But there are things that you can do, along with taking your regular medication, to lessen even these lingering symptoms. If you re living with asthma, then you should be living smoke-free. Asthma symptoms are often irritated, and sometimes even made much worse, by even second-hand cigarette smoke. Anyone who has been diagnosed with asthma absolutely should not smoke, as any kind of smoking will only make any breathing problem worse. P with what they think is minor problems, telling themselves it s just a cold or touch of flu etc, They do not tell them that their asthma is getting worse or that the wheezing will not stop. Because of this they suffer severe attacks purely because they did not get the medical help that they did not think they needed. Once you ve obtained the proper medication and have been instructed in the proper use of this medicine, you re already well on your way to living with asthma, and living happily, too. What happens next? You ve got medicine, you ve got asthma is that all? There are many ways that you can help yourself breathe easier, even when you re living with asthma. Remember Remember if your child is at pre-school, playgroup, with a child minder baby sitter or anyone else make sure they are aware of the fact that your child has asthma and that they no how to administer your Childs medication and what they should do in the case of a sudden severe asthma attack. Keep in mind that a normal cold can sometimes trigger a more severe asthma attack. Living With Asthma: Learning How to Breathe When you find out that you have asthma, you suddenly feel like everything has changed. But does living with asthma mean learning how to breathe, all over again? There are many people out there with asthma, and many ways that you can make living with asthma one of the easiest parts of your lifestyle. Living With Asthma: Keeping It Clean Asthma is a chronic breathing condition, often controlled by medication, that is sadly incurable. Modern-day science still isn t sure why asthma occurs in the first place. Even with all this uncertainly, living with asthma is a manageable affair. Learn how keeping it clean (the air) can help make living with asthma almost completely painless.