Your Relief Blog

Back-to-school season brings a lot of change all at once. New teachers, new schedules, new routines, and for parents of kids with asthma, a new set of things to think about. Summer often means fewer triggers and a more relaxed pace, so it is easy for asthma management to slip a little once the season winds down.

Having asthma can be difficult. The recurrent cough, shortness of breath, sleepless nights trying to breathe, the missed sports or family events, and much more is always waiting to strike. We have many options available for treatment. Many of these involve steroids.

Searching for natural allergy remedies is common. Many patients ask if supplements, foods, or lifestyle changes can manage allergy or asthma symptoms.

One of the most common areas of interest? Inflammation.

Allergists aren’t just for sneezing and rashes. They’re trained to diagnose and manage asthma too. Once I had a diagnosis and a personalized asthma care plan, everything made more sense. I wasn’t overreacting. I wasn’t just out of shape. My body was reacting to a combination of triggers I hadn’t fully understood until then. Now I have a plan and the right team behind me.

Many of our patients wonder about the story behind Dakota Allergy & Asthma. They want to know how we started and why we decided to call Sioux Falls home. And knowing that history can help patients better understand the values that guide our patient care philosophy, helping patients feel better prepared for their appointments, their treatments, and their experience.

Albuterol inhalers have been a significant part of asthma treatment for decades. But that doesn’t mean researchers aren’t always making improvements or current events don’t shake things up a little bit. Patients don’t necessarily need to keep their fingers on the pulse of the pharmaceutical industry–but it helps to maintain some awareness of what’s happening with current events, especially as they relate to this critical asthma medication.

In other words, for patients, staying aware of albuterol news can help you successfully manage your symptoms.

Everyone’s asthma experience is going to be a little bit different. A diversity of triggers and varied levels of severity mean that everyday life with asthma could look very different from one person to another. For some people, asthma may amount to little more than a minor nuisance. For others, this breathing condition can interfere with everyday life and require consistent monitoring.