Home Asthma. Asthma and teenagers. Actions for this page Listen Print. Summary Read the full fact sheet. On this page. Information about asthma for teenagers Exercise for teenagers with asthma Teenagers — tips to control your asthma Where to get help. Asthma affects about one in ten teenagers in Australia. By understanding and managing your asthma, you can keep it under control and stop it affecting your study, work, sport and social activities.
Information about asthma for teenagers Some things that are useful to know if you have been diagnosed with asthma include: You can continue to do what you used to do. Just make sure you look after your asthma. Lots of people have asthma Make an appointment with your doctor to talk about your asthma. It is recommended that you have an asthma review at least once a year. This will help make sure you are able to manage your asthma and keep doing the things you like to do.
At your asthma review, talk to your doctor about what your triggers are, when your asthma symptoms get worse, and how often you are taking your reliever medication, and then ask for an Asthma Action Plan. Latest statistics In , asthma caused the deaths of Australians.
Infographic Asthma Mortality Statistics Chart First Aid for Asthma Chart emergency first aid anaphylaxis. Victoria State Government Epidemic thunderstorm asthma forecast. Melbourne: Victoria State Government. Geneva: WHO. Viewed 5 February This website needs JavaScript enabled in order to work correctly; currently it looks like it is disabled. Please enable JavaScript to use this website as intended.
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Asthma What is asthma? What causes asthma? The strongest risk factors for developing asthma are a combination of genetic predisposition with environmental exposure to inhaled substances and particles that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate the airways, such as: viral respiratory infections indoor allergens for example, house dust mites in bedding, carpets and stuffed furniture, pollution and pet dander outdoor allergens such as pollens and moulds tobacco smoke chemical irritants in the workplace air pollution strong odours, such as perfume.
Thunderstorm asthma Thunderstorm asthma can occur suddenly in spring or summer when there is a lot of pollen in the air and the weather is hot, dry, windy and stormy. References Expand Athanazio R et al. Asthma may affect people of all ages and can usually be managed through treatment such as medication use and managing lifestyle behaviours which can assist in avoiding and reducing asthma symptoms[2]. Around 2. Over the last 10 years, the prevalence of asthma increased in the Australian population from 9.
Since , the prevalence of asthma in the population remained steady Females had higher rates of asthma than males in However, asthma was more common among boys aged years The prevalence of asthma was higher for people living in Inner Regional According to the National Asthma Council Australia every adult and child who suffers from asthma, should have their own individual written action plan that includes instructions for when they are well and whenever symptoms worsen[2].
Of those with asthma, just over three in five children Adult women were more likely to have a written action plan than adult men Frequency of medication use varies by age. Of those with asthma, one in three Just under half of children under the age of 18
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