Title: 6 Techniques to Help with Your Asthma
16 Techniques to Help with Your Asthma
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Furthermore, it is believed that asthmatics face
another breathing difficulty breathing through
their mouths. This results in a direct hit of
cool and dry air straight into the lung. This is
a direct asthma trigger. When this type of air
gets into your lungs, it can result in the need
for a reliever inhaler as a matter of urgency,
alongside other necessary asthma
medication. When your asthma is causing you
significant breathing difficulties and shortness
of breath and chest tightness seem to be ever
more prevalent, it can be particularly worrying.
For you as the patient, but also for your loved
ones watching and feeling helpless. But there are
things you can do to help take back control.
2- Read on to discover some simple breathing
exercises that could control your breathing
issues and help to ward off future asthma
attacks. - Breathing exercises you can do
- When it comes to the management of your asthma, a
2014 article published in The European
Respiratory Society (ERS) journal stated that - Breathing exercises can improve patient-reported
outcomes and psychological state and - Breathing exercises should be offered to all
asthma patients with symptoms or impaired quality
of life despite standard treatment - This recent study highlights the positive impact
that breathing exercises might have in relation
to your asthma management, and in turn, improve
your overall quality of life.
3- The article also highlighted that
- Over-breathing (hyperventilation) and abnormal
breathing patterns (dysfunctional breathing) are
commonly associated with anxiety and
breathing-control exercises have long been used
as a treatment for anxiety and panic. - Hyperventilation and other abnormalities in
breathing have also been associated with asthma,
implicated as triggers for bronchoconstriction
and the production of asthma-like symptoms in
patients of all levels of objective asthma
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4- So, what are some helpful breathing exercises?
- 1. Diaphragmatic breathing
- It is a relaxing method, as opposed to the type
of breathing in the upper chest known as
emergency mode typically associated with an
asthma attack. - It is a sign that your body is in a peaceful
state and helps it to regenerate. - METHOD
- When you practice this type of breathing, you can
choose to lie down or sit straight up. - Concentrate on your breathing. Preferably you
should breathe in slowly through your nose. - Place one hand flat on your upper chest and the
other hand on your stomach. - When you inhale, focus on your abdomen, as it is
this part of your body that needs to be moving
out and not your chest. - Exhale very slowly and ensure that your abdomen
is moving in an inwards motion. - Try to make your exhalation breath twice the
length as your inhalation breath.
5 2. Buteyko breathing
- Konstantin Buteyko created this type of breathing
during the 1950s as a way to breathe more slowly
and deeply. - As rapid breathing is a common feature in people
diagnosed with asthma, the Buteyko method can
help to decrease symptoms like shortness of
breath. - Buteyko uses a measurement called the Control
Pause (CP). This is the amount of time between
breaths that an individual can comfortably hold
breath. - People with asthma who regularly practice Buteyko
breathing should notice an increase in this
Control Pause, and a decrease in pulse rate.
According to studies, this can lead to decreased
asthma symptoms. - Buteyko breathing isnt just one type of
exercise, it uses a series of reduced-breathing
exercises to teach you how to focus on your
breath and to slow it right down.
6METHOD
7- 3. Pursed lip breathing
- This type of breathing exercise can be utilised
if you are during an asthma attack. Since
shortness of breath is one of the main symptoms
of asthma, this technique is an ideal method to
help relieve it. - METHOD
- First, relax. Close your mouth and then breathe
in slowly through your nose. - Then, you just purse your lips as if you are
about to whistle. - Finally, you breathe out slowly through these
pursed lips, to a count of four. - You should exhale for twice if you inhale.
- This should be done while using diaphragmatic
breathing as described above to make breathing
difficulties disappear.
8- 4. Yoga
- Yoga is one of those all-around exercises that
can help to improve a variety of health issues.
From localized pain, stress, anxiety and as it
turns out, asthma, its a wide term with various
forms. - Combining movement with deep, meditative
breathing, yoga is an exercise that can really
help to improve asthma breathing difficulties and
overall lung function, as some smaller studies
have found. - Yoga can also help to quickly reopen your
airways, clear mucus and stop wheezing in its
tracks. - Studies have also indicated that specific yoga
breathing exercises also known as pranayama
can reduce asthma symptoms whilst others can
reduce inhaler usage. - The most popular type of yogic breathing is known
as the Ujjayi breathing technique. - METHOD
- Here, you take a long breath and focus on filling
up your stomach. Then move on to filling up your
chest. - While you inhale, the stomach is the first to go
in followed by the chest. This facilitates
maximum oxygen retention by the body. - This is an excellent way to reduce respiratory
issues, and lung-related problems.
9- 5. Nasal breathing
- You should have at least one routine asthma
review every year and a structured review can
improve clinical outcomes for people with asthma. - Just a third of people with asthma have an annual
asthma review with inhaler check and an asthma
action plan. - There should be a section within your asthma plan
which states the necessary information
surrounding this. This section should contain a
checklist of what you will bring to the review - ?? Your action plan to see if it needs updating.
- ?? Any inhalers and spacers you have, to check
that you are using them correctly and in the best
way. - ??Any questions about your asthma and how to cope
with it. - ?? Next asthma review date
106. Papworth methodDeveloped in Papworth
Hospital, this method has been used for over 50
years. Similar to the Buteyko breathing technique
and the diaphragmatic breathing exercise, It
focuses on problems of dysfunctional breathing
including hyperventilation and hyperinflation
that are often found in asthma sufferers.The
Papworth Method has helped to cut asthma symptoms
by a third is not designed to assist asthma
sufferers with severe episodes or those who
suffer from allergy induced attacks.These
exercises are helpful to those diagnosed as
having mild asthma and the associated symptoms of
rapid breathing and mouth breathing.
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