New App to Help Manage Asthma

Asthma patients can now keep track of their condition on the go.

Asthma patients can now keep track of their condition on the go after medical technology company, iSonea announced the launch of a new app for smartphones which will help people manage asthma in a detailed but easy way.

The app, called AsthmaSense, comes with a number of features including Journal, which allows the users to record symptoms and medication use and Rescue, through which a user can contact someone quickly in case of an emergency.

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Users can also input their asthma action plan and the app will then constantly remind the user to track the plan. The app is priced at $3.99 and can be downloaded through Apple’s app store or through Amazon App stores and Google Play for Android users.

Says Michael Thomas, chief executive officer of iSonea, “iSonea is dedicated to developing innovative, easy-to-use devices and mobile apps that help improve asthma monitoring and management. We built the AsthmaSense app with the user in mind. We understand how critical it is to track your asthma, and so we built an app with key features that help you better manage your asthma anywhere, anytime.”

Source-Medindia

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