Some of the things that can trigger asthma attacks are air pollution, tobacco smoke, pollen, pets, perfume, dust, mold, spray-on deodorants, aspirin and ibuprofen, changes in temperature, viruses, sinus infections and exercise.
Cockroaches can trigger asthma attacks.
Air conditioning during warm weather is recommended for asthma patients. Indoor air-cleaning devices cannot eliminate all household allergens. Cockroaches and dust mites spike their droppings with a highly allergenic protein. Cockroach sensitivity and exposure are common among patients with asthma who live in inner cities. In an inner-city asthma study, asthma severity increased with increasing levels of cockroach antigen in the bedrooms of sensitized children.