Asthma is a chronic situation that affects the respiratory system. During the course of an asthma attack, airways, which bring oxygen in and out of the lungs, tend to get narrower and thus decrease the flow of oxygen coming to the lungs. The airways also become swollen and lined up with mucus. Such symptoms might occur several times in a day or week, or much less often. The severity of the attacks also differs.



Different triggers may be responsible for asthma attacks and the breathlessness that accompanies it. Asthma can also cause loss of consciousness and chest pain. It is a very grave disease which can even be deadly: indeed, while 300 million people suffer from asthma around the world, asthma attacks account for the death of an estimated 250,000 people on a yearly basis.

People who have asthma also suffer from its side effects in their everyday life. Sleeplessness is a common experience which can lead to daytime fatigue, and can affect one’s professional and personal life. The World Health Organization even acknowledges that "reduced activity levels" along with "school and work absenteeism" are usual side effects of asthma. Exercising will usually be harder for people with asthma, which can for instance be a social isolation factor for a child.

If it is impossible to totally cure asthma, doctors have found different ways to prevent and relieve the symptoms, making it possible for everybody with asthma to exercise, stay in shape and lead a normal life. With the proper treatments, there are no reasons why anybody with asthma should not be allowed to enjoy an active life.

Many factors can cause an asthma attack. Some can be very basic things like the humidity and temperature of the air. However, the most usual ones are natural indoor and outdoor 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 case of food allergies, are also able to trigger asthma. Asthma attack might also occur after exercising.

Your emotional state could also be a contributing factor in triggering an asthmatic attack. Tension, anxiety and emotional stress can all cause it. Several people experiencing an asthmatic attack also make their condition worse by falling prey to state of panic, a very normal reaction to the scary experience they have to endure.

To better control asthmatic attacks, all of those triggers should be avoided as much as possible. Allergies are also responsible for triggering asthma attacks and allergy treatment can be used in order to prevent them. There are nonetheless many types of asthma treatment. In the short-term, asthma attack treatment will provide relief in the case of an asthmatic attack. Asthma attack treatment is able to readily provide asthma relief, but individuals with moderate or severe asthma must use a long-term asthma treatment.

You may find many kinds of bronchial asthma treatment available out there, but they will not all work out for you. Bronchial asthma treatment as well as allergy treatment also have many side effects if taken regularly and for an extended period of time, particularly drugs containing corticosteroids or Beta2-adrenergic receptor agonists, with the latter having cardiac side effects and increasing the risk of respiratory death. These issues might explain why approximately fifty percent of asthmatic people use some kind of alternative treatment, such as natural asthma treatment.

Even if little evidence shows the efficiency of treatments such as air ionizers or chiropractic, other sorts of natural asthma treatments such as homeopathy, yoga practices and hypnosis have shown significant results as asthma treatment. Hypnosis, just like yoga or meditation, but in a much faster and easier fashion, provides asthma relief because it is able to help control the psychological aspect of asthma through relaxation. With hypnosis you will be able to become much more relaxed, which can help prevent asthmatic attacks. It will also make you able to better control the panic and fear during an attack, thus greatly reducing the symptoms. Most asthmatics are aware when they are about to have an attack, and specific hypnotheraputic techniques exist which enable the asthmatic to put a stop to an impending attack.

Asthma is a serious respiratory disease, which can be really disabling and at times even deadly. Drugs can help you with the physical symptoms and can provide prompt relief in case of an attack. However those drugs present many undesirable side effects, especially if taken too often. NLP and hypnotherapy can reduce or even eliminate your need for drugs. It is also an effective asthma treatment and asthma attack treatment and may help you reduce asthmatic symptoms.

Alan B. Densky, CH is an NGH certified Hypnotherapist. He is a full time practitioner who has created effective NLP Asthma Treatment CD's. His Neuro-VISION Self Hypnosis site features free MP3 downloads, an exceptional hypnosis research library, and free hypnosis videos.