What is Asthma? (HealthSketch)

A simple animated video about the common breathing condition Asthma: its symptoms and triggers, how it is diagnosed and treated, and how it can be managed. We hope this video will be helpful to you and those you care about.

Chapters
0:00 What is asthma?
1:16 Diagnosis and treatment
2:07 Triggers and monitoring
3:10 Living with asthma

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Script: Dr Wikum Jayatunga, Dr Samantha Chandrasekera

NOTE: All content, including graphics, audio, text, and links, is for information and education purposes only. This video should not be considered a substitute for professional medical care, so if you have further questions or concerns, please consult a medical professional.

References and further information:

[cluelesss]

Me: *has an asthma attack*

My mom: Just breathe

Me: OH why didn’t I ever think of that!

[mikenahbailey]

Today in PE we did some weird dancing thing and we had a few minutes left of class so the teacher told us to run laps for the last few minutes. I have asthma so I knew this wouldn’t be good and I didn’t take my inhaler before class like usual because the white board that says what we’re doing that day didn’t say we were running so I thought I would be fine. When I asked her if I could get my inhaler because I was struggling to breathe she just said “you should have done it before class. Just walk instead of run” like um hello can you not hear my voice I’m wheezing I can’t breathe like that’s kind of a murder waiting to happen it’s like telling a kid with a certain type of diabetes to just lose weight like it doesn’t just happen

[nitrogenjutsu]

Me: Having an asthma attack

Random person that sees me dying: wheres your inhaler?! Someone call 911

My lungs: a pathetic inhaler will have no such effect

[OswaldDigestiveClinic]

I had an experience of not breathing from environmental mold exposure! I hope everyone with asthma looks into possible nutrition and environmental contributors or causes! I just presented at a world-wide conference on this, and there's so much that has potential to improve asthma and breathing issues.

[thepollenchannel]

Thanks to HealthSketch for pulling together this awesome presentation about asthma! Adding your video to The Pollen Channel playlist!

[itz_faith]

I can't take the brown inhaler because one night I stopped breathing because of it thank god my mum saved me she is my hero

[Intothemoonlight]

Really great video - clear and concise! I'm a doctor and will definitely be using this with patients!

[cluelesss]

*COVID-19 can be really bad for people with existing problems such as asthma*

Me: _dang_

[lawins]

When I was younger I had asthma, it's wasn't that bad tho. I had symptoms like shortness of breath and coughing, that's what I'm aware of. But now I healthy and don't have asthma. it felt like you breathing though the smallest tube in the world.

[madman]

thank you know I can prevent some asthma attacks
much love

[Nr.NR]

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[prachigupta]

Thanks🙏 ATHACON Cap aur KHONOL cough syrup ko, aaj enhi dawa se mere pitaji bilkul thik hai, mere pitaji ke brain me cough jam gaya tha, jiski wjh se unhe bukhar aata tha, hospital me leke gaye, CBC se leke Sare blood test karaye, antibiotics medicine diya, iv flude diya per kuch bhi aaram nahi, din b din bukhar jyada badh raha tha, jiski wjh se dusre hospital me refer krna padha tha, phir bhi bukhar kam nahi ho raha tha, jiski wjh se ghar me sab pareshaan ho gaye, phir hamne Amazon pe ATHACON Cap aur KHONOL cough syrup ke bare me padha aur mangwali dawa lene ke bad pura cough nikal ne laga aur bukhar bhi kam hone laga, jiski wjh se unhe Bahot aaram huwa unhe permanent aaram huwa, really khafhi effctive medicine.

[ciaraevesamable]

Thank you now i understand what is my asthma

[chubbybub]

My dad has almost died from heart attacks a couple of times and I’ve had an asthma attack a couple of times and almost died from one them when I was an infant

[king_soulflower]

How do people have asthma? Just breath. There's enough air.

[richardfriedel]

For asthma use the Vitarka mudra. Pressing the first finger and thumb together is often to be seen in Buddha images.
It relaxes lung airways by acupressure.
Habitual use cured my asthma and airway remodeling.
The beneficial effects of mudra exercises on asthma and the association between asthma and mouth breathing
indicate a causal connection.

[Freetown]

I never had asthma but since I was little I had this constant returning cough. Maybe its almost gone now but I was coughing for like 2 years and they just diagnosed me with asthma every time. I feel like they were just rushing but now I constantly have shortness of breath and sometimes it worse. It’s not like I never exercise but idk

[tanwengrace]

I was diagnosed with athsma just after lockdown happened but the odd thing is nobody else in my family has ever had athsma 🤔🤔

[ayotheavacado]

Last time qhen i had asthma attack i couldn't breath and also it was the day when i lost my bff so it was hurting in my heart but alao i felt like dying 😣

[franciscogutierrez]

Yeah I think I have asthma because I have problems breathing