What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the lower airways, i.e. breathing passage, swell up and get narrowed thereby causing breathlessness (difficulty in breathing). This happens in response to specific triggers. It is characteristically associated with wheezing (whistling sounds coming from the chest) and sometimes coughing. What are the types of
Asthma and Bronchitis are two of the most common conditions affecting our lower airway (lower respiratory tract). Human Airway – Upper and Lower Our respiratory tract (airway) consists of Upper airway – nose (nostrils), throat (pharynx) and voice box (larynx) Lower airway – windpipe (trachea), bronchi and bronchioles, finally leading into the lungs where oxygen