Take control of your Asthma!

Health Service Executive; Asthma Society of Ireland

dc.contributor.author	Health Service Executive
dc.contributor.author	Asthma Society of Ireland
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-19T09:27:15Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-19T09:27:15Z
dc.date.issued	2013-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/642333
dc.description	Asthma cannot be cured but with the right information and management, it can be controlled. If you are concerned that you may have asthma, you have been recently diagnosed or you feel your asthma is not well controlled, this booklet can help. Prompted by queries to our Asthma Adviceline, Take Control of Your Asthma! will give you the information you need to help you to manage your asthma and have a better quality of life. Asthma is a common chronic disease which inflames the airways. The airways are the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. Asthma causes the airways to become oversensitive and react to things they wouldn’t normally react to, such as cold air or dust mites and even family pets. These are called triggers. When asthma symptoms are triggered, the muscles around the wall of the airways tighten, making them narrow. The lining of the airways also swells and sticky mucus is produced, clogging up the already narrowed airways. With the airways narrow and clogged with mucus, it becomes difficult to breathe.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Health Service Executive	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	HEALTH PROMOTION	en_US
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH	en_US
dc.subject	ASTHMA	en_US
dc.subject	CHRONIC DISEASE	en_US
dc.title	Take control of your Asthma!	en_US
dc.type	Patient Information Leaflet	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2024-07-19T09:27:17Z