Asthma Health Center

Your asthma may be getting worse if:

• Your symptoms start to occur more often, are more severe, and/or bother you at night and cause you to lose sleep.
• You're limiting your normal activities and missing school or work because of your asthma.
• Your peak flow number is low compared to your personal best or varies a lot from day to day.
• Your asthma medicines don't seem to work well anymore.
• You have to use your quick-relief inhaler more often. If you're using quick-relief medicine more than 2 days a week, your asthma isn't well controlled.
• You have to go to the emergency room or doctor because of an asthma attack.

If you have any of these signs, see your doctor. He or she may need to change your medicines or take other steps to control your asthma.

Partner with your health care team and take an active role in your care. This can help you better control your asthma so it doesn't interfere with your activities and disrupt your life.