Asthma and COPD Care and Treatment Guide | Breathe Better PH

Everything you need to know about asthma and copd, from symptoms and triggers to treatment and prevention, all to help you and your loved ones Breathe Better. IN-DEPTH ASTHMA AND COPD Asthma is a long-term, chronic medical condition that results in inflamed and narrow airways, along with excess mucus production. This condition is incurable. However, through various asthma treatments, it can successfully be managed over time, even as symptoms change. The experience of asthma varies for each person throughout their lives. While for some, asthma attacks are occasional, others may experience flare-ups more often — such as, while exercising or as the result of an allergic reaction. COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, on the other hand, is a classification of lung diseases that are not triggered by allergies or asthma.5 The two most common types of COPD are emphysema and bronchitis. It is believed that both conditions are most usually caused by cigarette smoking, but exposure to pollutants as well as genetics may also play a role.