Asthma is not a new condition. However, modern methods of treating and monitoring asthma have made living with the condition easier. Breakthroughs in asthma control include advancements both in treatment and in technology.
Monitoring Asthma with Technology
Technology has been a large help in hospitals around the world, making monitoring asthma much easier. Think about the modern technological advancements in the medical world. These advancements have made your doctor’s treatments much quicker and simpler than they would have been a hundred years ago. Your doctor can perform tests, obtain results, send you the results, and equip you with the correct medication. He/she performs tasks quickly and efficiently with the aid of modern technology.
Additionally, modern technology can help you personally. The smartphone era has brought with it numerous apps and programs to make your life easier. This is especially true in the world of asthma.
Certain technological programs allow you to take lung tests or spirometry exams at home. This decreases the number of necessary doctor’s visits you have to make. Monitoring your lung function with a portable spirometer helps you control your asthma and improve your quality of life.
Portable Spirometers
A spirometer is an asthma control tool that you blow into. It records how much air you can exhale from your lungs as well as how quickly you can exhale it. This helps track your breathing habits and any potential problems that might be developing.
Modern technology has introduced portable spirometers (either alone or paired with a smartphone) that can be used at home. This places the power of asthma control in the patient’s hands, rather than leaving the testing responsibility entirely to the doctor.
Whether performed at the doctor or at home, testing your lungs with a spirometer is an important step in the asthma control process as it can alert you to and protect you from possible dangers.
