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Your health care team will work with you to design a daily treatment plan. The goal is to control your asthma and prevent symptoms. You'll learn how to tell when your asthma is getting out of control. You'll also find out what to do if it does.
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Asthma is a serious and often life-threatening disease. If you want to feel good, maintain your health, and lead a normal life, you have to get into a routine.
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When familiar asthma symptoms flare or new ones crop up, how do you know if your symptoms are worthy of an immediate call to the doctor? Here are some guidelines for when to self-treat, when to call the doctor, and when to seek emergency care.
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Many Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease, and most rely on regular tests and treatments to be healthier, more comfortable and more productive. But many people with chronic illnesses find it daunting to keep up with prescribed treatments.
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The most important factor in controlling asthma spotting the early warning signs of an attack.
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Your health care team will help you fill out your Action Plan. Provide the information requested to see how well you are managing your asthma.
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Immunotherapy is a treatment to reduce a person's allergic reaction to allergens such as pet dander, bee stings or pollen.
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Asthma can't be cured, but you can control it to reduce the amount and severity of your symptoms.
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Monitoring your peak flow can help tell you how open your airways are—even before you have symptoms. It's done with a device called a peak flow meter. Your peak flow is how fast you can push air out of your lungs at any one time.
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Peak flow monitoring lets you know how well you're controlling your asthma. It does this by telling you which asthma zone you're in. If needed, you'll be given an action plan that tells you what to do if your asthma gets out of control. Your healthcare team will explain how your symptoms or peak flow numbers can help you know which zone you're in. This chart helps you understand each zone.
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This test may be done to help your health care provider give you a more accurate prognosis or craft your treatment plan.
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Exercise is good for everyone, including people with asthma. Exercise can improve your health. It also helps your body make better use of oxygen. This can reduce asthma symptoms. Just be sure your exercise program is one designed to keep your asthma under control.
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Exercise is important for everyone, including people who have asthma. Here are some tips for exercising safely when you have asthma.
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If you've been diagnosed with EIA, you probably don't have to sacrifice your favorite workouts or sports.
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EIA causes coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, usually 10 to 15 after beginning exercise, or up to 20 minutes after stopping exercise.
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One of the major triggers for asthma attacks is cigarette smoke. Cigarette, pipe, or cigar smoke is especially harmful to people with asthma because it damages the cells in the lungs that make the protective coating lining the bronchial tubes.
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Pregnant women with asthma are just as likely to have healthy, normal babies as women without asthma -- as long as their disease is kept under control.
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Asthma can be unpredictable, but it is important to recognize the difference between a minor flare-up and an attack that could be life-threatening.
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Early diagnosis is one key to effective asthma management. This helps you prevent or minimize damage to airways and lungs that accumulates over time. Once the disease is diagnosed, it's important you take control of it. Proper treatment includes seeing your health care provider regularly.
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For asthmatics, age can bring a bit of relief from the symptoms. But asthma can also appear at any time of life.
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You may think of the ER as a source of the most immediate medical attention, but if your situation is not a real emergency, this isn't true.
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Whether you pack a suitcase every week or once a year, you probably know that traveling takes a little extra preparation when you have asthma.
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For many allergy sufferers, pollen and mold are the main problems.Spring is in the air. Unfortunately, so are the many tree and grass pollens that cause seasonal allergies. This can be bad news if these tiny particles cause your asthma to flare up. But the change in seasons doesn't mean that you have to hibernate until winter. While you may not be able to avoid your triggers completely, there are many ways to help limit your exposure.
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Autumn means pumpkins, colorful leaves and, for some, worries about asthma.Autumn means pumpkins, colorful leaves and, for some, worries about asthma. You can blame these worries on seasonal asthma triggers that are in the air and environment, along with falling temperatures.
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Some experts believe that you may reduce your asthma symptoms by eating certain foods.
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College can pose challenges for the student with asthma. New and unfamiliar living quarters, school and social stresses, and other factors can trigger a flare-up.
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