Asthma and COPD
Long-term conditions that narrow the airways and make breathing harder.
Asthma airways tighten in response to triggers and are usually reversible; COPD involves longer-term damage, often from smoking. Both can be managed to keep daily life full.
- Wheeze, cough or chest tightness
- Shortness of breath with activity
- Symptoms worse at night or early morning
- Frequent chest infections
- Needing a rescue inhaler often
We review symptoms and triggers, may test lung function, and agree a written action plan: daily treatment, what to do on bad days, and when to seek help. Inhaler technique, vaccines and smoking support are part of care.
- Learn and re-check your inhaler technique
- Know and reduce your triggers
- Keep flu and pneumonia vaccines current
- Stay active within your limits
- Ask about stopping-smoking support
Contact us if you need your rescue inhaler more than usual, if night symptoms increase, or after any chest infection.
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