| If you suffer from asthma then you need to read this | | | | make sure you keep your home as dust-free as |
| article. We're going to look at five things that are | | | | possible. Using a cylinder vacuum with a sealed |
| common in many households that can trigger asthma | | | | canister will help, as less dust will escape back into the |
| attacks. Avoiding these things isn't going to cure your | | | | air. |
| asthma, but it can help to lessen its severity. | | | | If your home is carpeted, make sure the carpets are |
| 1. Mold | | | | vacuumed and/or shampooed regularly. The same |
| Mold is is a common trigger for asthma attacks. | | | | goes for any heavy drapery in your home. These are |
| Obviously, mold in the walls or elsewhere in the | | | | both major dust collectors, and that dust will get back |
| structure of your house is a serious problem, but we're | | | | into the air you breathe if not kept at bay. |
| talking more about places you can deal with fairly | | | | 4. Mattresses & Pillows |
| easily, like bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms. | | | | Most mattresses and pillows are also dust collectors, |
| To help avoid mold growth, wash and disinfect these | | | | and make it particularly hard to sleep at night since |
| rooms on a regular basis, and make sure you don't let | | | | they often contribute to asthma attacks. Using a |
| wet laundry sit around for any length of time. Get it | | | | hypo-allergenic mattress or mattress cover and the |
| washed and dried as quickly as possible to avoid mold | | | | same type of pillow or pillowcase will have major |
| growth. | | | | benefits for your asthma. |
| 2. Smoke | | | | If you can't replace your existing bedding with |
| Cigarette smoke is a major trigger for asthma, as are | | | | hypo-allergenic alternatives, at the very least make |
| cigars, pipes and any other tobacco products that | | | | sure you clean everything on a regular basis, including |
| produce smoke. If you smoke yourself, quitting will | | | | vacuuming the pillows and mattress directly to help |
| have major positive benefits on not only your asthma | | | | reduce dust inside them. |
| but your health in general. | | | | 5. Pets |
| If you live with someone who is a smoker, do | | | | Pet dander is also a common trigger for asthma |
| everything you can to convince them to quit. It will help | | | | attacks. If you have pets, you may not be able to |
| both of you feel better. | | | | avoid it completely, but keeping them out of your living |
| 3. Dust | | | | areas and bedroom will help to reduce the effects for |
| Dust is another contributor to asthma attacks, so | | | | the majority of your time in the house. |