In the era of epidemic prevention, people who smelled cough and turned pale mistakenly thought that COVID-19 was a relapse of asthma.

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Director Wu Jintong shared that Mr. Lin, 29, had a cough and an allergic nose since childhood, and his family only thought it was allergic rhinitis, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Then the annoying symptoms disappeared. Five years ago, he went to the doctor again for a cough, and was diagnosed with asthma after examination. Since the beginning of this year, COVID-19 has been in a threatening situation, fearing that returning to the clinic to get medicine may increase the risk of COVID-19 infection, so Mr. Lin failed to return to the clinic on time even after using the medicine; At the beginning of July, he repeatedly coughed because of the recurrence of asthma, which led him to mistake himself for COVID-19. He went to the emergency department for medical treatment. After examination, he found that the cough originated from asthma, not from infection in COVID-19. Director Wu Jintong mentioned that many patients have similar situations recently. They are worried about the unsafe hospital environment and choose not to return to the clinic to get medicine, which will make their asthma relapse and worsen. This kind of behavior is tantamount to putting their health in danger, which is unpleasant for everyone.

For the most common chronic diseases in modern times, it is very important to control the stability of continuous medication.

Director Wu Jintong said that asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of respiratory tract, which is common with diabetes and modern people. At present, it can not be completely cured, but can only be controlled stably for a long time. Common symptoms such as dyspnea, chest tightness, wheezing, chronic cough, excessive phlegm and night cough. Most patients may only have a few of them, but the symptoms and severity will change over time. The most common clinical symptom is chronic cough. Many people mistakenly think that asthma is a unique disease of children, but in fact, asthma can also occur in adults, and adults should also pay attention to asthma.

Director Wu Jintong explained that the therapeutic drugs for asthma can be divided into remission and control. Relieving drugs, as the name suggests, are mainly used to relieve the symptoms of acute asthma attacks; The long-term stable control of asthma depends on controlling drugs. These two drugs usually complement each other. Doctors will first use relief drugs to relieve the discomfort caused by the acute attack of asthma, and then use control drugs to reduce inflammation and prevent the recurrence of asthma, so as to achieve the goal of long-term stable control. Some patients mistakenly think that they don't need to take medicine after using palliative drugs to eliminate symptoms. This concept is incorrect. Failure to follow the doctor's advice can easily lead to asthma recurrence or even deterioration. Director Wu Jintong added that after the patient used palliative drugs to eliminate the symptoms in the outpatient department, he stopped taking the drugs himself and stopped going back to the outpatient department to get the drugs until he was sent to the emergency department due to a car accident, and asthma recurred, leading to dyspnea and even death.

Cough can be asthma! ? Medical advice: If this happens, you should see a doctor as soon as possible.

Director Wu Jintong mentioned that asthma is similar to colds and allergies, and all of them are characterized by cough and runny nose. If a person coughs for more than a month, it may be asthma. Be vigilant and seek medical treatment as soon as possible to check and evaluate whether it is asthma.

Director Wu Jintong reminded that patients should face up to their asthma, take the initiative to see a doctor regardless of the severity of symptoms, and discuss with the doctor the treatment method that suits them. At the same time, it is suggested that medication can be combined with living habits to avoid recurrence due to missed medication. Asthma patients can still maintain a good quality of life as long as they cooperate with doctors for stable control, go back to doctors for medicine regularly and try to avoid possible allergens at ordinary times.

Subject: COVID-19, Asthma.