The benefits of inhaling oxygen for asthma mainly include relief of symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath, while the side effects will mainly include damage to organs such as the nasopharynx and oxygen toxicity.
Asthma is mainly characterized by expiratory dyspnea, chest tightness, shortness of breath and other symptoms. Oxygen inhalation can increase the oxygen content in the asthmatic lungs and relieve the symptoms of asthma chest tightness and shortness of breath.
The side effects of oxygen inhalation are mainly that it can lead to dryness and even pain in the nasopharynx.
However, it should be noted that home oxygen use is usually about 15 hours a day, with an oxygen flow rate of 1~2ml/minute. In order to avoid oxygen toxicity, oxygen flow should not be too high.
Asthma requires oxygen needs to be strictly under the guidance of a professional respiratory physician to choose the appropriate concentration, so as not to cause serious adverse reactions.