What you should do to avoid an attack and when to call your doctor.
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</p><ul><li>Give all doses of medication as prescribed and continue until there has been no wheezing for 48 hours. If you wheeze often, consult your regular doctor.</li><li>Take plenty of warm fluids.</li><li>Try to identify substances that start your attacks and prevent them (e.g. fur from pets, dusts, smoke and <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/450/environmentaltobaccosmoke" title="Environmental Tobacco Smoke">polluted air</a>).</li><li>Many patients with asthma will develop wheezing in response to an infection. Consult your doctor early if you have flu or fever.</li><li>Call your doctor quickly if:</li><ul><li>breathing difficulty occurs or worsens</li><li>there is difficulty talking</li><li>sweatiness, restlessness occurs</li><li>lips or skin turn blue</li><li>cough, fever, or chest pain occurs</li></ul></ul><p>
<strong>Read these next:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/a-z/diseases-and-conditions/11/asthma">Asthma</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/a-z/diseases-and-conditions/695/common-childhood-illnesses-asthma">Common Childhood Illnesses - Asthma</a></li></ul></div>
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