Signs You’re Living with Uncontrolled Asthma

Slide 1:Hed: Is Your Asthma Under Control?Dek: When asthma is under control, daily life is better. Here’s what to look for and what to do next.Slide 2: Uncontrolled asthma disrupts lifeAsthma is a chronic condition. It can’t be cured, but the right treatment can keep symptoms under control.For most people, well-controlled asthma doesn’t interfere with normal activities. But when asthma is uncontrolled, it:Interrupts daily lifeIs difficult to manageCan have long-term effects on your health Slide 3:Sign 1: Frequent symptoms despite treatmentThink about how often you have asthma symptoms. If you’re taking medication as prescribed by your care team, symptoms shouldn’t be frequent.Do you experience symptoms more than twice a week?Are they difficult to manage?Does asthma wake you up at night?Those are signs of uncontrolled asthma.Slide 4:Severe attacks or hospitalizationUncontrolled asthma can lead to severe attacks.Two or more asthma attacks requiring oral steroids within a year Being hospitalized more than once in the past year because of an asthma attack Those are signs of uncontrolled asthma. Slide 5: Ask yourself these questionsDo you have symptoms or use an inhaler more than 2x per...