Chronic asthma management involves identifying the triggers, avoiding them and using rapid action treatment options for relief. The use of long-term prescription treatments depends on the patient’s age, the symptoms, the triggers, and what works best for them to keep asthma under control. The long-term prescription treatment generally is taken daily. These help in keeping asthma under control on a day to day basis which reduces the risks of periodic flare-ups.

In addition to doctor-prescribed prescription treatments, you can always follow certain home-based natural treatments on the sideline. Cloves have been known to provide relief from chronic coughing. Boil 4-5 cloves in one glass of water.

Caffeine has been known to help alleviating asthma.  It clears the air passage. Have a cup of black tea or coffee.

Beyond these, asthma cough treatment also includes quick acting short-term prescription treatments. These inhaled prescription treatments ease asthma symptoms in minutes. If one has asthma flare-up, a quick-relief inhaler can be handy and very useful. This should be rare if your daily control drugs are working well. Therefore, it is important to maintain a record of the frequency and the number of puffs of the inhaler one takes in a week. If the use of inhalers is more than what your doctor has recommended, then he should be informed. A flexible treatment plan based on symptom severity will help attain an active lifestyle.