- Asthma attacks are caused by ordinary things around us such as pollen, cigarette smoke, perfume, and dust. These things are also known as triggers because they trigger (cause) asthma attacks.
- There are two types of asthma triggers:
- Allergic Triggers - set off an asthma attack in people who have allergies to those triggers.
- Non-allergic Triggers – set off an asthma attack in anyone with asthma.
- Be a detective and find out what triggers your child’s asthma. After your child has an asthma attack:
- Make a note of where your child was when the attack occurred
- Go back to that spot to and look for any of the following triggers on Asthma Trigger Checklist
- Go through your home room by room and try to remove all asthma triggers from each room. Use the ABC: Home Trigger Removal Guide to help you know what to do in each room.
- When outside the home, avoid dusty, damp, heavy polluted areas.
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ABC: Home Trigger Removal Guide
