Try: Using a peak flow meter for asthma care using a peak flow meter may help you manage your asthma symptoms with asthma the inability to exhale air out of the lungs is responsible for many of the symptoms of asthma a peak flow meter is an inexpensive portable handheld device that is used to measure how well air moves out of your lungs developing an asthma action plan your health care provider can assist you in developing an asthma action plan this plan can help you to manage your asthma and prevent asthma attacks the asthma action plan is designed to tell you what to do when you experience changes in the severity of your symptoms and in your peak flow numbers keeping an asthma diary keeping an asthma diary allows you to record your asthma symptoms triggers and treatment so you can monitor your asthma keeping an asthma diary will help you recognize asthma attacks and head them off before you become seriously ill controlling asthma triggers controlling asthma triggers is possible if you know which triggers or allergens cause your symptoms your asthma triggers may be dust mites molds pollens pets cockroaches and household irritants secondhand tobacco smoke may also be an asthma trigger other asthma triggers include ozone environmental toxins strong odors weather fronts cold air and humidity consider an air filter if you suffer from asthma at home an air filter may help reduce allergy triggers learn what these air filters do to help reduce allergy and asthma triggers natural asthma remedies natural asthma remedies may include treatment such as herbs dietary supplements acupuncture chiropractic massage therapy biofeedback homeopathy nutrition and botanicals these treatments are often not backed up by medical science so consider this when trying options

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