What is "allergic asthma"?

What is "allergic asthma"?

William Berger (Allergist and Immunologist) gives expert video advice on: What is "asthma"?; Can people die from asthma?; What causes asthma? and more...

There are many triggers to asthma and that is one of the important things to understand: just treating the symptom is not going to get rid of the problem. The most common trigger of asthma is allergies. Allergies affect the vast majority of patients with asthma and many allergic asthma patients also have other allergies such as allergies of the nose. Allergy is an over sensitivity of the immune system where our body overreacts to things that are just innocent substances. There is nothing particularly dangerous about cat dander, grass pollen or ragweed pollen, but when we have an immune system that overreacts and causes the release of chemicals that causes swelling, congestion and tightness, we experience an asthma attack. It is important to identify what those allergies are so that you can find the cause of the problem and get better after treatment is instituted.