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Successful Treatment for Severe Chronic Asthma


I love the show 60 Minutes.  They do a wonderful job of investigative reporting.  I also enjoy Fox News for the same reason.

Maybe I'm getting old, because I like those programs...(and I'm a Wheel of Fortune Fan too.  Just wait, I'm gonna go on it and win big someday!)

Anyway...

A new device and report by one of the TV magazines noted above showcased a near miraculous treatment for chronic asthma sufferers. 

The first device that uses radiofrequency energy to help control lung inflammation in adults with severe chronic asthma has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System is designed for people 18 and older whose asthma isn't controlled with medication, including inhaled corticosteroids or long-acting beta agonists.

The device delivers radiofrequency energy directly to the airways, heating and reducing the thickness of lung tissue and improving users' ability to breathe. 

To achieve the device's full benefit, users will require multiple sessions targeting different parts of the lungs. 

The device was evaluated in a clinical study involving 297 people with severe and persistent asthma. As a condition of approval, California-based manufacturer Asthmatx Inc. must conduct additional studies to evaluate the product's long-term safety and effectiveness, the FDA said.

Potential side effects include asthma attacks, wheezing, chest pain or tightness, partially collapsed lung, coughing up blood, anxiety, headache or nausea.

Pretty nice, eh?  Makes you want to run out and have it done just for kicks.

However, the device should not be used by people with an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator, according to the FDA. 

On the news segment I saw, a young couple, both of whom had asthma and were on two inhalers, both had the treatment done.   In the months following the treatment, both were in training to participate in triathalons.   They both had attested to being short-of-breath with even mild exercise and activity previous to the procedure, and to them, the outcome was miraculous.


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