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There are some ways to lessen asthmatic attacks during hot weather.

Avoid triggers if possible. Keep cool and try to avoid breathing super-heated air. Air-conditioned space may be your best refuge during the hottest periods of the day. If at home, keep the humidity in your living quarters low.
Use inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting bronchodilators and short-acting bronchodilators for rescue to relieve an asthma attack.
If you have to be outdoors, have an emergency inhaler close at hand, just in case. Also, take care of yourself during warm weather. Stay hydrated, use sunblock and take proper precautions to avoid overheating.
Check in with your doctor who can prescribe medications or offer treatments such as bronchial thermoplasty, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved therapy for people with the severest of asthma symptoms.
Pay attention to the air-quality index. Many news channels and weather forecasts discuss air quality daily. If the air quality is poor, try to stay inside, or if out in your car use air conditioning on “recirculate” to lessen the pollutants in your car.
Handle your business and errands early in the day before the air quality worsens.

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