Asthma Treatment Through Hypnosis
By Alan B. Densky, CH
Asthma
is a chronic disease affecting the respiratory system.
During an asthma attack, bronchial tubes, which carry oxygen
in and out of the lungs, tend to tighten and hence reduce
the flow of air coming to the lungs. The airways also become
inflamed and lined with mucus. Such symptoms can occur many
times in a day or week, or a lot less often. The severity of
the attacks also varies.
Several
triggers can cause asthma attacks and the breathlessness,
which comes with it. Asthma may also cause chest pain and
loss of consciousness. It is a very grave disease which can
even prove to be lethal: while asthma affects 300 million
people worldwide, asthma attacks account for the death of
around 250,000 people yearly.
People
with asthma also have to go through its side effects in
their everyday life. Insomnia and sleeplessness is a regular
experience that may result in fatigue during the daytime,
and may affect one's personal and professional life. The
World Health Organization even acknowledges the fact that
"reduced activity levels" and "school and
work absenteeism" are usual side effects of asthma.
Sports will usually be more difficult for asthmatic people,
which can for example be a social isolation factor for a
child.
Asthma
is a chronic disease affecting the respiratory system.
During an asthma attack, bronchial tubes, which carry oxygen
in and out of the lungs, tend to tighten and hence reduce
the flow of air coming to the lungs. The airways also become
inflamed and lined with mucus. Such symptoms can occur many
times in a day or week, or a lot less often. The severity of
the attacks also varies.
Several
triggers can cause asthma attacks and the breathlessness,
which comes with it. Asthma may also cause chest pain and
loss of consciousness. It is a very grave disease which can
even prove to be lethal: while asthma affects 300 million
people worldwide, asthma attacks account for the death of
around 250,000 people yearly.
People
with asthma also have to go through its side effects in
their everyday life. Insomnia
and sleeplessness is a regular experience that may
result in fatigue during the daytime, and may affect one's
personal and professional life. The World Health
Organization even acknowledges the fact that "reduced
activity levels" and "school and work
absenteeism" are usual side effects of asthma. Sports
will usually be more difficult for asthmatic people, which
can for example be a social isolation factor for a child.
Even
though asthma cannot be definitely cured, doctors have found
several ways to prevent and relieve the symptoms, making it
possible for everybody that has asthma to stay in shape,
exercise and lead a normal life. With the appropriate
treatments, there are no reasons why anybody who has asthma
should not be able to enjoy an active life.
Different
factors can trigger an asthma attack. Some are very simple
things like the humidity and temperature of the air.
Nonetheless, the most usual ones are natural environmental
allergens, such as pollen, spores, house dust mites or
cockroaches as well as pollution from cars; tobacco smoke or
chemical compounds, such as the ones found in perfumes and
perfumed products. Medications such as penicillin or aspirin
as well as certain foods, such as milk or peanuts, in the
case of food allergies, are also able to trigger asthma.
Asthma attack might also occur after exercising.
Your
psychological state can also be a contributing factor in
triggering an asthmatic attack. Emotional stress, anxiety
and tension can all trigger it. Several people suffering
from an asthmatic attack also worsen their condition by
falling prey to state of panic, a very normal reaction to
the dreadful experience they must endure.
In
order to better prevent asthmatic attacks, these triggers
ought to be avoided as much as possible. Allergies are also
responsible for triggering asthma attacks and allergy
treatment may be taken as a way to prevent them. There are
nonetheless several types of asthma treatment. In the
short-run, asthma attack treatment will provide relief in
the case of an asthmatic attack. Asthma
attack treatment will readily provide asthma relief, but
people suffering from moderate or severe asthma must use a
long-run asthma treatment.
You
may find various sorts of bronchial asthma treatment
available out there, but they will not all work out for you.
Bronchial asthma treatment and allergy treatment also have
numerous side effects if used regularly and in the long run,
particularly drugs containing corticosteroids or
Beta2-adrenergic receptor agonists, the latter having
cardiac side effects and increasing the risk of respiratory
death. Those problems may explain why approximately half of
the people with asthma use some sort of alternative
treatment, such as natural asthma treatment.
If
little evidence proves the effectiveness of treatments such
as air ionizers or chiropractic, other sorts of natural
asthma treatments such as homeopathy, yoga practices and
hypnosis have shown notable results as asthma treatment.
Hypnotherapy, just like meditation or yoga, albeit in a much
faster and easier way, provides asthma relief because it is
able to help control the emotional aspect of asthma thanks
to relaxation. With hypnosis you will be much more relaxed,
which will help reduce the occurrences of asthmatic attacks.
It will also allow you to better control the panic and fear
during an attack, hence significantly reducing the symptoms.
Most asthmatics are completely aware of an impending asthma
attack before it happens. Thus, hypnotherapeutic techniques
exist that can enable an asthma sufferer to abort an
impending asthma attack before it actually happens!
Asthma is a serious respiratory disease, which can prove really handicapping and at times even lethal. Drugs will help you with the physical symptoms and might provide quick relief in the case of an attack. Nonetheless those drugs present several undesirable side effects, particularly if used too often. NLP and hypnotherapy will reduce your need for drugs. It is also an effective asthma treatment and asthma attack treatment and will help you prevent the occurrences of asthmatic symptoms.
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