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Best Products for Treating Asthma

Living with Fewer Attacks

By Manda Spring, published Sep 19, 2006
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An asthma attack can be frightening to anyone experiencing it, but how can you cut them down for those who frequently suffer from this common medical problem? Air purifiers can help tremendously when the right ones are bought.

What is Asthma?
Loss of breath, wheezing, coughing, dizziness and even fainting...the symptoms can be terrifying. Family members can also be affected by ones if they are watching it occur. Asthma is a common respiratory problem that plagues both adults and children. It can be passed on genetically or developed throughout life.

Asthma attacks happen when the airways to the lungs become inflamed and narrowed. The inflammation is what causes shortness of breath. There are a few things that can trigger an asthma attack:
• pollen and dust particles
• chemicals (paint fumes, pesticides, etc.)
• smoke

Most of the following problems usually occur inside the home and cause those who suffer from asthma to go into an attack. It is absolutely mandatory to have clean air inside your home to make the attacks less frequent and less severe.

What Can I Do to prevent and Asthma Attack?
First, it is important to buy air purifiers after the carpeting is taken out of your home. This will cut down the pollen and dust particles by a significant percentage. Since most dust and pollen particles can be tracked in and stick to the fibers in thick carpeting, it is essential to remove it so that you can be sure that you are removing them by a quick mop up. Then, when you buy a few air purifiers, your home can begin the stabilizing of a safe environment.

Severe asthma attacks can sometimes require emergency medical treatment and in rare cases can be fatal. One of the best air purifiers for asthma sufferers on the market today is the IQAir HealthPro Plus. It is equipped with the most effective HEPA filtering system. It is designed to trap and eliminate these harmful particles from the air.

Best Products for Treating Asthma

IQAir HealthPro Plus has recieved the highest in consumer rating.

Credit: Manda Spring

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Takeaways
  • In 2001, 20.3 million Americans had asthma.
  • The important thing to remember is that you can control your asthma.
  • Asthma is a disease some people are born with while others can develop it later in life.
Did You Know?
The IQAir HealthPro Plus contains a V5 Cell filter which destroys the odors and chemicals from indoors.
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I would have never even looked at these types of things 3 years ago, then I got adult onset asthma. Unbelievably, it started from a bout of hives, moved to bronchitis, and on to asthma. Having a air purifier with a Hepa filter is key for sufferers. I have also found that removing drapes, and anything else that collects a lot of dust is important. A good mattress & pillow protector system for the control of mites, dust and allergy contributors are also important. You have chosen a great air purifier that has all of the advanced technology. The updated model of the IQ Air Pro even has a remote control.

Posted on 09/24/2006 at 10:09:00 AM

 
It does get quite irritating, but all of articles are being watched over. the IP addresses are being matched and each time these sick individuals rate my comments and articles down it is being documented. I don't like losing and neither do my lawyers. This whole game of obsession is really quite perverted and I don't have time for it. Thanks for your comments.

Posted on 09/20/2006 at 8:09:00 AM

 
I thought something had been done about thos disturbed and obssessed readers and 'wannabe' writers here on AC... but i see they are still down rating all of your stuff. Dang what retarded people. How does it feel to be obsessed over by a pathetic group of people? I guess all of us should start complaining huh?

Posted on 09/20/2006 at 7:09:00 AM

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