Dr.M. R. Jayamohan Unnithan, MD – Pulmonary Medicine with Hindustan Hospital, Dr B.AntonyTerance, G.K.N.M Hospital addressed a press conference about generating awareness and education about asthma besides its appropriate line of treatment with inhaler.
The new campaign “Inhalers HainSahi” focuses on generating awareness and education about asthma besides its appropriate line of treatment with inhalers and continues to inspire patients to live a barrier-free life. The campaign aims to eliminate the stigma around inhalation therapy and make it more socially acceptable by addressing key issues & myths around therapy.
This will also help to foster further dialogue between parents and their physicians and highlight that inhalers are suitable for children and for all levels of severity inhalers are not addictive and show better results than oral solutions.
Dr M. R.JayamohanUnnithan, MD Pulmonary Medicine with Hindustan Hospital commented “Inhaler is very important, and it can be measured by the fact 16% of mild asthma patients are at risk for a near-fatal attack. 30 – 37% of adult asthma patients presenting a severe attack of asthma had mild asthma and 15 – 20% of adult patients dying with asthma had mild asthma.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr B.AntonyTerance, Consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist with G.K.N.M Hospital, said, “People should not hide about the fact that they have asthma and it is very crucial to get asthma treated as early as possible with correct medication i.e. inhalation therapy. Timely diagnosis and the right treatment combined with simple lifestyle modifications can help in managing asthma better. Asthma is always easier to control when diagnosed early & with right treatment plan.”