Our daily lives have changed dramatically these last couple months, but one thing that has stayed the same…Texas allergies. From pollen, grass to blooming flowers, step outside and you’ll find yourself sneezing or itching your eyes. 

Allergy season in Texas can be brutal for people, especially asthmatics. In Texas, asthma affects roughly 1 in 13 adults and 1 in 11 children. In 2014, this represented 1.4 million Texans aged 18 years or older and 617,000 children according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Now more than ever, it is crucial to stay healthy and keeping your asthma under control is a key part of remaining well.  So how do you do that?

For Asthma Awareness Month, we sought out tips and recommendations on how to manage and control your asthma especially during this time. Here’s what an asthmatic, a mother whose child has asthma, and a doctor had to say: