Asthma control medicines have improved dramatically in recent years; they’ve had to, especially when you consider the statistics about asthma and it’s effect on modern society.

If you are a sufferer, then for many of you, your inhalers are a special part of your lives; a safety net if you like when symptoms begin “to rear their ugly heads.” Many people believe they are in control however, if you are using your inhaler several times a week then are you really in control of asthma.

Monitoring Asthma Symptoms

Consider these facts and ascertain what level of control you have over asthma:

- have symptoms such as tightness in the chest and breathlessness as well as coughing at night been a factor at least three times a week?
- have symptoms prevented you from completing regular activities?

If the above scenarios are dominating your life, then asthma control may not really be present as you would like it.

What Can You Do To Better Asthma control?

While controller medicines “can knock symptoms on the head” when they begin to emerge, while they are effective, they are really only delaying the onset of the next asthma attack. You need to be a little more diligent and a little more preventative conscious. Try the following to gain better control of asthma.

- Underline those which seem associated with the emergence of symptoms in your case. Be honest here as it’s important you identify correctly which ones seem to be a factor every time an attack is imminent.

- Discuss with your doctor those triggers you’ve underlined and what they are associated with. A plan of action can then be determined so you can avoid as much as possible your asthma triggers.

Asthma triggers are everywhere but what affects one person may not affect another. Asthma control medicines certainly play an important part in the overall monitoring game. Your doctor will consider those triggers which affect you and draft up a plan which will suit your day-to-day living. A step-by-step plan won’t cure asthma but can certainly give you better control.