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Question & Answer
Q: How does my doctor know how many puffs of my inhaler I need every day?
A:
A doctor will often give you a certain daily dose of medicine to start with to try to get the asthma under control. If after several weeks your asthma is still not under control, your doctor may increase the dose or add on an additional medicine. However, if you don’t have further symptoms, your doctor might try to reduce the dose. The goal of treating asthma is to find the lowest daily dose that keeps your asthma under control.
Question Archive
- I'm starting university this year and I'll be leaving home. Is there anything I need to do for my asthma?
- I'm going to a camp this summer and I have asthma. What do I need to do?
- Are there any natural ways to treat my asthma? I don't want to take any medicines.
- I really don't like taking my puffers in front of people. What can I do?
- My doctor told me I have asthma, but I don't wheeze and I've never had an asthma attack. What's up?
- I love my cat! Why do I have to find it a new home?
- One of my parents smokes in the house sometimes. What should I do?
- My friends smoke around me and it bothers my asthma. What do I do?
- My asthma doesn't bother me much, so why should I take medicines every day?
- Why should I keep taking my controller inhaler every day when I'm feeling fine?
- How does my doctor know how many puffs of my inhaler I need every day?
- I'm doing a school project on asthma. Where can I get materials and information?
