Treatments of Asthma

While there's currently no cure for asthma, there are a number of treatments that can help control the condition.

Most asthma treatments are taken using an inhaler, a small device that delivers a spray or powder medicine to your breathing tubes as you breathe in.

The main treatments are:

• identifying and avoiding asthma triggers if possible
• reliever inhalers – inhalers used when needed to quickly relieve asthma symptoms for a short time
• preventer inhalers – inhalers used regularly every day to reduce the inflammation in the breathing tubes, which prevents asthma symptoms occurring.