Do you know people with asthma have hard time during winters, it is due to the cold and dry breeze. Cold weather triggers symptoms of asthma leads to several complications like difficulty in breathing, increases pressure in chest, chest tightness and so on. As the weather gets cold, the risk of asthma attack also raises.
Let us know how winter affects people with asthma, the precautionary steps to be taken to avoid asthma attack in winter and also how homeopathy helps to control asthma and improve quality of life in asthmatics.
How Does Winter Affects Asthma?
The cold weather and the allergens in winter severely affect asthmatics and worsen asthma symptoms. Because of the cold and dry wind, the airways swell and produce more thick mucus than normal conditions. Due to which it becomes difficult to breathe normally, increases pressure in lungs and also affects their functioning. When asthmatics breathe cold and dry air, it fails to get warmed and aggravates the symptoms of asthma like coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and so on by irritating the airways and lungs. Usual winter problems like cold, cough and viral or bacterial infections also triggers asthma symptoms and attack. To avoid these winter problems and asthma attacks, most of the asthmatics stay indoors, this increases their risk of exposure to indoor allergens which further triggers asthma attack.
What precautions should be taken?
One can easily control seasonal asthma by taking few precautionary steps. Here are few health tips which help to prevent and control winter asthma symptoms
- Wash your hands frequently and stay hygienic.
- Keep your house clean and also keep your pets away from sleeping area
- Stay indoors during low temperatures
- Always practice moderate amount of workouts and do not forget to warm up before starting your day.
- Avoid smoking
- Get flu vaccine and take your medications regularly as prescribed
- Always breath through nose and keep your mouth closed
- Always carry your inhaler
- Stay away from infected persons
How to avoid Asthma attacks in winter
To avoid asthma attacks in winters, it is important to stay away and limit your exposure to the asthma triggers
- Wear warm clothing and also cover your mouth and nose to prevent cold breeze entering your body.
- Use humidifiers and clean them regularly
- Avoid exercising outdoors in cold weather as it worsens breathing problems and triggers asthma attack
- Keep your bedding and pillow clean and allergens free
- Control your stress levels, as it triggers asthma attack
- Control your intake of alcohol
- Eat healthy and get adequate sleep
Homeopathy Treatment
People with asthma can improve their quality of life using homeopathy treatment for asthma. Homeopathy treatment is very beneficial for people with asthma, as it not only controls symptoms but also aims to correct the root cause of the problem. It uses natural remedies to control airways inflammation, which are safe and non toxic. Homeocare International uses constitutional homeopathy treatment to treat asthma in winter. Treatment at Homeocare International is prescribed based on the symptoms, individualizations theory and examination of individuals. Homeopathy improves overall wellbeing by improving immunity.
