Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. The airway reacts negatively to one or more stimuli; this causes it to swell, leading to respiratory difficulties. Asthma can be caused by heredity, allergies, or even by a respiratory infection. Asthma is triggered by various natural conditions like temperature, airborne organic compounds (e.g. pollen), inorganic compounds (e.g. sulfur), and high ozone saturation.
Treating symptoms when they are first noticed is important. This will help prevent the symptoms from worsening and causing a severe asthma attack. Severe asthma attacks may require emergency care, and can be fatal.
Asthma symptoms vary from person to person, and so there is need of a device that can integrate sensors to a single, portable unit. This device should be lightweight, configurable, easy to use, and affordable. Our proposal for the Buckley30 PAS as our aims to meet these objectives, and provide a full-package solution for the needs of asthma patients.
