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Travel Insurance For Asthma Sufferers
Travel insurance for people with asthma can be arranged by World First who are international travel insurance specialists. World First offer cheap holiday insurance for travellers with asthma and annual travel insurance for UK residents with medical conditions who find it difficult to buy travel insurance with cover for asthma and associated medical problems elsewhere. For more information about travel insurance for asthma and a quote for your holiday insurance call World First for FREE on 0800 096 46 02.
Asthma is a very common long-term condition that affects your airways and breathing. Approximately one adult in 13 is currently being treated for asthma in the UK.
Asthma affects the airways, the small tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, your airways are sensitive and easily become swollen. When they are irritated they narrow, the muscles around them tighten, and there may be an increase in production of sticky mucus or phlegm. This makes it harder to get enough breath, and causes wheezing, coughing and your chest may feel tight.
Asthma may be very mild, or it can be very severe. Most cases are somewhere in between. Even if your asthma is mild, you should visit the GP regularly to have it monitored. Your GP can then prescribe the treatment most likely to help your symptoms and prevent your asthma from getting worse. An asthma attack can become very serious, if you can't control the symptoms with your treatment regime - you should see your GP or a hospital doctor immediately if this happens.
The cause of asthma is not fully understood. It is partly an allergic condition. There is also a genetic connection between asthma, hay fever and eczema. This suggests that these three conditions can be inherited (they can run in families).
Sometimes certain triggers can bring on symptoms. It's sensible to try to avoid these triggers as much as possible, as they will make your asthma worse. Common triggers include house dust mite, animal fur, pollen, tobacco smoke, cold air, viral and bacterial chest infections.
Symptoms
Symptoms include:
- Feeling breathless (you may gasp for breath).
- Your chest may feel tight (like a band tightening around your chest).
- Wheezing,
- Coughing, especially at night (this is less common in adults than children).
Your symptoms are likely to vary from day to day and are often worse during the night and with exercise.
If you need travel insurance to cover Asthma
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Once you have spoken to us about your health problems you will be told if you can buy travel insurance for your pre-existing medical conditions and whether any special terms will apply to your travel insurance policy.
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Symptoms of a severe attack include:
- Your symptoms will get worse quickly.
- It will be difficult to breathe and to talk.
- Your pulse may race.
- Your lips and/or your finger nails may turn blue.
- Your skin may tighten around your chest and neck.
- Your nostrils may flair as you try and breathe.
You should immediately seek medical help if you have symptoms of a severe asthma attack.
Source:
NHS Direct Online. © Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen’s Printer for Scotland.
