Life Essentials Magazine February 2018

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CHANGE YOUR BED
SHEETS REGULARLY
Dust and other allergens often accumulate
in bed sheets. You can reduce or eliminate
these potential asthma attack inducers by
laundering your sheets and pillowcases in
hot water every week. These fresh, regularly
washed linens can help you breathe
easier when sleeping.
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CONSULT WITH
MULTIPLE DOCTORS
You may use your primary physician for
most things, but a specialist can be very
helpful as well. A pulmonologist, allergist,
nutritionist and the staff at asthma centers
can discuss a variety of treatments
with you. This will help you be sure you are
following up on every possible good treatment
available.
STAY AWAY FROM POLLEN
Asthma sufferers need to stay inside
as much as they can when the air’s
pollen content is high. Although asthma is
not an allergy, many of the same irritants
that trouble allergy sufferers affect asthma
sufferers too. Air quality levels for specific
pollutants are now readily available, and it
is possible to use this information to limit
exposure on high-level days.
Managing your asthma is a lifelong task,
but it gets easier every day as long as you
stay informed and follow good advice and
habits, from your doctor or the tips contained
here. Medical technology keeps
advancing, so maybe soon new medications
or other treatments will be available
that can help all relieve their asthma
symptoms instantaneously.
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