Asthma is a respiratory disorder in human beings. While some people suffer with the disease in general; there are others who have an allergy stimulated form of asthma. Research conducted on the origin of the disease highlights it to be hereditary in nature. However, it is not mandatory that an asthmatic parent will give birth to a child with the respiratory disease.

The non-allergic form of asthma can be caused by nervousness, tension, a burst of cold air or hot dry air, exercising, smoking or other inhaled irritants. The allergic variant of the disease gets triggered by the inhalation of things such as pet dander, mold, dust, or even the pollen from flowers. In the first category of the disease, the medical condition results in constricting the path of the bronchial tubes, thereby leading to breathing difficulty. In the second form of the disease, the bronchial airways get inflamed and narrow down due to an allergic reaction initiated by the concerned allergen.

The cause of the disease could differ but the symptoms remain the same that include shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing with clear mucous, higher heart rate and tension in the chest. During an extremely severe asthmatic attack, the lack of adequate amount of oxygen supply to the lungs can lead to chest pain and dizziness; and in some cases the patient may fall unconscious and the attack could result in fainting. Under extreme circumstances, the attack could also lead to cardiac arrest and prove to be fatal. The best remedy for an asthma attack is the inhaler. Most patients of asthma always carry an inhaler with them for safety reasons as it provides immediate relief. The other alternative treatment is being on the anti-inflammatory pill, which controls the swelling of the bronchial passage. 

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