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 apartment or 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 apartment or home.

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

• Kitchen

• Bathroom

• Utility Room

• Living Room

• Bedroom

You can do many things to reduce asthma triggers in your apartment or 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 apartment blueprint. Take a tour of each room to find and learn how to reduce asthma triggers.