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Being diagnosed with asthma as a child is bad luck - full stop. So, this article is not going to be ranting, "I've had it worse than you." That is...

Six years ago my severe asthma was completely out of control. The 5 daily asthma medications and frequent ER visits and hospitalizations were taking their toll on my body. My...

I was listening to a webinar, and I heard the doctor say something about an “allergic load.” What is he talking about? Most of us with asthma also have allergies...

Asthma is one of those conditions that many people think they understand. They may think of a kid on the playground using their inhaler in the middle of a game...

EDAC is the acronym for excessive dynamic airway collapse. It means the "soft tissue of the posterior wall of the trachea bulges forward and touches the anterior wall during tidal...

In respiratory therapy (RT) school, I learned that asthma is caused by an overactive immune response. It begins with your immune system identifying something as harmful. Then it releases mediators of...

I would say the thing that most has the worst effect on my asthma is grass and tree pollens. If I look back at all my hospital admissions as a...

I recently wrote about my anxiety related to buying our 120-year-old home, and the prospect of ripping up the 20-year-old, high-pile carpet throughout the entire upstairs. I’m back to say...

I was watching the news and saw videos of people getting the COVID vaccine. There was a man and a woman in different clinics, both getting their vaccine, both were...

Have you experienced back pain due to your asthma, perhaps from frequent coughing and chest tightness? What do you do to manage your back pain? There was that soreness that...

Certain things besides your prescribed asthma medication can help you find relief from asthma symptoms, including coffee, tea, cold air, fresh air, humidifiers, and even alcohol. Sometimes there is science...

May is Asthma Awareness Month. It’s that time of year we take extra steps to help get the word out about our disease. Here are six simple things you and...

The In America survey is now closed. Many people with asthma have had someone tell them to “stop overreacting” or “just breathe.” For some reason, not everyone takes asthma seriously. However, asthma is a serious condition...

A friend and I were talking the other day about asthma and exercise. She was telling me how she had pretty bad asthma when she was younger. Now that she...

I considered hiring it out this year. There is a kid I know who would do it for $20. But after being cooped up inside all winter, it feels nice...

It’s common to enjoy a dollop of honey in a cup of tea or on top of peanut butter toast, and it’s also becoming a common ingredient in cough drops...

When I was first diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, I hadn’t even realized I was having nasal symptoms. Unlike the date of my asthma diagnosis, which has been burned into my...

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night coughing, unable to slow your breathing, reaching for your inhaler? This happened to me recently. I noticed that I...

Editor's note: This article was originally published on our sister site, Sleepapnea.Sleep-Disorders.net by Tamara Sellman. The person with asthma may struggle with breathing throughout the day, only to encounter even...

Alpha what? Alpha-1. Never heard of it? Well, most people haven't. I was listening to a presentation at a pre-COVID national asthma conference, and the doctor had a slide titled...