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Wellbeing for parents and carers
Your child’s asthma action plan
… out what happens at a routine annual asthma review and how to get the best from your child’s appointment. Download an … or nurse. When your child is over 12, they might want to use our adult asthma action plan . Get the best from your …
Spotting asthma symptoms in your child
Asthma getting worse
… your technique if you’re using a metered dose inhaler (MDI). 3. Do I know what’s triggered my asthma symptoms? …
Phlegm and mucus
… you clear phlegm from your lungs. Examples include the Acapella and the Flutter. Only use an airway clearance device …
Asthma and pregnancy
How inhalers affect the environment
… and many people prefer them, as you don’t need to use a spacer . Most DPIs and SMIs also have a dose counter, to help … you use a pMDI, you might also want to think about using a spacer. Using a spacer helps the right amount of medicine get to your lungs, …
Changing to a lower-carbon inhaler
… gases. There are different types of DPIs and SMIs. Some common examples of DPIs and SMIs include Accuhaler, … more about keeping track of your pMDI inhaler doses on our common concerns about medicines pages . Want to find out some other …
Manage your severe asthma
… medicines. Make sure you're getting the most out of your inhalers by checking your inhaler technique. Ask your doctor, … taken these as prescribed you’re using 12 or more reliever inhalers in a year OR you need two or more courses of steroid … increases your risk of getting other lung diseases such as COPD. There’s a lot of support available to help you quit. …
Air pollution and allergies at home
What is COVID-19?
Improving indoor air quality
… Improving indoor air quality Find out how to improve the air quality in your … all of your medicines as prescribed. Use a self-management plan to record your lung condition triggers and how to deal with them. We have asthma action plans , a COPD self-management plan and a pulmonary …
Air pollution at work
Looking after your mental health and well-being
… about breathing control and breathing techniques in our breathlessness information. the NHS have breathing exercises … feeling breathless. But not being active can make your breathlessness worse in the long term. Making yourself …