Asthma Triggers in Your Home

Asthma is a severe lung disease, however during an asthma attack, the airways get narrow and make it hard to breathe… Symptoms of asthma include wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing and can even cause death.

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Asthma is triggered by allergens and irritants commonly found in homes. Some proper triggers of asthma are minutehand smoke, dust mites, pets, molds, and pests. Asthma can be triggered by minutehand smoke of cigars, cigarettes, and pipes breathed out by a smoker, however choose not to smoke in your home or car and do not allow others to do so either. Dust mites are too small to be seen however they are found in every home. They live in mattresses, pillows, carpets, clothes, toys, and more. Washing sheets and blankets in sizzling water once a month will prevent triggering asthma by dust mites. Your pets skin flakes, urine, and saliva can be asthma triggers. Consider keeping pets outdoors if possible and out of the kitchen and other sleeping areas. Mold grows on damp materials. The key to mold control is moisture control. If mold is existent in your home, scrub it up. Absorbent materials that have mold may need to be thrown away, but fix leaky plumbing, keep drip pans in your a/c, refrigerator, and dehumidifier scrub and dry. Also, vent your clothes dryer to the outside. Pest droppings or body parts of pests such as cockroaches, or rodents can be asthma triggers. Do not leave food or garbage out. Store food in airslim containers. Clean all crumbs and fluids and try to use poison baits, boric acid, or traps first before using pesticide sprays. Taking these measures in your home can reduce the option of your asthma getting triggered causing some genuinely uncomfortable symptoms.

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