 [ Symptoms ] my husband has chronic asthma is there a way to treat it without steroids  his father died a disease that was aided by the bone erosion due to his asthma steriod use my husband is still young and i was wondering if there was anything out there to help him [ Disease ] yes of course there are many ways to treat asthma without using steroids but remember that asthma is an inflammatory lung disorder and steroids really are a mainstay of treatment high dose oral steroid can cause problems but inhaled corticosteriods are considered safe and effective for long term use do not let the name steroid scare you or your husband properly prescribed low dose steroids are really like hydrocortisone cream for your lungs they relieve inflammation and it is the inflammation that is the real underlying issue with asthma if you still do not want to use steroids then have a long talk with his treating medical provider there are other treatment methods that can help do not under estimate asthma uncontrolled asthma can result in some very serious manifestations do not ever ignore it