Asthma: Common Triggers
The attack of asthma may start at any time under a particular condition or factor and may last for hours. Such conditions or factors are called triggers and differ from person to person. Triggers are not the causes of asthma. As the name implies, they trigger or start an attack or may worsen the already going on attack. Such triggers may include:
- Exposure to cold
- Physical exertion
- Lying down at night, especially after mid-night.
- Talking for a longer time
- Inhaling smoke particularly of cigarette
- Strong odors
- Dust
- Cold drinks
- Indigestion
- Cold bathing
- Weather changes
- Continued dry and cold weather
- Hot weather
- Humidity
- Asthma can also be triggered by emotional disturbance and mental stress
This list is not exhaustive and complete at all. There might be many other factors that may start or worsen the attack and might be very individual and specific in nature. Treatment of asthma should be planned keeping such factors in view but the treatment should be for the cause not for the trigger. Treatment for the trigger would mean catching the thread from the wrong end. For example, why a person gets the attack from exposure to cold or why the asthma of a person aggravates during humid or a particular weather condition is important. Find the reason and treat accordingly.