Is there a cure for asthma?

No: There are medications to help control asthma. But, there is no cure.

No: You can control the asthma but you cannot cure it.

No: There is no cure for asthma but there are many good treatments available to control/prevent symptoms. Many asthmatics have long periods of time between exacerbations where they are symptom-free. See your doctor to be sure your are on the best regimen possible at this time. Avoid smoking.

Sometimes: Think of asthma as 2 diseases - (1) underlying inflammation of the breathing tubes called bronchial hyperreactivity (2) episodes of tightness, coughing, wheezing called "asthma attack". Curing asthma requires treating #1. If the cause of asthma is allergy then allergy shots may help & in some cases cure asthma. People often have more than one cause for bronchial hyperreactivity.

You don't: Asthma is a chronic condition of increased small airway reactions. There are genetic and environmental factors that persist throughout life, usually becoming evident in childhood. One learns to live with their asthma & present medications offer a near normal existence to most. There is no cure, there are programs that promote stability & reduced flare ups through early recognition of problems.

Control not cure: At the current time, there is no cure for asthma. However, it can be controlled through a plan that involves avoiding triggers, quick relief medications, daily controller medications and sometimes other treatments including allergy shots. An allergist is qualified and specifically trained to control a person's asthma so it doesn't control them!

You don't: Asthma is a chronic condition of increased small airway reactions. There are genetic and environmental factors that persist throughout life, usually becoming evident in childhood. One learns to live with their asthma & present medications offer a near normal existence to most. There is no cure, there are programs that promote stability & reduced flare ups through early recognition of problems.

No: True Asthma is a condition with a wide range in intensity, often based on inherited factors, that is like eye color or stature.If you have it you must learn to manage it. Kids often wheeze with infections and this may not be true asthma, with many never wheezing after age 4-5. We have enough treatment options that you can treat and remain symptom free for years, but the tendency will remain.

If asthma is caused: by an environmental exposure (respiratory irritants including tobacco smoke), it may be "cured" by eliminating that exposure. Sometimes it goes away on its own. Sometimes it occurs only intermittently. Usually, however, in adults, it's a treatable but not curable condition.