Please share an interesting fact about living with asthma.

Ignore: About 75-85% of asthma patients also have allergies. Treating allergies can reduce asthma flares.

Ignore: People with asthma can live a normal life span if it is properly treated and managed.

Ignore: Use inhalers, hot steam showers, nasal saline, exercise, multivits, meditation,followup with doc.

Ignore: Untreated Inflammation in the nasal passages and sinuses is often a hidden cause of resistant asthma.

Cough,: Cough, rather than wheeze, can be the predominant symptom in asthma.

Some: Some asthma therapies relieve spasm, others relieve inflammation, and some do both.

Steroids: Steroids are often needed to break a severe asthma attack.

Treatment: Treatment before exercise can often prevent an asthma attack.

Maintenance: Maintenance inhalers must be used daily to be effective in treatment of asthma.

Breathing: Breathing through a scarf when outdoors in cold weather can help prevent an asthma attack.

The: The reason for steroid treatment in asthma is to reduce airway inflammation.

Asthma: Asthma is a disease of airway inflammation as well as airway narrowing.

The: The chemicals in tea or coffee may help relieve an asthma attack when medicine is not handy.

Wood: Wood and tile floors are easier than carpet to keep free from allergens

Ignore: Take your medications as indicated ALWAYS. Avoid your asthma triggers.

Ignore: Ever heard of asthma without wheezing?Well,it's called"cough variant"asthma.Just coughing, no wheeze.

Ignore: Using a peak flows meter helps predict early bronchoconstriction and allows for early treatment.

Ignore: Be proactive, have an action plan to treat your asthma with your doctor.

Cat: Cat dander is sticky. It not only falls into the carpet & upholstery, it adheres to walls & ceiling.

Ignore: Cold weather can trigger an asthma attack.

Ignore: Know what you're allergic to, whether it's dust, cat dander, a type of food. Do a RAST test.

Ignore: Smoking , including vaporizers, will worsen your asthma.

Ignore: Use your rescue inhaler 10-15 minutes prior to exercise to help get you through your workout.

Ignore: Gone are the days where asthmatics are told to "slow down"; we now encourage competitive activity!

Ignore: Many schools will accept the prescription label on the inhaler box so that it can be used at school.

Ignore: Peak flow measurement taken in context is more accurate than the physician's stethoscope.