Asthma Triggers
What can cause Asthma Triggers
Asthma flare-ups can be caused by triggers that bother the small airway passages. There are many factors that can make your asthma worse.
It is important to learn which are potential problems for you or your child. Once you determine which factors are causing flare-ups, you can take action to prevent asthma attacks.
You can help avoid asthma flare-ups by cutting down exposure to your triggers.
Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors. Contact with indoor allergens and irritants may play an important role in triggering asthma episodes.
The most common indoor environmental asthma triggers are:
- Secondhand smoke (includes smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and marijuana)
- Cockroaches
- Dust mites
- Molds
- Pets and other animals with fur or feathers
There is help for you.
Putting on AIRS is a program designed to help families identify and reduce in-home factors that can make asthma worse. With your permission, a trained environmental specialist will check your home for triggers that may cause an asthma flare-up.
Together the asthma educator and environmental specialist will review their findings, make suggestions on ways to help control asthma, and give feedback to the child's physician.