Asthma Wellness
When asthma is well-controlled adults and children alike can play sport, explore the great outdoors, and enjoy life like everyone else. All that is needed is a good asthma care plan, the right medication, and the willingness to achieve good asthma control.
Achieve asthma wellness. See your Wishing Well doctor today.
January 16, 2018
The Asthma Action Plan provides information and advice on your treatment and what to do when your condition worsens and you need to take action. The Asthma Action Plan also provides health professionals with information about your treatment. Please take the Asthma Action Plan with you whenever you visit your GP, pharmacist or other health professionals including in hospital.
Remember to ask your GP to update your Asthma Action Plan if your medications change.
# 1 Asthma Secret - Use a Spacer
Did you know using a spacer is as effective as a nebuliser?
The pictures below show why.
WITHOUT a spacer - little asthma medication reaches your lungs.
WITH a spacer - all asthma medication reaches your lungs.
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How clever is this mum? With some quick thinking, she turned an empty water bottle into an emergency spacer.
Spacers are as effective as nebulisers.
Carry your reliever medication and spacer with you at all times.
You never know when you, or someone you love, will need it.
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Phone apps
Asthma Buddy for android | Asthma Buddy for iPhone
Online asthma games
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Back to School Asthma
For more great online asthma & COPD resources visit:
Thunderstorm Asthma
Find out more about thunderstorm asthma and how it affects people with asthma and hay fever.
While the video is specific to Victoria, thunderstorm asthma can happen in any location when the conditions are right.
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For more great online asthma & COPD resources visit:
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