When the cooler conditions are here, it is important to be vigilant about your Asthma.

As the cooler weather kicks in don’t forget your Preventative medications. if you haven’t seen your GP for a while about your Asthma could be well worth the visit and revise your specific requirements.

Have a Plan, When a flare-up happens, it helps to stay calm and focus on what your asthma action plan says. Your doctor probably told you to use your quick-relief medicine, so do that first. If a flare-up is more severe, you might need to ask for help.

Using a spacer is essential for children and beneficial for Adults especially with their reliever medication. Always shake the puffer before you use it, in an up and down motion, not side to side otherwise the medication and propellant don’t mix evenly and an inaccurate dose is the result.

Even if you are in doubt as to how serious a flare up or attack is, better always to administer Ventolin than to have it rapidly become worse.

You can download the Asthma First Aid App from the iTunes store or Google Play. AsthmaAustralia have a great web site, check it out Please don’t hesitate to contact us if in doubt. We are open 7 Days a week.

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