Preventing Asthma Attacks

Texas Regional Asthma and Allergy Center treats patients of all ages struggling with asthma in Southlake, TX, and Fort Worth, TX. Living with asthma has challenges, but managing your condition can help you avoid attacks. Keep reading about asthma and come see us for help managing your symptoms.

Asthma in Forth Worth, TX

Asthma can be triggered by illness, allergies, cold air, smoking, pets, and stress and exercise can also trigger symptoms. Asthma is also hereditary so you may inherit the condition. Symptoms are wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and a feeling of tightness in the chest. These can also be symptoms of the flu or a virus, but if your symptoms persist for longer than a few weeks you might want to be evaluated for asthma. There is no cure for asthma but it can be controlled with medication and carefully avoiding triggers.

Preventing Attacks

Most patients with asthma in Southlake, TX, and Fort Worth, TX, take medications daily to manage symptoms. An inhaler is used to deliver a corticosteroid to the airways that ease inflammation in the bronchial tubes. This decreases the chance of flare-ups. Some oral medications are also used daily to reduce inflammation and decrease mucus production. It's important to keep taking your medicine even when you feel better!

In addition to daily medication, you may be prescribed an emergency or quick-relief inhaler. These inhalers use drugs like albuterol and pirbuterol, which can open your airways within minutes if you feel an attack coming on.

Every patient has different triggers for their asthma, but once you know what they are avoiding your asthma triggers can save you from an attack. Managing your stress levels can also reduce the chance of an attack. You should meet with your doctor about your asthma at least once a year, even when your symptoms have been controlled.

Texas Regional Asthma and Allergy Center is here for you when you need help managing your asthma in Southlake, TX, and Fort Worth, TX. Contact us for an appointment in Southlake, TX, at (817) 421-0770, and in Forth Worth, TX, at (817) 421-0770.

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Southlake Office

Monday:

8:00 am-6:30 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-6:30 pm

Thursday:

7:30 am-6:30 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-12:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

Fort Worth/Keller

Monday:

8:00 am-6:30 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-6:30 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-12:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed