Asthma Basics: Helping new asthma patients learn through videos
Educating the newly diagnosed or family memebers of the newly diagnosed doesn't have to be difficult. Mediums like videos, the ones below from ICYOU Health, can be easy and affective tools for teaching. They can also be quick.
The information may seem basic, but it's a great way to start the conversation and get people talking.
These videos are also a wonderful tool to use on your own blog or in your asthma community. They can be used as a starting point for a conversation. Use the "Treatment" video to start conversations about what asthma treatment works best for everyone? Ask members or readers what they like and don't like? And the same thing can be done for the other videos too.
The information may seem basic, but it's a great way to start the conversation and get people talking.
These videos are also a wonderful tool to use on your own blog or in your asthma community. They can be used as a starting point for a conversation. Use the "Treatment" video to start conversations about what asthma treatment works best for everyone? Ask members or readers what they like and don't like? And the same thing can be done for the other videos too.
It's estimated that over 300 million people in the world are affected by asthma. The first step to helping someone learn is explaining "What is Asthma"? It's important to understand what your condition is before you can take care of yourself. Asthma is a condition that affects the bronchial tubes in the lungs. The video below gives a quick, concise 1 minute explanation of what an asthma patient is dealing with.
What are the symptoms of asthma?
- Wheezing
- Tight chest
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain (rarely)
What is the best way to treat asthma? The main treatment for someone with asthma is to use a daily inhaled steriod. Other treatments include bronchial dilators (short and long term) and possibly allergy shots if the asthma is caused by an allergic trigger. These therapies are usually used in some form of combination.
Asthma Prognosis: There is a chance that childhood asthma could go into remission, but adult on set asthma is typically a life long condition.
What other tools do you use to teach the newly diagnosed about asthma? Have you ever used a video to get a conversation going? How did that work for you? What other things have you used to start conversations about asthma in your communities?
Prevention: Can you prevent asthma in the first place? The jury is still out on that one but the one thing you can definitely do is to not expose your children to smoke (1st hand, 2nd hand, or even third hand smoke). We do know that child exposed to smoke in the home have a much greater chance of developing asthma.
What other tools do you use to teach the newly diagnosed about asthma? Have you ever used a video to get a conversation going? How did that work for you? What other things have you used to start conversations about asthma in your communities?
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Comment by Ellen S on May 24, 2010 at 8:29pm -
This is fabulous Janeen! I love it when people create a compilation of great videos or podcasts to listen to. Takes all the hard work out of finding them! I often don't feel good enough to sit up and look at the computer for long, but I can lay down and listen to an audio or video and learn at the same time I rest my achy body. Am I the only one who does that?! :)
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