Knowing the root cause of a problem makes it easy to handle it. Asthma is one such problem. It is a condition of the respiratory system which makes breathing difficult for you by narrowing your air passage or the respiratory tract. It affects the quality of life as you feel weak and incapable to function properly. Don’t loose heart and feel helpless. Rather, take responsibility of your own health and find ways to deal with it. First and the most important thing, you need to understand is that there are different kinds of asthma and their triggers are also different. Some of the different types of asthma and their causes are:

- Allergic asthma: It is the asthma triggered by allergens which the person comes in contact with.

80% of the people suffer from allergic asthma. The most common allergens are pollens, dust, dander of pets, etc. The best way to prevent triggering of this kind of asthma is to stay away from the allergens that induce it. Smoking at the time of pregnancy or in front of young children, make the children prone to this type of asthma.

- Exercise- induced asthma: In this, symptoms of asthma occur when you do strenuous exercise. This usually happens because lungs lose their heat and moisture due to exhausting activity. The most common symptom observed is coughing but more severe symptoms can also be noticed.

- Nocturnal asthma: Problem in breathing during sleeping is referred as nocturnal asthma. It is mainly induced due to decrease in temperature of the bedroom, gastro- esophageal reflux or other allergens located in the bedroom.

- Occupational asthma: This asthma occurs due to exposure to substances like fumes, chemicals, dust and irritants over an extended period of time at work. This makes it very difficult to work properly. To avoid this, you should try to change your work environment.

- Intrinsic asthma: The symptoms are not induced by any kind of specific allergen. This is usually triggered by perfumes, cleaning fumes, cold air or smoke, due to some upper respiratory infection or gastro- esophageal reflux (GRED). People who start responding to allergic asthma after the age of 40 or so normally suffer from this.

Once you know the reason for the problem you are suffering from, you can take effective measures to combat it. This will help you fight against your asthma in the best possible way.