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The simple answer is—Yes. A normal pulmonary function test is actually our goal for every asthmatic!

So, let’s explain:
A spirometry test (the main asthma pulmonary function test measuring the FEV1) tells us how much airway narrowing is present at the time of the test. The test involves breathing out forcefully into a mouthpiece connected to a spirometer machine.

The most important asthma controller is inhaled corticosteroids, which work over time to reduce asthma attacks.

Exercise is a common trigger for people with asthma, but using medication such as inhalers before you exercise can help.

Allergy problems in the fall and late summer are usually caused by a mold allergy. Inhaled steroids, allergy shots, and keeping your house closed up and air-conditioned can help reduce the symptoms.

What Causes Asthma?

Asthma patients know all to well the suffering from being short of breath, having a tight chest and cough, and the wheezing noises. Why do these problems come and go? Can’t they just stay away?

The term ‘trigger’ is often used for a reason that asthma gets worse. Triggers can be obvious but often are not. For instance, all asthmatics have certain genetic issues that set them up to have asthma to begin with. You can’t do anything about your DNA, but you can deal with the other things that affect your asthma! Let’s go through some of the most common asthma triggers.

Allergies In Asthma: Where’s the Relief?

It doesn’t seem fair — not only do you have asthma but you also suffer from allergy symptoms like itchy eyes and nose, plus that itchy rash in the creases of your arms and legs. While genetics play a role in your asthma, so can allergy and infections.

For most patients, exposures to allergens (things we can be allergic to like dust mites, pollens, etc.) are to blame for causing most of these symptoms. If you want to get better, you have to treat your allergies.

What Causes Nose and Eye Allergies and How To Treat Them

When you are exposed to something that you are allergic to, you may sneeze, have a runny and itchy nose, get congested, and your eyes can get red and itchy. These are responses that you can actually see, hear and feel. However, what you may not realize is how these responses are triggered from within your body through its own natural defenses. Treatment for allergies is designed to prevent your body from overreacting when you are exposed to an allergen.