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=How is asthma treated? =

The best way to improve your asthma is to learn all you can about your disease and what you can do to make it better. There is no cure for asthma, but it can be controlled and flares can be prevented by proper treatment. Those treatments help people around the world with asthma to be able to participate in normal activities of daily living by reducing the frequency of asthma attacks.

The two types of medication are control medication and rescue medication. Control medication is used on a regular basis to control asthma symptoms, while rescue medication is used during attacks to stop symptoms. Most commonly used: [] An inhaler, also known as puffer, is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body, for example the lungs. It is mainly used in the treatment of asthma.



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Here's how to use an inhaler: []


 * 1) Shake the inhaler well before use (3 or 4 shakes)
 * 2) Remove the cap
 * 3) Breathe out, away from your inhaler
 * 4) Bring the inhaler to your mouth. Place it in your mouth between your teeth and close you mouth around it.
 * 5) Start to breathe in **slowly**. Press the top of you inhaler once and keep breathing in slowly until you have taken a full breath.
 * 6) Remove the inhaler from your mouth, and hold your breath for about 10 seconds, then breathe out.

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