FeaturedActive 4 days agoFall Asthma HacksWhat are your tips and tricks for managing asthma during the fall season?...Reactions0reactionsComments85 repliesAwarenessTips & AdviceTriggers
FeaturedAsthma Comorbidities A comorbidity is a condition that occurs in addition to a primary illness. For some people, comorbidities make asthma more difficult to control. What comorbidities do you contend with in...Reactions0reactionsComments82 repliesComorbiditiesCoping
Active yesterdayCoughing and AsthmaI have a constant cough that lasts for months. I had antibiotics and steroids that helped a little when finished. It all came back. I don't sleep, have shortness of...Reactions0reactionsComments44 replies
Active yesterdayDefinition of an attackI'm confused as to what is considered an asthma attack and what's not. And if I have mild symptoms without it being attack what do you call that? I get...Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Active yesterdayI use masks 😷 Ever since CoVid, seeing people wearing masks is not the unusual! I take full advantage of that by wearing them outside also! Now I know that’s unusual, but that’s okay...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTips & Advice
Active 2 days agoRiding the medical merry-go-roundI got a cold last spring (about six months ago) and haven't stopped coughing (at least intermittently) for more than a few weeks since then. In the summer, shortly after...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingFlare-UpsHealthcare Team
Active 2 days agoHow I Manage My Allergic Asthma I was diagnosed with extreme allergic asthma when I was about 45. I, like many people were put on a asthma inhaler and told how to use it then left...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTips & AdviceAllergiesAwareness
Active 4 days agoWhat do you do to distract yourself from an asthma flare up or attack?The Moderator Leon gave me the idea to ask everyone this question. I really like to use Legos to distract myself. Have you ever thought about distracting yourself when you're...Reactions0reactionsComments83 repliesTips & Advice
Active 5 days agoSevere Asthma Attack Out of Seemingly Nowhere? Anyone else have this experience? Has this happened to anyone else? I was following my medication regimen, I hadn't needed my albuterol in weeks. But for some reason, this past Monday (08/12), at 10:30 at...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesFlare-UpsSymptomsTreatment
Active 8 days agoManaging my asthmaI find that taking a hay fever tablet every night helps. When I was first diagnosed with asthma I thought it was just a continuation of my spring hay fever...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTips & AdviceCoping
Asthma from cold air?In recent years my asthma has gotten a lot better, mostly because I learned to avoid allergens. Unfortunately one thing keeps nagging me, and that is physical activity in cold...Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies