Ten More Things Not To Say To Someone Living With Asthma...Two years ago I wrote a post titled, “Things not to say to someone with asthma.” That post was well received by this community. Many of you commented. You shared...reactions35comments
When You're With Your People, They Don't Ask Questions...In the Loews hotel lobby in Philadelphia, I had a realization. I was surrounded by five other health advocates and a bunch of other random people. The problem with realizations...reactions2comments
Tackling Asthma-Related Stress Head-on...Let’s be honest here: having asthma can be stressful. There’s that whole not being able to breathe right thing, which is stressful enough, but then there are the triggers, being...reactionscomments
New Look, Same Great Community!...You might notice a few changes in the way things look when you visit Asthma.net. Never fear! You still have the same tools for finding info and connecting with others...reactionscomments
1st Time With a Kid in The Hospital?...Life doesn't always go as planned. Especially when you have asthma. Or kids with asthma. As a mom to 3 grown children with asthma (who were hospitalized 12 times when...reactionscomments
Should I upgrade my system? How long do I keep the supplies?...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...reactions15replies
Allergies and Asthma: What Is The Connection?...We often talk about allergies and asthma in the same breath, but the truth is, they're not always connected. Still, about 60% of the 25 million people in the U.S...reactionscomments
Unexpected Hotel Triggers: Laundry!?...In mid-March I was in Orlando with my parents. We somehow got a hotel room on the seventeenth floor which was lodged between the elevator and the laundry room on...reactionscomments
Watch Your Inhaler Counters!...As asthmatics, we have a lot to keep track of. Our symptoms, flare-ups, triggers, peak flows, medications, rescue inhaler usage and the list goes on and on. I am a...reactions2comments
Preparing To Travel With Non-Allergic Asthma...I don’t have allergic asthma. I have been tested for everything under the sun multiple times. Yet I still have severe asthma. My triggers tend to be more along the...reactionscomments
Thank You Hospital Staff!...I’m writing this as I sit in the hospital with Family Member. We got a call that Family Member was not doing well and was in the Emergency Department. So...reactionscomments
Do You Carry Your Spacer With You?...So, it’s neat to see all the places people keep their inhalers when they’re out and about. As a guy, I usually keep mine in my work bag or my...reactionscomments
Does stress cause asthma?...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...reactions3replies
Asthma Signs vs. Symptoms...A lot of times people get confused when differentiating between signs and symptoms. There is a difference and I wanted to take some time to explain the difference and how...reactions2comments
Wisdom Teeth Wisdom... and Inhalers...I had two wisdom teeth removed in mid-February. I was dreading the recovery more than the actual extraction itself, seriously. (This says a lot given my general dental anxieties which...reactionscomments
Could Having Adult-Onset Asthma Put Your Heart at Risk?...People who develop asthma in adulthood, rather than as a child, have a very different type of asthma. And now, a recent study shows that people with this adult-onset asthma...reactionscomments
The Color Of Inhalers: Part 2...In part 1 I described the inhaler color coding system. It was a safety mechanism. It was supposed to make sure you didn’t grab the wrong inhaler during asthma attacks...reactions9comments
Severe Asthma: Preventing & Treating Airway Remodeling...So, in a previous post, I described “What Airway Remodeling Is." In this post, I would like to discuss ways of preventing or treating severe asthma caused by airway remodeling...reactions2comments