When it comes to asthma, what is the first thing that comes to mind?Is it chest tightness and shortness of breath, unable to breathe, must inhale the drug quickly, and then it will soon return to normal?Of course, many typical asthma patients will have this kind of performance, but some asthma is not, and this preconceived impression will make patients relax their vigilance!
In fact, in addition to the typical asthma with symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, there are also some special manifestations of asthma, such as chest tightness asthma and cough variant asthma asthma, the former with chest tightness as the main symptom, and the latter with cough as the only or main symptom. Irritating odors such as oil smoke are often induced or aggravated, and there will be obvious seasonality or temporal rhythm in the early stage, which may occur throughout the year with the development of time, and if it is not effective**, about 30%-40% of cough variant asthma will develop into typical asthma!
So, what are the main factors that contribute to cough-variant asthma?There are two main aspects: one is genetic factors, personal or family history of allergies is an important risk factor, in a family, the more people who are affected, the higher the probability of their relatives;The second is environmental factors, such as allergens (pollen, dust mites, etc.), the alternation of seasons, oil smoke, etc., which stimulate cough attacks by causing airway inflammation and airway smooth muscle spasm
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it mostly belongs to the category of "wind cough", which is mostly caused by the external attack of wind and cold, depression and heat or wind heat to the lungs, and depression;Through specific syndrome differentiation and symptomatic medication, good results can often be obtained!