{"id":97696,"date":"2020-08-11T19:42:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/?p=97696"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:50:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:50:39","slug":"https-www-healthcentral-com-article-indoor-asthma-during-covid-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/https-www-healthcentral-com-article-indoor-asthma-during-covid-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Central: Sneaky Reasons Your Asthma Is Acting up During Quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For most of us, this quarantine summer has involved a lot more indoor time than usual. Asthma sufferers might see this as a blessing in disguise, since many of the common triggers for asthma attacks are found outdoors: air pollution, pollen, and tobacco smoke, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>The good news? It\u2019s a lot easier to identify what\u2019s exacerbating your asthma if it\u2019s indoors rather than out. With all this extra time in your house during quarantine, you\u2019ve got the perfect excuse to start your next DIY project: asthma-proofing your home. Here are some ideas on how to do that&#8230; AAFA has a list of products (including air filters and purifiers) Certified with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafa.org\/certified-asthma-allergy-friendly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201c Asthma &#038; Allergy Friendly\u201d seal<\/a>, all of which have been tested by an independent medical panel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcentral.com\/article\/indoor-asthma-during-covid-quarantine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the full article on HealthCentral<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most of us, this quarantine summer has involved a lot more indoor time than usual. 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