Give Your Asthma Action Plan a Tune Up!An asthma action plan is an asthmatics best friend. It is an essential tool that every asthmatic should have, no matter how...reactionscomments
Pain And Asthma: What Do Studies Show?Asthma is not necessarily a painful syndrome, although it has been known to cause various sorts of pain, such as chest tightness...reactionscomments
Asthma Subgroups: Geriatric AsthmaLet’s discuss geriatric asthma. It’s a newly defined asthma subgroup. It refers to asthma in the elderly or those over the age...reactions10comments
Answers to Asthma Questions I Didn't Know I Had: Inhaler Technique“That’s just how it is,” or “because I said so,” are, in my world, not answers when I have questions. I am...reactionscomments
Severe Asthma: Preventing & Treating Airway RemodelingSo, in a previous post, I described “What Airway Remodeling Is." In this post, I would like to discuss ways of preventing...reactions2comments
Making patient spaces better, how environments can affect our wellbeing.At a recent appointment, I was in the patient lounge which is an internal waiting room with very limited, to no natural light. At first...reactionscomments
Stress Can Actually CAUSE Asthma???This falls under the category of "You learn something new every day." I've always been a science nerd, and when my kids...reactionscomments
The Early Phase Asthma Attack Earlier I explained how asthma is an abnormal immune response. Then I showed how this abnormal immune response makes your body sensitized. In...reactionscomments
Asthma Affects Everyone: Asthma At Every AgeIn the Asthma In America 2020 survey, we asked the community (you!) what it’s really like to live with asthma. We had...reactions1comment
What to Ask at My Pulmonologist Appointment?Being a Respiratory Therapist, I am on the front lines with people who are really struggling to breathe. Sometimes I am also...reactions6comments
Hi, I'm a patient: Talk to me!Today I participated in two completely different phone calls, for different reasons, different organizations, but both related to asthma and patient engagement...reactionscomments
Didn’t You Know Your Severity?The other day I was in the online patient portal for my primary care physician (PCP). I was scheduling an appointment with...reactionscomments
Say What? Common Asthma AbbreviationsThere are literally thousands of abbreviations in the medical world. It seems everything has a short hand abbreviation. For those of us...reactions1comment
Histamines in Our Health FoodsFor most of my life, I was taking a cocktail of antihistamines and allergy medications to control my asthma. My allergies were...reactionscomments
Asthma GadgetsIt's no secret that we live in an age where people like gadgets, the kind that are both electrical and non electrical...reactions2comments
Responding to Unsolicited Asthma AdviceOn Friday night I was sitting at home, minding my own business and probably reading something in the Heather Wells series of books...reactions3comments
Asthma In My FamilySo, I had really bad asthma as a kid, back in the 1970s and 80s. I was the only one in my...reactions14comments
Do Your Seasonal Allergies Get Worse in Summer?I consider summer to be my second-worst asthma season (after winter) due to the heat and humidity. However, a family friend recently...reactions4comments
My Christmas Tree Dilemma SolvedI have finally mastered the Christmas Tree Dilemma. You know what I mean, right? You folks with asthma know what I mean...reactions3comments
Asthma Inhalers For Cats and Dogs?! YepYep, not kidding. I was recently shopping for a new spacer for my inhaler, and my search showed spacers for cats and...reactions3comments
