AsthmaMate - Pocket Peak Flow Meter for Asthma Management

AsthmaMate is a pocket-sized peak flow meter used by individuals with asthma to measure their lung function. It helps in detecting early signs of asthma exacerbation and monitoring treatment effectiveness.

AsthmaMate FAQ

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Is asthma a lifelong condition?

Asthma is a lifelong condition. Although most people who have asthma will always have asthma, most people can be symptom-free with a good treatment and self-management plan. If you’ve been diagnosed with asthma as a child, your asthma might improve or disappear completely as you get older, particularly if the asthma was mild.

What are the symptoms of asthma?

Common asthma symptoms are: Coughing. Wheezing. Breathlessness. Feeling of chest tightness. Asthma symptoms can range from mild to severe between different people and at different times in the same person. Each episode of asthma symptoms could last for an hour or so, or persist for days or weeks unless treated.

What is bronchial asthma?

Bronchial asthma (or asthma) is a lung disease. Your airways get narrow and swollen and are blocked by excess mucus. Medications can treat these symptoms. Asthma causes bronchospasms, inflammation, thick mucus and constriction in the airways. What is asthma? Asthma, also called bronchial asthma, is a disease that affects your lungs.

What does who do about asthma?

WHO is committed to improving the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of asthma to reduce the global burden of NCDs and make progress towards universal health coverage. Asthma is a chronic lung disease affecting people of all ages. It is caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways, which makes it harder to breathe.

How serious is asthma?

How serious asthma is varies from person to person. There are different types of asthma too. Someone with severe asthma (which affects around 5% of all people with asthma) can have symptoms most of the time and find them very hard to control.

What causes asthma symptoms?

Things that may trigger asthma symptoms include the following: Infections - particularly colds, coughs and chest infections. Pollens and moulds - asthma is often worse in the hay fever season. Exercise - getting asthma symptoms with exercise often means asthma is undertreated.