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Why is it so important to manage your asthma?
Many people living with asthma think their condition is managed well if symptoms flare up only occasionally, and assume that using an inhaler less means their asthma is more in control. In fact, that can mean your asthma treatment plan isn’t working as well as it should or that you aren’t adhering to it as prescribed. But side effects from taking medication—like the taste or the feel of it in the back of your throat—can discourage you from sticking to your plan.
Asthma management devices can help deliver your or your child’s medication more effectively, while reducing side effects1,2. By getting the right level of medication to your lungs, at the right frequency your healthcare professional has prescribed, you can live life with fewer symptoms and more freedom.
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Air in our homes is often 2–5 times more polluted than outdoor air. Everyday activities — like cooking, cleaning and playing with pets — all release allergens and air pollutants into the home.
With 24,000 breaths taken every day, the air in our homes can impact our lives. Better air quality helps prevent or alleviate allergies, asthma and respiratory issues, so we can all breathe a little easier.
Philips Air solutions remove four major factors that influence indoor air quality and that can act as triggers for an asthma attack:
PM 2.5 – the microscopic air pollutants that are common triggers for an asthma attack.
Allergens – such as pollen coming in from outdoors, dust mites, pet dander (flakes of skin) and mold spores.
Bacteria and viruses – inhalation can cause influenza, common colds, tuberculosis and other infections, whilst also increasing the risk of asthma.
Air humidity or dry air – this can aggravate allergies, asthma and other respiratory conditions.
1 Particles between 0.3 and 10 microns
2 Tested on the filter media for 1 pass efficiency at 5.33cm/s air flow, by a third party lab.
Medicine often ends up in your mouth, throat and stomach when using an inhaler on its own. A valved holding chamber (sometimes called a spacer) may improve drug delivery to the lungs where it is needed by as much as up to 4 times4.
Getting the right amount of medication can help reduce day-to-day symptoms and keep you in the green zone2.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Newman, S.P., et al. Improvement of pressurized aerosol deposition with Nebuhaler spacer device. Thorax, 1984; 39(12) 935-41
[2] Asthma.org.uk. Advice/inhalersmedicines.treatments/inhalers-and-spacers. Accessed January 2016.
[3] Asthma.org.uk. Advice/manage-your-asthma. Accessed January 2016.
[4] Gardenhire D., Arzu A., Dean H., Myers T. A guide to aerosol delivery devices for respiratory therapists 3rd edition, American Association for Respiratory Care, 2013.
[5] Versus predecessor, Aeroneb Go.
[6] Using 2.5ml salbutamol.
[7] ginasthma.org. 2017-gina-report-global-strategy-for-asthma-management-and-prevention. Assessment of Asthma page 29. Accessed November 2017.