Patient: Nighttime cough and dyspnea are basically under control, but I still get sick when exposed to cold air. Do I need to inhale hormone medication if my asthma is under control and should I keep inhaling it? Sun Yongchang: Asthma treatment should achieve the goal of disease control, which means basically no symptoms, no attacks, no interference with work and study, no interference with exercise, and normal or nearly normal lung function. After reaching these goals, inhaled hormones should be continued for a period of time, for example, more than 3 months. Then, depending on your condition, you can decide whether to reduce the inhaled hormone dose, and finally use the smallest dose of inhaled hormone to maintain your condition stable. If the condition is stable for a long time, you can try to stop using inhaled hormones. However, in many cases, the disease will recur after stopping hormones. If recurrence occurs, long-term inhaled hormones are recommended. For typical seasonal asthma, if the attack is very short, then inhaled hormones can also be eliminated during the non-onset season. Long-term inhaled hormones have very little effect on the whole body and do not cause side effects such as osteoporosis, obesity, or diabetes at normal doses. It is important to emphasize that the use and reduction of inhaled hormones should always be done under the guidance of a specialist! Do not reduce the dosage or stop the medication on your own. Patient: My condition can usually be maintained for half a month without an attack, but if I encounter cold air or get too nervous, I will have an attack, and then I will inhale that hormone medicine (I inhale Sarmoterol) Can I say that this situation has achieved the goal of control? I don’t always take that medicine now, I take it about once a week, and then I have to take it when I have an attack. Sun Yongchang: It looks like control has not been achieved, and daily treatment with inhaled hormones is still needed. Please see an asthma specialist at your local major or higher hospital respiratory department to evaluate the condition and to guide further treatment.