Asthma Triggers

In modern Western society, avoiding contact with the numerous pollutants and substances that can trigger an asthma attack is virtually impossible. In the home, the workplace, even in the air we breathe, we're surrounded by an endless list of potential asthma triggers.

A vast range of stimuli can trigger asthma attacks. Chief culprits include dust mites, air conditioning (which cycles offending substances into the air we breathe) and something as simple as cat dander!

Individual asthmatics, however, tend to have their own "red-alert" triggers. The following is a list of common asthma triggers:

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The Environment and Asthma Triggers

The increase in atmospheric pollution, especially in cities, is largely to blame for the rise in the incidence of asthma. Increases in industrial effluents and heavy concentrations of nitrogen oxides from motor vehicle exhausts help contribute to a declining air quality.

Studies have concluded that the ozone produced when sunlight reacts with these oxides are damaging to the ciliated lining of the