Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk

Related Encyclopedia • Allergic Rhinitis • Allergies • Allergies To Animals In Children • Allergy Immunotherapy More... Related Healthscout Videos How Can a Child ADHD Patient Get More Organized? How Can an Adult ADHD Patient Get More Organized? Viagra Saving Children Breathing on their Own More... Related Animations • ADHD • Allergy • Asthma More... Related Drug Information • Advair Diskus • Allegra • Allegra D • Clarinex More... Related News Articles • Health Tip: Recognizing a Skin Allergy • Autistic Toddlers Prefer to Gaze at Geometric Patterns: Study • 'Self-Embedding' Takes Teen Self-Injury to the Extreme • Exposure to Violence May Aggravate Asthma, Study Finds More...

Page:  << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3

If you know your child is bothered by chlorine exposure, and they have an event such as a birthday party that they really want to attend, discuss it with your child's doctor to find out the best way to manage the exposure.

Bernard said that if you have a backyard pool, you should use as little chlorine as you can to safely disinfect the pool. He said that many people over chlorinate their pools to get clear blue water. But, he said, "chlorine is a disinfectant, not a cleaning agent."

More information

Text Continues Below

---

Learn more about asthma triggers and controlling asthma from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Page:  << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3