Practice Better Asthma Control

0 Comments | Rating: 0 | |

If you constantly struggle with asthma or are constantly struggling with controlling a loved one's asthma then you should know that there are a few things around the house that might be undermining your efforts without you ever even realizing it. The most unlikely of asthma triggers is probably the one you have never considered before because it is so contrary to conventional thought. You can practice better asthma control by simply avoiding household cleaning sprays in favor of non-sprays regardless of the product.

Not only are asthma triggers such as pet dander and air born allergens worthy of your concern but so to are things as common as house plants and cleaning sprays. Few people realize this but you can better control asthma by not using cleaning sprays around the house. In fact it is not even the contents of the spray that are the problem. The problem lies in the fact that the cleaning agent is sprayed rather than applied with a rag or through a pour spout.

Air purifiers, such as carbon based, HEPA style, and true HEPA filters, are thought to be good creators of clean air while disinfectants create clean surfaces but inadvertently when cleaning sprays are used in the home the cleaning agent is put into the air and is not necessarily purified out of it even by home air purifies. Because the cleaning agent can travel through the air it still can affect people who have asthma. Yes, you should use air purification to help with asthma control but this is only one line of defense.

To practice better asthma control you should remove all known irritants from your home. Asthma triggers can include the aforementioned items such as houseplants, animals, smoke, etc. Asthma control can be amplified however if you stop using cleaning sprays in your home and instead pour your surface cleaners onto a rag before applying to surfaces. By doing this you can control asthma episodes better by keeping the agents out of the air you breathe.

Now assuming you are using a cleaning agent which fumes do not trigger asthma you should be doing pretty good. Keep your air clean, your surfaces clean, and keep asthma triggers out of the home. Do all these things and hopefully you will need your inhalers less often for asthma control. It's not that asthma inhalers are bad for you it's that if you can find a way to rely on them less you will be better off in the long run and likely be healthier and live a longer life.