ASTHMA SINGAPORE

Asthma is common in Singapore, with 1 in 10 Singaporeans being diagnosed with asthma in their lifetime. 2,3 How it impacts people and what triggers it is different for everyone. 1 Understanding asthma is an important step towards managing it. 4... People with asthma have sensitive airways (passage that carries air in and out of your lungs), which can become inflamed and narrowed when triggered by something, also known as an asthma trigger. This makes it harder for air to flow, which causes breathing problems. 1,2... Other conditions can cause these symptoms, but in asthma, the symptoms often follow a pattern: 5