Asthma management is the mainstay of keeping your asthma under control. Without proper use of asthma medications and avoiding asthma triggers, asthma can become unstable, leading to an increase in asthma symptoms, and full-blown asthma attacks.

Asthma Patients and Unstable Asthma
People who have unstable asthma might not feel any symptoms, and they tend to think they are getting better and become more lax in taking their prescribed medicines. They might feel pretty good for a long while, and then all of a sudden have a full-blown asthma attack that lands them in the hospital. These asthma patients are not sure how they came to be in the hospital when they were feeling so good. They fail to see the connection between asthma management and feeling better.

Asthma is a dangerous and incurable disease, and it is of the utmost importance to manage your asthma every day, according to your doctor’s orders and advice. Daily asthma management will help you to stay healthy and keep asthma symptoms and attacks to a minimum.

Research Results
A recent study, by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital, found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks might have been prevented if patients took their medication every day as prescribed by their doctors. The study followed 298 asthma patients for two years. Over this time, the asthma patients suffered 435 asthma attacks. The study also found that asthma attacks were not as severe when patients used at least 75 percent of the prescribed dose of their asthma medications. This asthma study clearly demonstrates that consistent asthma medication use helps to limit the number and severity of asthma attacks.

Asthma Management
At BellaOnline’s Asthma site, we firmly stress management of asthma as the best way to stay healthy, avoid asthma symptoms and attacks, and as a way to save on medical costs. Strict adherence to your doctor’s instructions and guidelines is the best way to manage your asthma. Asthma management means taking your medications on time and as often as prescribed by your doctor. It’s also necessary to avoid all asthma triggers as much as possible. These are the proper ways to manage your asthma.

In addition, it’s important to treat asthma symptoms when they first appear, rather than waiting to see if they will go away. When you notice worsening symptoms, that is the time to begin using your emergency inhaler. If this doesn’t work, then it is best to seek medical attention as soon as possible; either call your doctor or head to an emergency room to get help and treatment for your asthma.

Along with proper asthma management, it is important for ongoing patient/caregiver education about this disease. Knowledge equals power over your asthma and leads to better asthma management. Along with educating yourself about your disease, you should work with your doctor to attain asthma control. You will have better quality of life, while avoiding asthma symptoms and attacks. Take control of your life with proper asthma management, rather than letting asthma control you.

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