Asthma

Sometimes you have trouble breathing. You feel like you can't get enough air, even when you try your hardest. The doctor says you have "asthma." Let's learn more about it.

Every person who has asthma should have an asthma action plan. This is a written guide. It gives you detailed instructions for how to manage your asthma. Your doctor will work with you to develop a custom plan for your specific needs.

Asthma is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. This program explores the importance of patients understanding what asthma is, how their asthma is triggered and how it can be treated and controlled to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Learn the skills you need to help manage your symptoms and prevent asthma attacks.

Watch this to learn when you should call the doctor if you have an asthma flare-up.

Learn how members of your healthcare team, and your friends and family members can help you manage your asthma.

Learn some ways you can tell that you are controlling your asthma so it's not controlling you.

You've been diagnosed with asthma and have some concerns. Will it keep you from doing the activities you enjoy? Well, breathe easy. With your doctor's help, you can control your asthma. You just have to learn to manage it properly.

Asthma is a chronic lung disease. It is common in children. Children with asthma have trouble breathing. This happens when their airways become irritated and swollen. Many children who have asthma begin showing symptoms by age five.

Asthma causes swelling and narrowing of the airways in your lungs. Here's what you need to know about how asthma affects your lungs, and what do to when you have asthma flare-ups.

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.

You have been diagnosed with asthma. With the help of your healthcare provider, you can keep your asthma under control and have less emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Keep track of symptoms with this chart. Show your records to your healthcare provider at your visits. As your asthma control gets better, you should have fewer episodes of symptoms to record.

Many people think of asthma as a childhood disease, but it often occurs as a new condition in older adults.

Scheduled office visits with healthcare providers are an important part of asthma care.

If your healthcare provider thinks you have asthma, there are things he or she must do to make a diagnosis.

Inhaled corticosteroids are safe for long-term use for most people. They are not the steroids that you hear about athletes abusing.

Medicines play a key role in controlling asthma. Some help to prevent symptoms. Others are used to treat symptoms.

Oral corticosteroids help to reduce swelling and mucus production in the airways. Here's what you need to know.

Asthma is a long-term (chronic) lung disease where the airways become inflamed. Here's what you need to know.

Your Asthma Action Plan includes information about your symptoms and medicines. It also includes instructions about managing your asthma symptoms and when to call your healthcare provider.

Asthma is a chronic lung disease. The airways become sensitive to triggers (allergens and irritants). Here's what you need to know.

Inhalers and nebulizers deliver medicine directly to the lungs. They cause fewer side effects than medicine taken by mouth or injection.

A detailed look at the team of healthcare providers who will help you manage your asthma.

You may get work-related asthma by breathing in irritants at work. The symptoms may go away when you're not at work. But long-term exposure can cause lasting damage.

This video shows how to use a peak flow meter.

Learn how to self-manage your asthma by monitoring and recording your symptoms, and following your provider's plan for what to do when you experience symptoms.

Follow this checklist to help you keep an asthma diary so you can see how well your asthma is being managed.

Follow this checklist to help you monitor your asthma with a peak flow meter.

Learn how to use your peak flow meter to monitor how well your lungs are working.

Learn how to find your personal best peak flow reading, when your lungs are working their very best.

Watch this to understand how the weather can affect your asthma symptoms.

Watch this video to learn about air quality, how it affects someone with asthma, and how to find out about the air quality in your area each day.

Not everyone experiences asthma the same way. Symptoms vary from person to person. And, your symptoms can change from one asthma episode to the next. A doctor can diagnose asthma with an exam and some simple tests.

Watch this to understand how using an asthma action plan can help manage your asthma.

In this video learn how Donna's medication journey helped her to manage her asthma.

Learn about how being diagnosed with asthma as an adult affected Tom.

There is no cure for asthma, so it's important to learn how to manage the disease to live an active and healthy life. An important key to keeping asthma under control is a personalized management plan that your healthcare team will develop with you. This plan should include a balance of medication and tips for avoiding triggers that could lead to an asthma attack. In this program, you'll learn ways to live with asthma.

Childhood asthma can be managed with the right combination of treatments and medicines. This program will help children with asthma and their parents and caregivers understand what those are so that they can be active and healthy.

A peak flow meter measures how fast you can push air out of your lungs. This tells you how well you are controlling your asthma. Measure your peak flow as many times a day as your healthcare provider tells you to.

A peak flow meter measures how fast you can push air out of your lungs. Your peak flow reading may be an early sign that your asthma is getting out of control. Read on to learn the steps for using a peak flow meter.

