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Asthma Action Plans and Air
Purifiers
The onset of an asthma attack can be a scary
experience for many asthmatics. They may
experience a loss of breath, wheezing and
coughing. While experiencing such frightening
symptoms, it may be hard for an asthmatic to
keep a clear head about how to solve the attack.
In order to tame the situation and learn the
cause of the attack, asthma action plans are
decided and drafted by the sufferer before an
attack is experienced. Asthmatic action plans
are steps a sufferer can take when he or she is
starting to experience asthmatic symptoms. The
action plans often include running air purifiers
in order to get toxins out of the indoor air.
Every asthmatic action plan is
different and can include unique steps for each
asthma sufferer but usually involves air
purifiers. In general, an asthma action plan
maps out the preventative steps to take when a
person starts to feel asthmatic. The action plan
usually consists of three zones, each based on
the severity of the asthma sufferer's state. One
zone of the action plan is when the person is
showing no signs of any asthmatic symptoms. This
zone is when the sufferer is able to sleep
through the night and is not experiencing any
coughing or wheezing. In this zone, the sufferer
should take a look at his or her surroundings
and see what is present. The materials in his or
her environment at this point are not causing
any attacks and are safe to have around.
Whatever materials are not present may be what
was causing the attacks and these materials may
need to stay away from the sufferer in order for
him or her to stay attack-free. If the sufferer
is using air purifiers at night or during the
day, he or she needs to stay on the same
schedule in order to keep the asthma attacks
away.
The next zone of the action plan is
the zone where the sufferer is starting to
experience some discomfort and definitely needs
air purifiers in the environment. There may be a
few asthmatic symptoms apparent such as some
coughing or wheezing. The person may not be able
to sleep through an entire night without being
awakened by a cough or shortness of breath. At
this point in the action plan, the sufferer
should figure out what in his or her environment
is triggering the asthma attack. Air purifiers
may be the best tool for the sufferer to have
against the contaminants in the indoor air he or
she is breathing. The air purifiers would be
able to eliminate many indoor contaminants that
may be the cause of the symptoms. When air
purifiers are implemented, the sufferer should
hopefully experience a change from the second
zone of the asthma action plan to the first
zone.
The final and most severe zone of
the action plan is a full-blown asthmatic
attack. In this zone, the sufferer experiences
frequent wheezing and coughing and is unable to
catch his or her breath. At this point, the
sufferer may need to seek medicine or medical
treatment in order to get back on track. The
sufferer should first be aware of his or her
medical state and once the attack has passed, he
or she should question the environment in which
the attack occurred. After an asthma attack, one
of the best things to do is look around at the
surroundings where the attack occurred and try
to pinpoint what might have caused it. Sometimes
the attack may have occurred due to particles in
the indoor air that cannot even be seen by the
naked eye. These particles can include pollen or
allergens, which circulate indoors. These
particles can be filtered by the use of air
purifiers. An air purifier has the ability to
eliminate most particles and toxins from indoor
air that may have been the culprit for an asthma
attack.
There are many different types of
asthma action plans. Each action plan addresses
the best procedures to follow for each stage
that an asthma sufferer goes through. One of the
best ways to deal with possible asthmatic
triggers is through air purifiers. Air purifiers are
something a sufferer should consider on every
step of the asthma action plan.
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