CHAH Asthma

25/10/2025

Why can be a really useful tool if you have asthma:

25/10/2025

DYK that laughing can trigger asthma?
Laughing a lot can change your breathing pattern. This makes you breathe deeply and faster than usual.
This can trigger airway narrowing and therefore asthma symptoms!

23/10/2025

Time to quit?
Stopping smoking benefits your own health and that of your children!

Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. If you smoke and have a lung condition, one of the best treatments for your lungs is to stop smoking. You’ll feel less short of breath and cough less.

If you stop smoking, you’re likely to live longer, feel better, and have more money. You’ll also protect people around you from having to breathe in second-hand smoke.

Visit our website to learn about the different ways to help you quit smoking. https://orlo.uk/MFRWB

23/10/2025

Love this! 💙

💙Leave the spacer somewhere visible so they become familiar with it.
💙Let them practice using their favourote doll or toy.
💙Use a sticker chart as an incentive for using their spacer. Maybe have a small reward
at the end of each week/month.
💙Make it Fun! Make up a game or song just for when they take their inhaler.

And thats a wrap for Childrens week 2024! We hope you have enjoyed the focus on

23/10/2025

3 great reasons why using a spacer to take your inhalers is always a winner!
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23/10/2025

Common asthma symptoms.
For more information about asthma symptoms, take a look at the Asthma + Lung UK website:

https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/asthma/symptoms-asthma

15/10/2025

Have you booked your child’s annual flu vaccination yet?
Illnesses such as the flu virus can trigger asthma symptoms.

FREE NHS flu vaccinations are now available for 2-3-year-olds at local pharmacies.

Also available for eligible groups including adults 65+, people in clinical risk groups and pregnant women.

Book on the NHS App, or search 'book an NHS flu vaccination' online.

30/09/2025

Don't Have a spacer?

Pop into our office at 3 Nylander St Parap to purchase one.

30/09/2025

The effects of secondhand smoke are damaging to children and can also have harmful effects on an unborn child.

26/09/2025

OH HI 👋 ☺️

For people who have been following us for a long time - does anyone recognize this face?
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It’s Jackie! She’s a Paediatric Practice Educator but also a trained and experienced Asthma Nurse Specialist.
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Jackie has kindly come back for a short secondment to help support the Children’s Asthma Team.
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This means there will be two Asthma Nurses carrying out home visits, video consultations and follow up phone calls for children and young people with asthma in Croydon.
Thank you Jackie for your help! 💕

23/09/2025

🫁 WHAT IS ASTHMA? 🫁

Asthma is a long-term condition that affects the lungs and airways. It can make it really hard to breathe 😥

What Happens in the Lungs During An Asthma Attack?

Your lungs 🫁 have airways (small tubes) that carry air in and out.
In an asthma attack:
1. these become inflamed and swollen
2. the muscles around the airway contract and tighten up (narrowing), making it hard for air to pass through.
3. they produce extra mucus, which can clog up the airways.

😮‍💨 Common Asthma Symptoms:
* Coughing (especially at night or early morning)
* Wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe)
* Shortness of breath
* Chest tightness

⚠️ What Triggers Asthma?
Asthma symptoms can be triggered by things like:
* dust 🧹
* pollen 🌳
* pet hair 🐰
* smoke 🚬
* cold air ❄️
* exercise ⚽️
* emotions 😨
* viruses like colds or flu 🦠

✅ Asthma Management
People with asthma can live normal, active lives by:
* Taking their preventer medication as prescribed
* Avoiding their asthma triggers
* Knowing how to use their inhaler
* Having an Asthma Action Plan
* Recognizing when their symptoms are getting worse

19/09/2025

💨 S U P E R S P A C E R S 💨
Keeping your child’s spacer device clean is really important, because it needs to be in good condition in order to work effectively.
Here are some tips on spacer care:

💦 wash your spacer once a month
in warm, soapy water. You
should take it apart first.
💦 Once it’s clean, leave the
bubbles on, because when
they dry they will create a
smooth film, which allows the
asthma medication to slide
through the chamber easily.
💦 Allow your spacer to air dry
💦 Replace your spacer yearly