Asthma
If you have asthma, you're not alone. Lots of kids have it — and lots take medicine to breathe better.
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What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
You can learn to handle asthma flare-ups. Find out how to tell if a flare-up is coming, and how to prevent them.
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What Should You Do?
Follow your asthma action plan
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What Can Trigger a Flare-Up?
"Trigger" is a word for something that brings on an asthma flare-up.
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Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
When you already have asthma, having allergies can sometimes make it worse.
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How Do Asthma Medicines Work?
Taking medicine helps control asthma. Find out what they do and how you take them.
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How to Use Asthma Devices
What's the difference between a nebulizer and an inhaler?
Find out how to use your asthma treatments here.
Asthma Video
Living With Asthma
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Yes! Being active is a good idea. It helps your lungs get stronger, so they work better.
Get tips on exercise and sports
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Your care team will help you figure out if weather makes your asthma worse.
Find out what to do
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Some kids with asthma can have pets — it depends on the pet and the person's asthma.
Get tips and advice
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Be sure teachers and school nurses have your asthma action plan so they know what to do.
Learn more
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If family or friends smoke around you, tell them it makes your asthma worse.
See what to do
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When the air pollution is high, it's best to stay inside and run the air conditioning if you can.
Read more tips
What Do These Words Mean?
- What Are Airways?
- What Are Allergy Shots (Immunotherapy)?
- What Are Bronchial Tubes?
- What Are Corticosteroids?
- What Are Dust Mites?
- What Are Retractions?
- What Are Sulfites?
- What Are Triggers?
- What Is a Lung Function Test?
- What Is Bronchoconstriction?
- What Is Exercise-Induced Asthma?
- What Is Histamine?
- What's a Bronchodilator?
- What's a Cough?
- What's a Nebulizer?
- What's a Peak Flow Meter?
- What's a Spacer?
- What's a Spirometer?
- What's Allergy-Triggered Asthma?
- What's an Airway Obstruction?
- What's an Allergen?
- What's an Asthma Action Plan?
- What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
- What's an Inhaler?
- What's Animal Dander?
- What's Asthma?
- What's Pollen?
- What's Wheezing?