Life Essentials Magazine - March 2017

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NOT AVOIDING MAIN ASTHMA
TRIGGERS AT HOME
Avoid pillows stuffed with goosedown
or other feathers if you have an asthma
problem. Feathers in a pillow can bring on
the symptoms of asthma and decrease lung
function. Also, make sure your other bedding
is made with hypoallergenic materials.
A lot of the main causes, and triggers,
of asthma may exist right in your home.
Three triggers comprise the asthma
triad of doom: spores, dust and mold. To
reduce asthma attacks and stay healthy,
have an inspector remove any harmful
agents yearly. As an additional measure,
a home that is regularly cleaned will help
keep these irritants from building up.
It is essential that you learn the proper
ways to use all of your asthma medications,
especially those used in rescue situations.
A treatment made up of a daily medication
plus a rescue inhaler can help to keep
asthma under control. Because asthma can
be a lifelong issue, it is vital to take both
regular and rescue medications according
to the instructions.
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IMPROPER CLEANING
AND EXPOSURE TO PETS
When cleaning your house, clean floors
with a wet mop instead of a broom.
Sweeping stirs up dust and other things
that can trigger your asthma. In the same
vein, choose a damp rag as opposed
to a feather duster when dusting, as
this prevents dust from flying about.
For people with serious asthma, exposure
to household pets should be limited. Even
people that do not have allergies are prone
to suffer an asthma attack from the pollen
and dust on animals.
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