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Asthma: How to Overcome Treatment Obstacles On this page: Overview Overview Asthma is a long-lasting (chronic) disease that may last … the seriousness of asthma. Some adults who have mild symptoms may not feel that treatment is needed. Learn all …
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Asthma: Overuse of Quick-Relief Medicines On this page: … Overview Quick-relief beta2-agonists quickly reduce symptoms. For this reason, people sometimes overuse them … overuse quick-relief beta2-agonists, you may feel that your asthma is under control. But, in fact, inflammation in your …
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Asthma: Educating Yourself and Your Child On this page: … Overview Educating yourself and your family about asthma is essential for you and your child to have control … of treatment, such as avoiding substances that cause symptoms (triggers) and knowing what to do during an asthma
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Asthma in Older Adults: Managing Treatment On this page: … Overview Diagnosis and treatment of asthma can be a challenge if you are age 65 or older. You … one or more other health conditions that can make asthma symptoms worse and complicate treatment, including sinusitis …
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Asthma's Impact on Your Child's Life On this page: Overview Overview Asthma is a challenging condition. It can affect all areas … band. But if your child uses the medicines and keeps asthma symptoms under control, they will likely be able to do these …
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Asthma: Overcoming Obstacles to Taking Medicines On this … Overview Overview Taking medicines for asthma every day can be hard to get used to. You may have … with taking your medicines. Reasons people may not take asthma medicines and possible solutions Reason you might not …
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Asthma in Children: Knowing How Bad an Attack Is On this … Talk with a doctor if you can't tell how bad your child's symptoms are. In most cases, you can take care of your … asthma is. It is often hard to know how much breathing difficulty a baby or small child is having. Seek medical …
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Asthma: Peak Expiratory Flow and Personal Best On this page: … bothering you. If you can only breathe out slowly and with difficulty, you have a lower number. This means you have a … lungs aren't working well, even if you aren't having asthma symptoms. A person's personal best is their highest peak …