FORGOTTEN CONDITION OF ASTHMA

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Bronchoconstriction

The muscles around the airways tighten, strangling the airways making it harder to breathe

Inflammation of Soft tissues

The soft tissue inside of the airways become inflamed causing the airways to narrow further the airways to narrow further

Excess Mucus Release

A large amount of sticky mucus is released in to airways clogging them up and making it even harder to breathe.

What would you do if you get asthma attack?

Everyone knows about the use of reliever and preventer medication for Asthma, but very few people know about the secret condition which is leading to a loss of lung capacity and function continuously. Whenever someone has an asthma attack, three events occur:

1. Bronchoconstriction

2. Inflammation of the soft tissue

3. Excess Mucus Release

Unfortunately, according to the study

At this point, everyone grabs for their reliever medication, the muscles around the airways relax and the inflammation is reduced, but the mucus is still stuck in the airways, because this mucus has special properties which make it harder to clear. “For over 100 years, pathologists have recognized the primary role diffuse mucus plugging play in the pathophysiology of asthma. However, many clinicians do not recognize and treat mucus dysfunction in patients with asthma, possibly because cough in asthma is often unproductive and therapies for asthma focus mainly on reversing bronchoconstriction and inflammation, thereby resulting in unavailability of therapies to clear mucus plugs in asthma.”

The New England Journal of Medicine, 363(23), 2233-2247. 10. Fahy, J. V. & Dickey, B. F. (2010). Airway mucus function and dysfunction.

So, what happens if this mucus isn’t cleared from the lungs?

1. Air Trapping

is when the airways leading to the air sacs become blocked up when breathing out, so the oxygen (O2) can go into the air sac for gas exchange, but the carbon dioxide (CO2) can’t escape. The air flows into the air sac (Aveoli), but can’t escape, causing a build-up in pressure and may lead to damage of the air sac.

2. Collapsed Lungs

are where the airways are fully closed due to the build-up of mucus in the airways, leading to a full plug being stuck in the airways, stopping air from entering and exiting the air sac. Because air can’t escape from the air sac, the lungs absorb the CO2 from the air sac through the blood stream and move it to another air sac which can then release this gas. The air sac remains collapsed and is no longer used.

3. Obstruction in the Airways

The mucus builds up making it harder to breathe and creating what is called an unproductive cough, i.e. a cough which fails to bring up mucus or phlegm as the mucus is stuck in the lungs and can’t get to the throat to be coughed out effectively. This causes a build-up in pressure and may lead to damage of the air sac.

These 3 conditions not only effect an asthmatic’s ability to breathe, but also reduces the effectiveness of the medication as more and more medication is either trapped in the mucus or can’t access the airways where it is needed the most.

Medication is used to relieve inflammation, but it can’t release the trapped air or the mucus plug which causes the air sac to remain blocke.

Problems with mucus clearance can cause a loss of up To 33 Ml (1 shot glass) of lung function every year.

So, How Do We Remove the Mucus and Improve Lung Capacity and Function

Use AirPhysio OPEP devices in the following instructions as follows:

1. Mucus Removal and Clearance – The device shakes the airway walls (you can actually feel it working) and gets in behind the mucus and mucus plugs, helping to free it from the walls and start moving it up and out of the lungs to be swallowed or coughed out naturally.

2. Lung Expansion – The device creates a positive pressure in the lungs and helps to open up closed and semi-closed airways, helping to restore lung capacity and maintain maximum lung capacity.

Why does the AirPhysio OPEP work so well?

AirPhysio is an Australian Made and Owned Product, proudly partnered with Asthma Australia, is registered by the Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) in Australia as a medical device in Australia and used in hospitals for patients with asthma to help asthmatics breathe easier, helping to improve effectiveness of medication when you need it most.

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