Asthma Symptom Relief Thanks To Hypnosis

By: Alan B. Densky, CH


Asthma is a chronic situation that affects the respiratory system. During an asthma attack, bronchial tubes, which carry oxygen to and out of the lungs, tend to get narrower and hence reduce the flow of oxygen coming to the lungs. The airways also become swollen and lined up with mucus. Those symptoms might occur many times in a day or week, or a lot less often. The gravity of the attacks also differs.

Various triggers can cause asthma attacks and the breathlessness that is corollary. Asthma can also cause chest pain and loss of consciousness. It is a very grave disease that can at times be lethal: indeed, while asthma affects 300 million people worldwide, asthma attacks kill around 250,000 people on a yearly basis.

People who suffer from asthma also have to endure its side effects in their everyday life. Insomnia is a common experience which can cause daytime fatigue, and can have a negative impact on one’s professional and personal life. The World Health Organization even acknowledges the fact that "reduced activity levels" along with "school and work absenteeism" are very often associated with asthma. Exercising will often be harder for people who suffer from asthma, which may for example be a social isolation factor for children.

Although it is impossible to definitively cure asthma, there are different ways to prevent and relieve the symptoms, allowing everybody that has asthma to stay in shape, exercise and have a normal life. With the appropriate treatments, there are no reasons why anybody with asthma should not be able to enjoy an active life.

Various factors are able to cause an asthma attack. Some can be very simple things like the temperature and humidity of the air. Nonetheless, the most common ones are natural environmental allergens, such as house dust mites, cockroaches, spore and pollen as well as pollution from cars, tobacco smoke or chemical compounds, like the ones found in perfumes and perfumed products. Medications like aspirin or penicillin as well as some foods, like milk or peanuts, in the case of food allergies, can also trigger asthma. Asthma attack might also occur after exercising.

Your emotional state can also be a contributing factor in triggering an asthmatic attack. Tension, anxiety and emotional stress can all cause it. Many people suffering from an asthmatic attack also worsen their condition by falling prey to state of panic, an absolutely normal response to the dreadful experience they have to live through.

To better prevent asthmatic attacks, all of these triggers should be avoided as much as possible. Allergies also play an important role in the triggering of asthma attacks and allergy treatment can be taken as a way to prevent them. There are nonetheless numerous types of asthma treatment. In the short-term, asthma attack treatment will give relief in the case of an asthmatic attack. Asthma attack treatment will quickly provide asthma relief, but individuals suffering from moderate to severe asthma must use a long-term asthma treatment.

There are several kinds of bronchial asthma treatment available out there, but they will not all work out for you. Bronchial asthma treatment and allergy treatment also have many side effects when taken regularly and for an extended period of time, particularly drugs containing corticosteroids or Beta2-adrenergic receptor agonists, with the latter having cardiac side effects and increasing the risk of respiratory death. Such issues may explain why approximately half of the people who suffer from asthma use some sort of alternative treatment, such as natural asthma treatment.

Even though almost no evidence proves the efficiency of treatments such as air ionizers or chiropractic, other kinds of natural asthma treatments such as homeopathy, yoga practices and hypnosis have shown significant results as asthma treatment. Hypnosis, just like meditation or yoga, but in a much faster and easier fashion, provides asthma relief because it can help control the emotional aspect of asthma thanks to relaxation. With hypnosis you will be a lot more relaxed, which can help reduce the occurrences of asthmatic attacks. It will also make you able to better control the panic and fear during an attack, hence greatly reducing the symptoms. Most asthmatics are aware when an attack is imminent, and specific hypnosis techniques exist which enable the asthmatic person to stop an impending attack.

Asthma is a grave respiratory disease, which can prove very handicapping and at times even lethal. Medication can help you with the physical symptoms and can give quick relief in the case of an attack. Nonetheless such drugs have a lot of negative side effects, particularly when taken too often. NLP and hypnotherapy can in many cases reduce your need for drugs. It is also an effective asthma treatment and asthma attack treatment and can help you reduce asthmatic symptoms.


Alan B. Densky, CH is an NGH certified Hypnotherapist. In practice since 1978, he has created effective Asthma treatment self hypnosis CD's. His Neuro-VISION Hypnosis site features free MP3's, an exceptional hypnosis research library, and a free video hypnosis blog.