Triggers of Asthma Attacks
Specific substances, conditions, and circumstances can bring on an asthma attack in a person who has asthma. An important strategy for controlling your asthma is to know and to avoid your specific triggers:
• allergens—such as pollen, mold, animal dander (dead skin flakes) from household pets, and dust mite and cockroach droppings
• pollutants—such as tobacco smoke, wood smoke, smog, ozone, chemical fumes, dust, hair spray, perfume, and other sprays
• foods and food additives—such as beer, wine, shrimp, milk, eggs, nuts, soy, wheat, dried fruit, and processed foods
• weather changes—such as cold air, strong winds, and sudden changes in barometric pressure or humidity
• medications—such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and beta-blockers
• physical exertion
• viral infection or sinus infection
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• anxiety
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