While pinpointing your child’s asthma triggers may be frustrating, there may be a few things you haven’t tried to help your child avoid asthma triggers that may lead to an asthma attack.
This may mean making small changes around your home, paying close attention to your child’s asthma treatment, and being cautious about possible asthma triggers in your surroundings.
Understanding your child’s asthma triggers
A significant part of avoiding asthma triggers is recognizing that there are different triggers throughout the year. But regardless of the season, remember that if your child has asthma he or she almost always has some amount of inflammation in the lungs that will only get worse when he or she is exposed to a trigger. If your child’s doctor has prescribed a long-term controller (preventive) medication, it’s important to keep your child on it to keep the inflammation in the lungs under control. Remember, there is a quiet phase of asthma when airway swelling and inflammation are still present, even if your child isn’t coughing or wheezing.
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To get a better idea of key points you should know about asthma triggers, and some helpful tips on what you can do to avoid them, download the following document.
Asthma Triggers: What to Know, What to Do (PDF – 459KB)
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