Question 1

can asthma be prevented?

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Yes, with medication: An asthma patient has episodes of bronchospasm (airways tighten up) plus swelling of the airways & increased mucus. Inhalers like albuterol relax & open up airways; inhalers like Flovent (steroid) prevent or decrease swelling & mucus. Preventive medicines like singulair (montelukast) can help. Avoid triggers such as pollen, smoke, etc... Many children outgrow their asthma, but may get an episode years later.

Question 2

can be my asthma preventer too week ?  i'm on clenil modulite , is there more powerful preventers?

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Asthma: Ther are multiple drugs to prevent asthma. One of them that you might need to ask your physician about is Monteleukast on a daily regimen to be taken at night.

Question 3

how could i prevent asthma from triggering?

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Preventing Asthma: I would hope your asthma specialist has gone over this with you or has prescribed for you treatments for both acute bronchospasm and medications to prevent an asthma attack.

There are numerous ways to do the above. Some involve preventative inhalers in addition to the acute inhaler for bronchospasm. There is also a medication in pill form, singulair, (montelukast) that is designed to prevent asthma attacks.

Question 4

how can i prevent an asthma attacks?

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Several Methods: Prevention and long-term control includes avoiding triggers of asthma, such as allergens, smoking and infections. Sometimes daily medicines such as inhaled bronchodilators, steroids, or oral leukotriene inhibitors singularly or in combination are necessary to prevent asthma.For this type of therapy, consult your doctor.

Question 5

how to prevent allrgic asthma attacks?

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Prevent...: To prevent asthma exacerbations, one needs to avoid the allergen triggers as much as possible. This is often difficult to do but by avoiding the allergens, you lessen the chance of having an exacerbation. To indentify your allergic triggers, you may need to see an allergist for allergy testing.

Question 6

what are some forms of prevention for asthma?

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Avoid triggers: Avoid triggers--if you know you're allergic to something--like dogs, cats, certain pollens, you are best off avoiding contact with those things.  That is first and foremost.  Then, if you have exercise induced asthma, you should use a beta agonist inhaler 30 minutes before exercise.  Finally, inhaled corticosteroids are used to prevent asthma exacerbations.  Talk to your physician about this.

Question 7

are air purifiers effective in preventing asthma attacks?

Accepted Answer

Yes: In patients that asthma symptoms are worsened by dust and environmental allergens, air purifiers seem to work very well.

Question 8

what can i do to prevent my child's asthma from occurring?

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See an allergist: Once you have identified your child's allergic triggers with the help of skin testing, do your best to avoid exposure to them.  Avoid irritants that trigger your child's asthma, such as scents, smoke, fumes, etc. To minimize the extent of symptoms that are beyond your control, develop an asthma action plan with your allergist, and stick with it. Controlling asthmatic inflammation prevents attacks.

Question 9

what are the possible ways to prevent asthma among toddlers?

Accepted Answer

Asthma: There is no way to prevent an illness or disease. If you are going to get it, then it will happen. Best ways to try to help are a good diet, multivitamins, exercise (lungs and diaphragm are muscles), and sometimes if the tonsils are enlarged they can make breathing mimic asthma.

Question 10

can asthma be transmitted to offspring? if so, how can it be prevented?

Accepted Answer

It Can Be Genetic: There is a genetic component to asthma- meaning that kids of parents with asthma have a higher chance of developing asthma than kids whose parents do not have asthma. It is not just genetic, though, many kids who develop asthma have no family history.

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