Asthma and the Weather
What’s the Link?
Heat
Cold
Humidity
High Pollen Counts
Thunderstorms
Abrupt Changes
Rain
Winter
Summer
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Mayo Clinic: “Asthma.”
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: “Asthma Triggers,” “3 Ways Humidity Affects Asthma,” “Thunderstorms and Asthma,” “Control Indoor Allergens to Improve Air Quality,” “How Does Rain Affect Pollen Counts?”
American Lung Association: “Weather and Your Lungs.”
KidsHealth: “Can Weather Affect a Person’s Asthma?”
Scientific Reports: “Cold weather increases respiratory symptoms and functional disability especially among patients with asthma and allergic rhinitis.”
Asthma UK: “Weather.”
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: “Pollen Allergy.”
Pediatrics International: ”Are high barometric pressure, low humidity and diurnal change of temperature related to the onset of asthmatic symptoms?”
Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: “Changes in weather and the effects on pediatric asthma exacerbations.”
Children’s National Health System: “Pediatric Asthma.”
UConn Health: “Summertime Asthma Triggers.”