Your rescue inhaler needs rescuing!...I just saw an elaborate post about one asthmatic’s plan for dealing with social problems—scented candles, for example. THEN she says they alway make sure there’s a rescue inhaler IN...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesInhalers
Ask the Advocates: Asthma Self-Care Practices...At the start of a new year, people often reflect on the year past and set goals or intentions for the year to come. People can sometimes center these intentions...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Love Letter To Asthma...Dear Asthma, I know we have been together for over four decades now, and I know this may be quite hard to hear, but I feel now is the right...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cutting Visits Short Due to Asthma...When my partner and I go to someone's house for the first time, we never know what we might encounter. Air fresheners? Scented candles? Heavily-perfumed people? Cigarettes? Cats? When we...Reactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Reversing OAS...I’ve suffered the last 20 years with OAS unable to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. About 8 weeks ago I eliminated all animal products from my diet and started eating...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Fragrant Laced World...After reading another's experience with perfumes triggering their asthma, I wanted to share. From not being able to walk the laundry aisle, worried about the many essential oil users that...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
My Experience: Hair Loss and a Biologic...My hair has always been of bit wild, thick, curly, and I swear with a mind of its own. In connecting with some other asthmatics, I had heard that the...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Help with allergic asthma?...Hi does anyone have any experience with taking honey to help with allergies? Was told local raw honey is best so it is made from local plants? Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Inhaler use question?...I have been debating whether one puff is sufficient or is it better to just take the 2 puffs as prescribed? I have taken 1 puff every 2 hours before...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesInhalers
Asthma and A-Fib...I find it difficult sometimes to tell the difference between asthma shortness of breath and being short of breath due to my A-FIB. So I don't know always whether or...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Juggling the Pharmacy Stuff...None of my asthma inhalers "align" anymore - never mind my other prescriptions. One is 2 puffs a day and has 60 puffs, one is 3 puffs a day and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Animal Dander and Allergy Shots...Hello, I'm new to the forum 🙂 I'm 38 and been asthmatic since I was 2 years old. I take Ventolin and Beclometasone to manage it which works well for...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesPetsAllergies
An Asthmatic Christmas Story...Several holiday seasons ago I wrote an article about a terrible asthma episode I had while traveling to Michigan to be with family for Christmas. It was a really difficult...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Have you ever received a non asthma-friendly gift? ...Have you ever received a not-so-asthma-friendly gift? Did it trigger your asthma? Share what the gift was in the comments below!...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTriggersAwareness
Discovery of Biomarker May Change COPD and Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment...New research shows that a tiny molecule could help doctors and scientists figure out who is at risk of a chronic lung illness. It may also lead to better treatments...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FeaturedMucus control....I was wondering if any of you folks have an opinion on Mucinex or like medicines versus natural alternatives for controlling mucus? Kind of concerned about using a medicine that...Reactions0reactionsComments109 repliesTreatment
Zenhale has doses indicator...I have been using Zenhale for a few years and just noticed there is a dose indicator (count down) on the outside. I also use Omnaris to reduce coughing (nasal...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSide EffectsInhalers
Community Views: Xolair Experiences...Xolair is an asthma biologic given by injection. It is prescribed for people with uncontrolled moderate to severe allergic asthma. It can also be used to treat people affected by...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When a Follow-Up Appointment Leaves You Feeling Unsure...Did you ever have one of those appointments where you just were not sure what to feel and then when you left you were having all the feelings afterward? This...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
COVID and Protecting your Asthmatic Lungs...After almost 2 years of this pandemic, I have finally caught covid. On day 6 and don't even really know to describe it, other than good days and not such...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwareness
