Asthma is your body's response to something it perceives as a
threat to your health. These "threatening" substances or events
are known ___1___
asthma triggers. Asthma triggers include pollen, dust mites, pet
dander, stress, climate changes, exercise and strong odors. Each
person who ___2___
asthma can have a different set of triggers. Leaning how to ___3___
contact with as many triggers as possible is the best thing you
can do to control your asthma and ___4___
asthma attacks. You can do many things, from staying indoors on
hot, windy days to keeping the home as clean and dust-free as
possible. You should also remove the family pet from the
bedroom.
When you limit your contact with what that ___5___
your asthma symptoms, you will start to feel much better. You
may even need less asthma medicine. Asthma medicines ___6___
one of two purposes; quick relief of symptoms or preventing or
controlling asthma symptoms. Both types play an important ___7___
in keeping you healthy. If you do not have any in your current
asthma treatment plan, you may want to talk with your doctor or
consult an asthma specialist. |