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What Causes Occupational Asthma?

Some professions can actually causehealth issues.
asthma or, trigger it to make it worse,When a job or workplace is causing the
this is called occupational asthma.asthma, co-workers, are also affected.
Most jobs locations, especially officeHowever if it is just you it could be
and factory professions, have some kindanother cause such as job-related stress
of dust, smells and other fumes, withrather than any fumes or pollutants.
which you have direct contact or,Wrongly blaming your job for your asthma
indirectly, as it may be going throughcan have very bad effects.
the ventilation or air systems (from oneWhy lose your job if it is harmless and
office to another), producingdidn't cause your asthma at all?
occupational asthma.Also, if people think that the workplace
Usually the levels that you breathe incaused asthma, the expense of improving
are so minute (small) that you aren'tworking conditions may mean there will
troubled by it.be fewer jobs or in some cases no jobs
This means that if the job location , orat all.
your work environment, is the cause ofIn addition, a diagnosis of occupational
your occupational asthma, your asthmaticasthma may reduce your chances of future
conditions will improve if you leaveemployment.
that job, or that at least change yourHowever, if your gets better during the
work environment, assuming that you andweekends, on an extended break, or when
your doctor have caught and treated ityou are on vacation, it likely that
early enough.something at work is the cause of it.
However the longer you continue workingThe dust, fumes or allergens in various
in the same conditions which are causingtrades such as bakeries (flour), working
the asthma, the more likely you are towith animals, working with
continue having asthmatic conditionspharmaceuticals, craftsmen (especially
even after you leave those workingwood), electronics (soldering), textile
conditions and stay away from the dust,dyes (reactive dyes), polyurethane
smells or fumes.paints and plastic moulding, etc., can
Unfortunately, most continue with a jobbe direct causes of occupational asthma.
in a damaging environment as they haveOddly enough, many substances with a
not realized that there is anasty smell don't seem to cause asthma,
relationship between their environmenteven though they can cause allergic
and their health, or because it isreactions in the nose.
seemingly very difficult to leave orIf you believe you may have asthma,
change jobs. The cost of either is veryoccupational or not, do not hesitate to
high, occupational asthma, or otherspeak with your doctor immediately.



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