Asthma
- Attacks with strength, trigger, night waking
- Reliever with puffs, reason, effect
- Controller medication with reminder
- Four yes-or-no questions monthly
From SanoLabs, the makers of the Sam app
An app for asthma and hay fever: one diary for each
With Sam you log asthma and hay fever in two programs, each with its own diary and its own doctor's report, both in one app.
- Asthma
- Hay Fever
Why the two often occur together
The upper and lower airways are linked.
Most
people with asthma also have rhinitis (GINA)
10 to 40%
of people with allergic rhinitis have asthma (GINA)
Airway move-down
With hay fever, the bronchi are often drawn in (Allergieinformationsdienst)
These are figures for many people, not a statement about your case.
Sources: GINA Strategy Report 2024, rhinitis section. Allergieinformationsdienst (Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Germany): hay fever, symptoms and progression to asthma.
What you log in each program
Hay Fever
- The day in one tap: good, mild, bad
- Nose, itchy eyes, sleep, daily life
- Remedies taken, reminder for the steroid nasal spray
- Six questions monthly, one on your chest if you have asthma
In both: your sleep from Apple Health. If you share your approximate location, pollen and air quality for the day are added.
What your doctor gets to see
Each program creates its own doctor's report as a PDF.
- 1 month
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 12 months
- Whole record
Doctor report: asthma
Reliever-use days, last 28 days (9 puffs)5
Nights woken by symptoms, last 28 days1
Attacks in the period3
Scheduled doses taken24 of 28
A summary of your own entries. Your doctor interprets it.
Doctor report: hay fever
Days with symptoms34
Symptom-free days12
Nights with disturbed sleep9
Days with activities affected11
A summary of your own entries. Your doctor interprets it.
Example values, not real data. Your report is based on your own entries.
How it works with asthma and hay fever
- Start with the program for your next appointmentYou confirm for each program that a doctor has diagnosed the condition.
- Log each day where it belongsBreathing trouble and reliever use go into the asthma diary, nose and eyes into the hay fever diary.
- Bring one report to each appointmentThe asthma report to a lung specialist or GP, the hay fever report to an allergist.
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Common questions
Is there one shared diary for asthma and hay fever?+
Each condition has its own program with its own diary, asthma and hay fever. The monthly check in the hay fever program does ask about your chest, though, if you also have asthma.
Can hay fever turn into asthma?+
The German Allergy Information Service describes that hay fever often affects the bronchi and that in many cases allergic asthma develops from it over time. How that looks for you is for your doctor to judge. Sam says nothing about what will happen for you.
Does Sam show pollen for my area?+
If you share your approximate location, Sam shows pollen levels and air quality for the day next to your entries. It is not a pollen forecast.
Which report do I bring to which appointment?+
The asthma report to a lung specialist or GP, the hay fever report to an allergist. They are separate doctor reports as PDFs, and you pick the period from one month to the whole record. Ask beforehand what the office wants to see.
What should I do if I cannot breathe properly?+
If you have acute or severe breathing trouble, call your local emergency number. A diary replaces neither that nor the instructions from your doctor's office. For non-urgent concerns, contact your doctor or local out-of-hours service.
Keep asthma and hay fever in one place
Start with the program that is on your mind more right now.
Sam is a wellness companion, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and does not replace a doctor. The figures on this page describe how often conditions occur together and say nothing about your case. If you have acute symptoms, call your local emergency number; for non-urgent concerns, contact your doctor.