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Can an air purifier relieve my asthma?

Our Air Purifiers can change the air in your bedroom every 12 minutes. Plus, they trap everything in the air that can hinder your respiration over night. To treat asthma you have to see your doctor. The most common animal sources are hair, dander and saliva. These Particles carried through the air cause an immediate type of response which is characteristic of the type of asthma seen in people who work in close contact with animals on a daily basis. Of the vegetable type antigens, flour is the most common. This is frequently called backer's asthma. Wood dust particularly from the western red cedar is another vegetable cause. One of the most common chemical agents known to cause asthma si toluene diisocyanate, chemical found in common house products as polyuretane foam, paint products and acrylics.

Symptoms of asthma

Symptoms of asthma can be mimic other illnesses. Symptoms include rapid breathing, fatigue, sighing, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating.
Asthma can be mimicked by other conditions, such as heart failure, bronchitis, emphysema, bronchiectasis, bronchial obstruction, vocal cord abnormality, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Exercise is a common trigger for asthma and may cause symptoms in 80 to 90% of asthmatics.
Exercise induced asthma is managed by choosing an appropriate sport, controlling the asthma prior to events, warm up, avoiding cold, stopping exercise during an asthma attack, cooling down after exercise, preventative use of inhalers and bronchodilators.
Some medical conditions can cause asthma to worsen including GERD, and allergic rhinitis, sinusitis.[source www.medicinet.com].