AsthmAPP - Your Asthma Monitoring Companion

AsthmAPP is a mobile application developed to help individuals with asthma monitor their condition. It offers features like asthma action plans, medication tracking, and alerts for peak flow measurements.

AsthmAPP FAQ

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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.

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 is asthma & how is it treated?

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. Asthma can be controlled by taking medicine and avoiding the triggers that can cause an attack. You must also remove the triggers in your environment that can make your asthma worse.

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.

When does asthma start?

Take control of your asthma. Asthma can start at any age. Sometimes, people have asthma when they are very young and as their lungs develop, the symptoms go away, but it is possible that it will come back later in life. Sometimes people get asthma for the first time when they are older.

Can asthma be controlled?

Inhaled medication can control asthma symptoms and allow people with asthma to lead a normal, active life. Avoiding asthma triggers can also help to reduce asthma symptoms. Most asthma-related deaths occur in low- and lower-middle-income countries, where under-diagnosis and under-treatment is a challenge.

How do you know if you have asthma?

They can get symptoms like coughing, wheezing, feeling breathless or a tight chest. Asthma symptoms can come and go. Sometimes people may not have symptoms for weeks or months at a time. Asthma needs to be treated every day, even if you feel well, to lower the risk of symptoms and asthma attacks. Find out more about the symptoms of asthma.