Yellow light signs of an asthma attack

Yellow light signs of an asthma attack

Asthma is a disease that closes the airways into the lungs. This is most often due to allergic reactions to many different things in the air. The brain receives the message that something is irritating the bronchi in the lungs and automatically begins to tighten the muscles around the neck and airways. Once the process begins, it can only be reversed with medication. Many people have died during a crisis because timely medical care measures were not taken. That's why it's so important to be aware of the signs and the body's reaction when a crisis is about to occur. The first signs of an asthma attack include nasal congestion, sneezing and wheezing as the lungs struggle to take in air and expel the bronchial irritant foreign substance.

At this point and if the allergen invasion is not too violent, personal medication can reverse it. Of course, this depends on whether the person took their medication as prescribed by their doctor. An increase in medicine at this point can solve the problem by reopening the lungs. If no medication is taken, yellow light signs appear, called amber light because they are a warning of worse things to come, possibly very soon. As the airway muscles around the airway continue to contract and breathing becomes harder, chest pain and a feeling of pressure, like someone sitting on your chest, will be felt.

The irritation of the airways continues and its lining becomes inflamed, adding pain on top of grief as the muscles continue to contract, allowing less and less air to pass into the lungs. The effort of the chest and neck muscles to allow more through the airways causes them to become tense and rapidly contract and expand. At this point, with the lack of air and increasing pressure in the chest, the affected person will feel dizzy and lose the ability to speak. All you can hear is a quiet whisper coming from his lips. There is not enough air in his lungs to scream or even speak normally.

With all the irritation in the airways and the windpipe almost closed, the body begins to produce thick mucus that sticks to the irritated lining and makes breathing even more difficult. The body has set off all the alarms letting the person know that something is wrong in their lungs and too little or nothing has been done to resolve the situation, so the respiratory system begins to shut down. Nothing can be done outside of a hospital emergency room. Every minute that passes in this state damages other organs due to the lack of oxygen in the blood. Dizziness leads to unconsciousness and the body collapses.

In an extreme case that requires immediate medical attention, the lips and fingernails begin to turn blue because they are not receiving oxygen. The body diverts blood flow to the major organs, the heart and brain, and even they suffer. Brain cells die and heart muscles weaken very quickly if the blood flowing to them does not contain enough oxygen. This is the final stage of an asthma attack and should never be reached. That's why it's so important to pay attention to the first signs of an asthma attack. It is also important that you understand that there is no time frame for these things. It can take hours or minutes. The end result is the same if the person does not receive immediate treatment.

Inspired by Cesar A Batres Mejia