Asthma Triggers

Childhood asthma in particular can be triggered by almost all of the same things that trigger allergies, such as the following:

  • Sensitivity to allergens in the air, such as dust, cockroach waste, animal dander, indoor and outdoor mold, pollens
  • Respiratory infections
  • Air pollutants, such as smoke from tobacco or a fireplace, aerosols, perfumes, fresh newsprint, diesel particles, sulfur dioxide, elevated ozone levels, and fumes from paint, cleaning products, and gas stoves
  • Changes in the weather, especially in temperature (particularly cold) and humidity

 

Other triggers include:

  • Behaviors that affect breathing (exercising, laughing, crying, yelling)
  • Stress