Abstract
Asthma is a chronic respiratory illness associated with sudden attacks of shortness of breath that require emergency visits. Asthmatic patients were harmed by the pandemic because they were unable to receive regular follow up. This cross sectional study was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to assess emergency visit differences before and during the pandemic. An online survey of asthma control tests and other demographic information about the people who took part was also used to measure how well asthma was controlled. The results highlighted that there's no difference between pre and during pandemic emergency visits. Additionally most patients were poorly controlled according to the asthma control test. Asthma control test results in Riyadh come in the mid-range if compared to studies at other locations in the kingdom. There was a link between smoking and increasing emergency visits and not doing well on control tests. Asthmatic patients should be told to stop smoking for their own health and to make it easier on health authorities.