How can one prevent
asthmatic attacks due to perfumes?
Asthmatic individuals
who have to work around people who wear perfumes can be difficult. The choice
is either you avoid these people or take a prophylactic anti asthmatic drug. There
are several anti asthmatic drugs’ which one can take to prevent the attacks. Nedocromil
and sodium cromolyn have been used as prophylactic agents for many years and do
work well. To prevent asthmatic attacks, these drugs can be inhaled at least 30-45
minutes prior to exposure. What the asthmatic should understand is that these
drugs only act to prevent asthma. Once the asthmatic attack has started, these
drugs have no impact on symptoms. If an attack of asthma comes on then the best
remedy is an inhaler like albuterol
or atrovent.
