Preparing questions in advance can help patients to have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctor the following questions regarding allergic asthma:

1. Do my symptoms suggest allergic asthma?
   
   
2. What methods will you use to determine if I have allergic asthma?
   
   
3. Is the condition dangerous to my overall health?
   
   
4. What may have caused me to develop this condition?
   
   
5. What may be triggering my asthma symptoms?
   
   
6. What methods will you use to determine the trigger of my allergic asthma?
   
   
7. What treatments are available to me?
   
   
8. Do I need to treat my symptoms when they occur – or will treatment be ongoing, even when I don’t have symptoms?
   
   
9. Will I have to take medication for the rest of my life?
   
   
10. What steps can I take to avoid the allergens which trigger my allergic asthma?
    
    
11. Will the condition flare-up at certain times or will symptoms appear consistently year-round?
    
    
12. Are my children more likely to develop allergic asthma because I have the condition?