Tips for Managing Asthma Triggers in Your Home

Asthma can be tricky to manage, especially if the person with asthma is your child. A child’s airways are smaller. That means your child can have more severe breathing problems with asthma. A child’s immune system is also not as robust as yours. That means your child can experience a more severe reaction to asthma triggers. You need to do all you can to reduce asthma triggers in your home. Your pediatrician can help. The pediatricians at White Oak Pediatrics in Raleigh, NC, provide a wide range of pediatric medicine services including diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma.

How You Can Help Your Child Breathe Easier

Reducing asthma triggers in your home can dramatically decrease the chances of your child suffering an asthma attack. So, what should you do at home? You need to reduce dust, mold, and other allergens, as much as you can.

These are just a few of the steps you can take to ensure your child breathes easier, with fewer asthma episodes:

1. Install a HEPA filter in your home, especially your child’s bedroom
2. Vacuum frequently, or consider switching to hardwood floors
3. Dust furniture and other surfaces frequently
4. Keep pets off furniture and out of your child’s bedroom
5. Use hypoallergenic bed linens and pillows
6. Don't smoke or allow others to smoke near your child

Asthma is often brought on by allergies, so having your child tested for allergies is very important for asthma management. Once you know what your child is allergic to, you can take steps to limit your child’s exposure to the allergen.

Your pediatrician can test for both allergies and asthma and prescribe medications to help your child breathe easier. These medications may include:

• Allergy injections
• Sublingual immunotherapy
• Short-term rescue inhalers
• Long-term asthma management medications

Want To Know More?

To discover more about how to manage asthma triggers in your home so your child can breathe easier, call the pediatricians at White Oak Pediatrics in Raleigh, NC. You can reach them in the office by calling (919) 787-0266, so call today.