Hello. Thank you for asking at HCM. I went through your son s history and understand your concerns. Childhood asthma is a very dynamic disease, it tends to improve and worsen over longer period of times depending upon many factors such as environment, types of allergies, diet, use of medicines, etc. So practically it is not possible to predict future of childhood asthma. In general, most of children grow out of childhood asthma with age, say around 6-8 years of age. Regarding your 2nd question about habit of puffs, it s a common misbelief. Children actually do not become habituated to inhalers, but sometimes it s necessary to continue inhalers for several years to keep children symptom-free, so one thinks as if it s habitual. Important thing I would like you to know is that most medications control asthma, they do not cure allergy. I would suggest you to consult an Allergist who, after allergy testing, can suggest you what she is allergic to and how to avoid them. One more thing, Salbair and Budate are different types of inhalers. Salbair is rescue inhaler, used in times of worsening symptoms/asthma attack, it is not to be used on regular basis. Budate is a controller inhaler, it has to be used regularly as per your doctor s advice. It s very important for you to know the correct use of both types of the inhalers. Hope this will be helpful to you. Wish your son the best of the health. Regards.