Asthma is a lung disease that causes the airways in the lungs to swell, making breathing difficult. This is commonly called an asthma attack. Asthma attacks are caused by things called triggers. Triggers can be found throughout your home. People spend most of their time indoors, at home. Because of this, it is important to know what asthma triggers are and where to find them in your home.

Inspect your home for asthma triggers using the Home Checklist. This can help you find any problems or repairs needed. The checklist is useful for home owners or those looking to buy a home. The Environmental Protection Agency has developed another checklist, Asthma Home Environment Checklist, for home care visitors. The checklist has good questions to ask as you inspect your home and ways to reduce asthma triggers.

Select a room to locate asthma triggers. Triggers will vary by room, so take a tour of each room.

• Kitchen

• Bathroom

• Utility Room

• Living Room

• Bedroom

You can do many things to reduce asthma triggers in your home. Print a list of the Top 10 Ways to Reduce Asthma Triggers to follow. Sometimes you know what caused the asthma attack, but other times you have to search your house for what may have triggered the attack.

Asthma triggers can be found in each of the highlighted rooms in our house blueprint. Take a tour of each room to find and learn how to reduce asthma triggers.