Preventing Asthma Attacks in the Home: 7 Things You Can D
Asthma is very common among children, teens and adults. It is a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to tighten.
An asthma attack is when your lungs arent getting enough air to breathe. Your child might be having an asthma attack if he or she has:
Trouble breathing
Wheezing
Coughing
Chest pain
Chest tightness
What causes Asthma Attacks?
Things that cause asthma attacks are called triggers. Triggers are everywhere.
Any home can be full of triggers like mold, dust mites secondhand smoke, cockroaches, cats and dogs.
So how can these triggers be controlled? The following are 7 tips on how to control triggers in your home to prevent asthma attacks
Mold
Mold grows on damp things such as shower curtains, bath items, tubs, basins and tiles.
What you can do?
If you see mold, clean it up with soap and water.
Use exhaust fans or open a window in the bathroom when showering and the kitchen when cooking or washing dishes.
Fix leaky plumbing or other sources of water as soon as possible.
Dry damp or wet items...