Asthma may be caused by office work

A new study published at the International Congress of the European Respiratory Society [1] shows that a seemingly harmless office environment may cause some employees to suffer from asthma

Studies have found that there are various triggers from printer toners and cleaning products to poor ventilation and mold cycles in air conditioners

Researchers say their work provides another reason to allow working from home to exceed COVID-19 restrictions, to benefit the health of office employees and help companies retain employees

The research was put forward by Dr.

"However, we have been diagnosing an increase in occupational asthma cases among patients who work in the office, and have found clusters of cases in specific offices

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Researchers have identified three main causes of occupational asthma among office workers

They also investigated whether employers made any adjustments to support office workers with occupational asthma, and what the results were for employees

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"If workers suffer from occupational asthma, the workplace can and should be adjusted to improve asthma symptoms and help retain employees

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Arzu Yorganc ah?lu did not participate in this study.

“For office workers with asthma, if their symptoms worsen unexplainably, this study emphasizes the importance of identifying and eliminating any potential occupational triggers