You can do a lot to manage your asthma and improve your quality of life. You will need to work with your healthcare provider to make a plan. But it's up to you to put this plan into action.

Here are images that show the steps of using a peak flow meter.

When you have asthma, exercise can make you breathe faster. This may cause asthma symptoms or an asthma attack.

It is very important to check your asthma symptoms. Then you can take action if there is a change.

Spirometry is an easy test that tells your healthcare provider how well your lungs are working.

The CDC advises that people with asthma get certain vaccines. Here's what you need to know.

A peak flow meter for asthma is like a thermometer for a fever - it helps you monitor what's going on inside your lungs by measuring airflow out of the lungs.

Anyone who is diagnosed with asthma must learn to recognize the symptoms of an asthma flare-up and learn to pinpoint the triggers that can lead to an asthma episode. Knowing both, along with medication and a personal action plan are key to being active and healthy with asthma.

Children with asthma should understand the disease, symptoms and treatment. This program aims to educate them and their parents and caregivers on the warning signs to look out for as well as the common triggers that might aggravate their asthma.

Many of the most common triggers of asthma can be found in the home. If you or your child has asthma, you can take a few simple steps to reduce these triggers.

See how dust mites may cause symptoms for people with asthma, and learn strategies for reducing this allergen in the home.

Mold can affect people with asthma; watch how you can reduce it in and around your home.

Watch this to understand how cockroaches and their droppings can affect people with asthma, and ways to avoid this trigger.

Learn common strategies for reducing and dealing with the animal allergen.

Watch this clip to learn how you can help manage your asthma when you are outdoors and when the pollen count is high.

Watch these tips for limiting your exposure to smoke, pollutants and chemical triggers.

Watch this clip to understand how weather extremes can cause asthma symptoms, and learn what you can do to manage your exposure.

Watch how stress and emotions can bring on asthma symptoms, and how you can prevent these feelings from triggering an attack.

Learn how to identify whether or not this medical condition causes your asthma symptoms.

Triggers are substances or conditions that cause the airways of the lungs to become inflamed and swollen. Some triggers can also set off an asthma attack. In order to control your asthma, you need to control your triggers.

Things that pollute the air at home, work, or outdoors may bother your lungs if you have asthma. These things are hard to stay away from. They include smoke, perfume, sprays, and car exhaust. These tips may help you stay away from them.

If you have allergies, being around allergens can lead to swollen, inflamed airways. You need to control these triggers to prevent asthma flare-ups. The following tips can help you.

The weather. Food additives. Illness. Many things may trigger your asthma symptoms. Here's a look at some common asthma triggers, and tips to help ease your symptoms.

Dust mites are tiny bugs that live in warm, damp places. They're too small to see. And they're found in nearly every home. Read on for helpful tips on controlling dust mites in your bedroom.

You may notice you have asthma and allergy problems when you are around certain animals. Having allergies to animals can trigger asthma flare-ups. The allergy is to an animal's dander (dry skin flakes), feathers, droppings, and saliva.

Allergens, irritants, and other things may trigger your asthma. Here is a list of triggers and ways to stay away from them.

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is a sudden narrowing of the airways when you exercise. Exercise can make symptoms worse in most people who have asthma.

If you think you may have allergies, talk with your healthcare provider about getting tested.

Did you know that smoking cigarettes can make your asthma worse?

Asthma is just one of many reasons that you should quit smoking. If you quit, you will have fewer symptoms and flare-ups.

Triggers are things that can make your asthma symptoms worse or flare up. It's important to know your triggers and try to stay away from them.

An important part of managing asthma is the control of triggers. These are things that make symptoms worse or cause flare-ups. Triggers may be anywhere, inside or out.

Many people with asthma have symptoms from triggers at work. This is called occupational asthma. Read on to find out how to get help with this problem.

Learn how eating healthy food, managing your weight, getting plenty of rest and practicing other healthy lifestyle behaviors can help you manage your asthma.

Watch how you can prevent or reduce asthma symptoms during exercise.

Watch this clip to see how Steve's understanding of asthma attacks has changed as he has learned how to manage his asthma symptoms.

There are some extra challenges when traveling with asthma. The tips here can help you prevent asthma symptoms. And they will make your travel easier.

Many people who have asthma also suffer from chronic problems of the nose and sinuses. Here's what you need to know.

Some health problems happen more often in people with asthma. These problems can make asthma symptoms worse and harder to control.

Treating severe asthma is a partnership with you and your doctor. Learn what approaches your doctor might use to help control severe asthma.

Asthma can be unpredictable. But it's important to recognize the difference between a minor flare-up and an attack that could be life-threatening. Read on to learn more.