Two types of medicines are used in the treatment of asthma : quick-relief medications and long-term control medications. It's likely that your healthcare provider will want you to use both types, but your treatment plan is something the two of you will come up with together. You may also use a peak flow meter at home as part of your treatment.
Asthma Treatment : An Overview
You and your healthcare provider can decide together about your treatment goals for asthma and what you need to do to control the condition. Treatment for asthma includes :
- Avoiding things that bring on your asthma symptoms or that make symptoms worse. Doing so can reduce the amount of medicine you need to control your asthma. Allergy medicines and allergy shots, in some cases, may help your asthma.
- Using asthma medicines.
With proper asthma treatment, you should ideally have these results :
· Your asthma should be controlled
· You should be free of symptoms
· You should have fewer attacks
· You should need to use short-acting bronchodilators less often
· You should be able to engage in normal activities without having symptoms.
Sources http://asthma.emedtv.com