Dr. Prashant Saxena is Head - Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine and Associate Director Critical Care at Max Smart Hospital. drprashantsaxena Asthma is a long-term lung condition that can be controlled easily in most of the cases, but one should remember that there is no permanent cure of Asthma. People with asthma have sensitive, inflamed airways that are more likely to react to triggers resulting in asthma attacks.