Asthma Care Specialist Serving Boca Raton, FL

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At Angelos Koutsonikolis, M.D. in Boynton Beach, FL, we provide comprehensive asthma treatment to help you achieve optimal respiratory health.

What is Asthma?

Asthma is a long-term disease that can't be cured. The goal of asthma treatment is to control the disease. Good asthma control will:

  • Prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath.
  • Reduce your need for quick-relief medicines. 
  • Help you maintain good lung function.
  • Let you maintain your normal activity levels and sleep through the night.
  • Prevent asthma attacks that could result in your going to the emergency room or being admitted to the hospital for treatment.

The Goal of Asthma Treatment

Taking an active role in controlling your asthma involves working with your doctor and other clinicians on your healthcare team to create and follow an asthma action plan. It also means avoiding factors that can make your asthma flare up and treating other conditions that can interfere with asthma management. 

Types of Asthma Medications

Asthma is treated with two types of medicines: long-term control and quick-relief medicines. Long-term control medicines help reduce airway inflammation and prevent asthma symptoms. Quick-relief, or "rescue," medicines relieve asthma symptoms that may flare up.


Your initial asthma treatment will depend on how severe your disease is. Follow-up asthma treatment will depend on how well your asthma action plan is working to control your symptoms and prevent you from having asthma attacks.

Customizing Your Asthma Treatment Plan

Your level of asthma control can vary over time, and with changes in your home, school, or work environments that alter how often you are exposed to the factors that can make your asthma worse. Your doctor may need to increase your medicine if your asthma doesn't stay under control.


On the other hand, if your asthma is well controlled for several months, your doctor may be able to decrease your medicine. These adjustments, either up or down to your medicine, will help you maintain the best control possible with the least amount of medicine necessary. 

Specialized Asthma Treatment for Different Groups

Asthma treatment for certain groups of people, such as children, pregnant women, or those for whom exercise brings on asthma symptoms, will need to be adjusted to meet their special needs.


Our caring staff has years of experience in asthma treatment. We are happy to work with you in diagnosing the severity of your asthma and putting together a treatment plan that suits your lifestyle. 

Request an appointment today to get your asthma treatment started.

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