay attention to it. When the disease progresses to the late stage and obstructive pulmonary emphysema occurs, lung function is damaged, which has a great impact on health and labor force.

Asthma is a type I hypersensitivity disease. How to distinguish tracheitis from asthma? When atopic individuals are exposed to allergens, mast cells and alkaliphils are induced to degranulate, causing them to release active mediators such as prostaglandins, histamine and leukotrienes, triggering bronchospasm and pulmonary ventilation disorders. How is asthma diagnosed?

How to differentiate between tracheitis and asthma? During an attack, there is chest tightness, shortness of breath, and expiratory dyspnea, which may be relieved by taking antiasthmatic drugs or by itself. The typical symptoms of asthma attacks are easy to recognize, but due to the complex etiology of asthma, the inconsistent quality and quantity of stimulation by allergens and non-allergens, as well as the obvious individual differences in the body's resistance, genetic genes and the strength of allergic constitution, the pathophysiological changes produced in each individual are not completely consistent. How to distinguish tracheitis and asthma? Due to the different degrees of pathophysiological changes, different individuals or the same individual at different times or stages may have very different clinical manifestations. If there is only mild bronchospasm, clinically only chest tightness will be seen; if the bronchial mucosa is obviously inflamed and swollen, the main symptom is cough; if there are various pathological factors, clinical manifestations such as bronchitis and asthmatic bronchitis may appear. When diagnosing atypical asthma, special attention should be paid to the analysis of medical history and various factors related to clinical manifestations.

Through the detailed introduction above, we will find that there are actually many differences between asthma and bronchitis. The main difference between asthma and tracheitis is that the two diseases are essentially different; in addition, the difference between asthma and tracheitis is that the main symptoms of the disease are also different. Understanding the difference between asthma and tracheitis will be helpful for the future treatment of asthma and tracheitis.