Asthma Treatment: Frequently Asked Questions

The goal of the treatment is to achieve asthma control: Less chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough or wheezing No nighttime awakening No restrictions in physical activity No missing school or work No unscheduled visits to the doctor No ER visits No hospitalizations Normal or near normal lung functions

With proper medical treatment, your asthma symptoms should not: Interfere with daily activities Wake you up at night Cause you to miss school or work Cause you to wheeze during strenuous physical activities Send you to the emergency room Back to top Allergy FAQ

Your inhaled asthma medicines will not affect your baby when you breast-feed. Usual doses of inhaled medicines do not enter the bloodstream, so they won't be found in breast milk The medicine in steroid tablets can sometimes be present in very small quantities in breast milk. However, there is too little to have any harmful effect on your baby Medicines prescribed for asthma do not affect your ability to produce breast milk

No. Your baby will do best if you are breathing well and easily, so it is important that your asthma is well controlled. Most asthma medicines are inhaled. These are entirely safe for your baby. More about asthma medicines

No. Your baby will do best if you are breathing well and easily, so it is important that your asthma is well controlled. Most asthma medicines are inhaled. These are entirely safe for your baby.

In vitro studies suggest that supplementing diet with the omega n-3 fatty acids found predominantly in fish oils might reduce the inflammation associated with asthma. Controlled clinical studies in small numbers have on the whole been negative, with a Cochrane review concluding that there was little evidence to recommend fish oil supplements in asthma. Ref: Arm JP, Horton CE, Spur BW, et al. The effects of dietary supplementation with fish oil lipids on the airways response to inhaled allergen in bronchial asthma. ...

Alternative medications are still popular worldwide. These medications have not been subjected to scientific scrutiny, and their effectiveness and safety has not been authentically proven as opposed to scientifically proven and well documented Allopathic treatment for allergies and asthma.

Quite the contrary, there have been various case studies carried out and research by the American Allergy Association, has confirmed that asthma is aggravated by air-borne contaminants and pollutants. At Odoronix part of our treatment is to successfully remove these pollutants from you home, subsequently improving the air quality and proving beneficial to your condition. As an asthma sufferer, our post treatment clean includes the removal of pet dander and dust mites in your home. ...