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3. Asthma is more than just coughing and wheezing
These symptoms are a result of underlying lung inflammation. Since you can’t feel or hear this simmering inflammation, it’s important to take your an anti-inflammatory controller medication every day, if prescribed, even when you’re feeling well.
4. Asthma medications are not addictive
The corticosteroids used to reduce inflammation are not the same as damaging anabolic steroids.
5. Asthma is not just a childhood disease
It can appear at any age and last a lifetime. Asthma can also be situational – sparked by allergies, exercise or pregnancy, for example. Symptoms can arise due to a cold or the flu, especially among children.
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