Posted on 03/19/2022 12:42:00 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Inhalers, pills or injections help most people control their asthma, but some with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that "remodels" their airways to improve their breathing.
Bronchial thermoplasty shrinks smooth muscle in the lungs, which prevents them from tightening up and causing an attack. The U.S. FDA approved the treatment for adults with severe asthma in 2010.
About 5% to 10% of people with asthma have illness that can't be controlled with medicine, inhalers or other therapies, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Now, a new clinical trial reports that their symptoms had significantly improved five years after their procedure. They had fewer severe asthma attacks, emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and used less corticosteroid medication.
The study included patients taking corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists to control their asthma. Their asthma attacks, emergency visits, hospitalizations and medication use were tracked for 12 months prior to surgery and for five years after.
After five years, 9.7% were using oral corticosteroids, compared to 19.4% before the surgery.
In all, 77.8% had severe attacks before the surgery, compared to 42.7% five years later. Hospitalizations dropped from 16.1% of patients to 4.8% and emergency department visits from 29.4% to 7.9% by year five.
"What we have is a remodeling of the patient's airway. That reduces the severity of their disease," Chupp said.
Chupp said researchers haven't found any long-term adverse events through the five-year data. There are, however, some short-term risks.
The procedure is completed in three phases, each about a month a part and each treating a different part of the lungs. There is some risk that a patient could have a severe asthma attack, bleeding and require respirator support, according to the study. That risk became progressively lower over the years of follow-up, it found.
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I had that treatment for Sleep Apnea in the ‘90s, it was a total failure. I later found it worked 20 % of the time, not 96% like the doctor told me. I went to look him up a year later and he was gone.
At first I thought it said zapping air passengers.
I heard that zapping the pre-frontal cortex can cure all kinds of things. I am looking for a good doctor
I saw a video about that on the internet.
It’s simple, only requires a coat hanger and a
electric drill...
Actually, a coat hanger and a bunsen burner would work.
You are not the only one.
I had a mental picture of a stewardess with a stun gun going "Ok, who has asthma?"
I misread the headline as “’Zapping’ AIRLINE PASSENGERS” so I dove into the article to find out the latest TSA shenanigans. Imagine my disappointment.
When I was a child, the doctor treated my asthma with a product called Quadrinal.
It consisted of ephedrine, potassium iodide, theophylline, and phenobarbital.
Ooh, it made me mellow.
I have both of those.
I forgot, you got to sterilize the drill bit first...
I have been using a breathing technique called the
Buteyko method for many years. It’s very effective for
controlling asthma.
Marko
Oh, yeah the drill could take out the uvula, I suppose.
everyone would benefit from the BUTEYKO method, sadly a lot of people don’t pay attention to their breathing. the amount of people that’mouth’breathe is very large, and so very bad for their health.
I use a long soldering iron, a MAPP torch with plenty of Borax, and a hair dryer.
Works every time.
Coming next, face masks you can plug in.
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Bronchial Asthma Associated with Intestinal Parasites
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David C. H. Tullis, M.B., Ch.B.
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Of 201 cases of bronchial asthma, ova or larvae of one or other of three intestinal parasites were found in the stools in 198. Over 90 per cent has ascariasis, 12 patients strongyloidiasis, and two Necator americanus. None of these three parasites were found in a group of allergy-free controls.
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* From the Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (address reprint requests to Dr. Tullis at the Sanatorium).
I am indebted to Dr. C. G. Shaver for encouragement and permission to publish the cases of the patients admitted to the Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium, and to Mr. G. Senitza and his staff for co-operation in the important laboratory aspect of this study.
February 12, 1970
N Engl J Med 1970; 282:370-372
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197002122820706
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Intestinal Parasites and Asthma
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What is the relationship between asthma and parasitic worm infections?
JAC / By Jac Allen
What is the relationship between asthma and parasitic worm infections? Infection with the intestinal parasite Strongyloides stercoralis was associated with an increased risk of asthma and its exacerbation (21, 30, 31) and Toxocara species infection resulted in increased allergy and asthma prevalence in children, which positively correlated with serum IgE levels (32–34).
How do parasites cause asthma? Doctors have long been aware that certain parasites, either by an allergic reaction or by migrating through the lungs, may cause paroxysms of wheez ing, coughing and shortness of breath much like bronchial asthma.
Is asthma caused by worms? New research presented here yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (which publishes ScienceNOW) finds that a gene associated with increased risk of asthma is also linked to resistance against a parasitic worm.
Can parasites cause breathing problems? A broad spectrum of protozoal parasites frequently affects the respiratory system, particularly the lungs. The diagnosis of parasitic diseases of airway is challenging due to their wide varieties of clinical and roentgenographic presentations.
https://jacanswers.com/what-is-the-relationship-between-asthma-and-parasitic-worm-infections/
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