What should you know about mild asthma treatment?

Treatment depends on symptom frequency, night waking, activity limits, previous flares, age, other conditions, and inhaler technique. A reliever can ease narrowed airways, while preventer treatment reduces airway inflammation when prescribed. The right plan is personal: asthma that seems mild can still flare after an infection, smoke exposure, exercise, or an allergy such as Allergic Rhinitis or House Dust Mite Allergy. Chronic Cough may need a separate assessment if its cause is uncertain.

Take controller medicine on the schedule prescribed, even when you feel well, and use a reliever only as directed. Have your inhaler technique checked and keep an up-to-date action plan. Track symptoms, night waking, triggers, and reliever use; increasing reliance is a reason to arrange review. Reduce smoke and other personal triggers. Never change doses or stop a preventer without professional advice.

Seek urgent help for worsening breathlessness, severe chest tightness, inability to speak comfortably, confusion, fainting, blue or grey lips, or poor response to the prescribed reliever. A Nebuliser Treatment may be used by clinicians in some settings, but worsening breathing still requires urgent assessment. Arrange a review after a flare or when symptoms begin interrupting sleep or ordinary activity.

Which inhaler is my reliever and which is my preventer? How should I use each device? What symptoms show that treatment needs review? Could allergies be contributing, and what should I do during an attack?