Once it comes to autumn and winter, patients with cough and asthma are like entering a nightmare. They get treatment every year, but the condition recurs every year as well. Endless coughing, chest and lung pain like being pricked by needles, sticky phlegm stuck in the trachea, breathlessness, all these symptoms torture people to the point of blue lips, numb fingertips, and accelerated heartbeat....
In fact, the factors that cause cough and asthma are very complex. However, one phenomenon is quite common: the symptoms worsen during autumn and winter, and may even recur frequently. This has a lot to do with the seasons. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is believed that the lungs are responsible for respiration and communicate with the cold and dry air outside. When the body is invaded by cold air and cold wind, the already damaged trachea and alveoli suffer further damage, making it very easy to develop respiratory diseases such as coughing, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and influenza.
Severe cases may even experience shortness of breath and chest tightness. Slight activity can lead to dizziness and shortness of breath, and may even result in complications such as emphysema and pulmonary heart disease.
In fact, cough and sputum are two different symptoms.