Asthma Treatment - Duluth, Johns Creek, Cumming

Asthma is a chronic disease involving the airways in the lungs. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma your airways are always inflamed. They become even more swollen and the muscles around the airways can tighten when something (like allergens) triggers your symptoms. This makes it difficult for air to move in and out of the lungs.

Allergies can contribute to and worsen asthma, which can be a very serious condition. The symptoms of asthma include

  • Coughing
  • Wheezing
  • Shortness of breath

The shortness of breath is due to a narrowing of the airways in the lungs and to excess mucus production and inflammation. Asthma can be disabling and sometimes fatal. If wheezing and shortness of breath accompany allergy symptoms, it is a signal that the airways also have become involved.



If your asthma is not well controlled, you are likely to have symptoms that can make you miss school or work and keep you from doing things you enjoy. Asthma is one of the leading causes of children missing school. Control your asthma by being a knowledgeable patient, avoiding asthma triggers, and taking you medications as prescribed!