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...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...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...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...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...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%...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions2comments
The Link between Physical Health and Mental Health...Physical health and mental health are inextricably linked. People living with chronic conditions, like asthma, not only have to manage their physical...reactionscomments
