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Common triggers for allergies and asthma
(HealthDay News) -- Allergy and asthma symptoms can be caused by a variety of factors, both indoors and outdoors.
These "triggers" can set off a reaction in the lungs and elsewhere in the body:
- breathing cold air
- exposure to smoke, from tobacco products and wood-burning fires
- exposure to chemicals with strong odors or fumes, such as hairspray, perfume or paint
- allergens, such as dust mites, pollen, animal dander, molds and pollution.
- respiratory illnesses, such as a cold or the flu.
Other factors may spur your symptoms, and your doctor may suggest keeping an asthma diary to help pinpoint which triggers affect you.
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Source: American Lung Association
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First published: 05/23/2008
Last updated: 05/23/2008
Reviewed by: HealthDay, a service of ScoutNews, LLC