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Triggers of Asthma - What are They?
The words 'triggers' or 'trigger factors' of asthma are used for
the things which can cause an attack in someone who already has
asthma.
There is a huge variety of these triggers that have been
reported by patients including dogs, cats, tobacco smoke, cold
air, exercise, being upset, anxiety, and stress, taking aspirin,
dust, fumes and even laughter.
However, particularly severe attacks which can lead to hospital
stays usually occur following a virus infection in the nose or
chest.
It is important that an asthmatic and their doctor identify the
one or more triggers that can make their asthma worse and limit
exposure to them through daily management of the disease.
The most common triggers for asthma include:
Allergens
* The skin, hair, or feathers of animals, such as cats, dogs,
etc.
* Dust mites found in house dust.
* Cockroaches.
* Tree and grass pollen.
* Mold.
Irritants
* Cigarette smoke.
* Air pollution .
* Drastic weather changes
* Changes in air temperature, for example, if you move from warm
indoor air to cold air outdoors.
* Cooking or paint oders
* Scented products, candles, air fresheners, etc.
* Allergens that you are exposed to at your place of work such
as chemicals, dusts, smells, etc.
Others
* Breathing tests. Just as the faster breathing in exercise can
bring on attacks, the faster and deeper breathing you have to do
for most breathing tests can bring on quite a noticeable
narrowing of air passages, and can bring on an asthma attack.
* Histamine or methacholine aerosols are used in medical tests
to produce
a minor and controlled asthma attack to determine the
extent of the disease. In the test, the amount of asthma
produced is small and very bearable, and it wears off quickly.
The result gives a measurement of the irritation in the
patient's airways that can be very useful to the doctor.
* The inhalers used to treat asthma can causes symptoms. Some
powder inhalers can cause tightness in the chest and the
lubricants in pressurised aerosol inhalers can cause irritation
of air passages, and can bring on an asthma attack.
* Some medicines such as aspirin or other painkillers and beta
blockers that are used for high blood pressure or heart disease.
* Sulphur dioxide was previously used as a preservative in soft
drinks and wine. This can cause chest tightening within seconds
of drinking, or even breathing the air above such a drink.
* Sulphites in food and drink such as sodium metabisulphite
(E220-227) may trigger asthma, but not via an allergic reaction.
It can be found in wine, home-brewed beer, fizzy drinks,
prepared meats and prepared salads.
* Gastro-oesophageal reflux, where stomach acid rising up the
gullet or more commonly, acid reflux . This causes heartburn and
can worsen asthma symptoms, especially at night.
* Infections of the lining of the breathing passages, such as
colds and flu.
* Laughing or crying.
* Exercise.
* Strong emotional stress. People with asthma often say that
their asthma gets worse if they are upset, crying, or under
stress.
About the author:
Learn More About How You Can Treat and Live with Asthma at A
sthma-Explained.com/asthma-treatments.html
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