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Should I upgrade my system? How long do I keep the supplies?

3 Answers Submitted By RockinRita03 - April 19, 2018

I have a big box tabletop nebulizer system from when I was a child. It still works but with the way technology has advanced over the years I wonder, should I upgrade… READ MORE

What would you tell someone about using their inhaler for the first time?

4 Answers Submitted By Editorial Team - April 12, 2018

Does stress cause asthma?

1 Answer Submitted By shelbyhoneybunny - April 4, 2018

I have longstanding T1 diabetes, plus Hashimoto’s thyroid, was diagnosed with hypertension in 2017. Then, this fall and winter I started to notice shortness of breath and worsening fatigue. My academic workplace… READ MORE

What is a spacer?

2 Answers Submitted By MaryPhares - March 26, 2018

What are your triggers in the workplace?

5 Answers Submitted By Editorial Team - March 9, 2018

What about asthma really makes you upset?

2 Answers Submitted By Editorial Team - March 6, 2018

What lifts you up when asthma gets you down?

2 Answers Submitted By Editorial Team - February 21, 2018

Who has helped you most throughout your journey with asthma?

4 Answers Submitted By lauren.tucker - February 2, 2018

How do you explain your asthma to others?

8 Answers Submitted By Editorial Team - February 1, 2018

Asthma Specialist

2 Answers Submitted By kassysteiger - January 25, 2018

I am being sent to an asthma specialist and am wondering what kind of tests they perform and how it pertains to having asthma.

Are there scientific literature that indicates a relation between a non-respiratory inflammation to an acute asthma attack?

1 Answer Submitted By krug - January 25, 2018

Are there scientific literature that indicates a relation between a non-respiratory inflammation (e.g., diverticulitis + kidney stone) to an acute asthma attack? A couple of days after a treatment with antibiotics and… READ MORE

What are some of your worst triggers?

0 Answers Submitted By Editorial Team - January 16, 2018

What tests did your Dr. use to diagnosis your asthma?

7 Answers Submitted By lauren.tucker - January 2, 2018

What is a good deodorant and cleaning products for asthma and fragrance senstivity?

6 Answers Submitted By Hannah14 - December 27, 2017

Putting deodorant on is the hardest part of my day. I have a skin sensitivity to powder type so I use gels. Now I’ve recovered from a foot injury and can exercise… READ MORE

Cause of severely constricted chest?

2 Answers Submitted By Jordyboi21 - December 20, 2017

Earlier this year I developed a constant constricted feeling in my chest. It’s difficult taking in a deep breath and I can’t lie flat or sit hunched over. I did a lung… READ MORE

Are there triggers around the holidays that set off your asthma?

1 Answer Submitted By Editorial Team - December 2, 2017

Should I use my ventolin before symbicort as part of my management plan?

2 Answers Submitted By lily - November 6, 2017

What other treatments would be helpful?

4 Answers Submitted By reneew - November 1, 2017

My Dr. switching me from Xolair to Nucala. When I first started getting Xolair it helped me pretty well. But after about a year or so it started losing its effectiveness. So… READ MORE

Asthma diagnosis — allergens

2 Answers Submitted By caroly - October 16, 2017

I have been diagnosed with several different things over the many years of this illness. Most recently, the diagnosis is cough variant asthma and moderate COPD. I just completed an allergy panel… READ MORE

Does anyone get a kind of headache that goes along with beginning wheezing like I sometimes get?

5 Answers Submitted By Lucydiane - October 12, 2017

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