Tightness in throat...Hi everyone I have had some breathing difficulties for the past few months and my GP thinks it could be astham but...reactions2replies
I Wasn't Ready to Read the Notes from My Doctor's Visit...For two years, I was seeing an asthma and allergy specialist. He came highly recommended after I had a serious asthma attack...reactions10comments
Do you think there will be a cure for asthma one day?...I'm curious, does anyone here think there will be a cure for asthma, and other inflammatory conditions one day? Why or why...reactions7replies
Asthma Animation Video: Spring Triggers...Spring can be a beautiful time of the year. Flowers blooming, temperatures rising... but it is also a time that includes many...reactionscomments
The term "reactive airway disease" ...Hey medical professionals of asthma.net what is your view of the term "reactive airway disease" technically speaking that's what I was diagnosed...reactions4replies
Ask the Advocates: What Would You Do With One Day Free of Asthma?...If you could be free of asthma for one day, what would you do? Would you do things that normally trigger your...reactions16comments
What do you do to distract yourself from an asthma flare up or attack?...The Moderator Leon gave me the idea to ask everyone this question. I really like to use Legos to distract myself. Have...reactions83repliesTips & Advice
Flare Up Longer than 2 weeks...I am use to having a day or two of asthma then getting it under control. I am going on over two...reactions8repliesSevere AsthmaAwareness
Burning Chest after Dental Cleaning ...Hey everyone! I’m a childhood asthmatic, now 29 haven’t had issues for years and years. Well I went to the dentist for...reactions2repliesFlare-UpsSevere AsthmaDiagnosis
Asthma Awareness Month: The Asthma Continuum...Asthma takes on many forms. There is a continuum of asthma diagnoses and severity based on symptoms and the treatment needed to...reactions2comments
Advair Side Effects?...I recently noticed a tendency to bruise easily. I checked for possible causes & one that came up was steroid use. Ive...reactions8repliesSide Effects
Ask the Advocates: Why Is It Important to Recognize Asthma Awareness Month?...May is Asthma Awareness Month! Being a community called Asthma.net, you could guess that we are prepared and excited to recognize this...reactionscomments
Smoky air...I’ll be traveling to Santa Fe this week for work and very concerned about the smoke from the nearby fires. I’ll be...reactions10repliesTravelTriggersFlare-Ups
Asthma and Dental Anesthesia???...I have to get a lot of dental work done, and I will be put under deep IV sedation, I wanted to...reactions5replies
Chest congestion and inhalers...I wound up getting a doozy of a cold. Started out with a couple days of just normal head cold type symptoms...reactions6repliesInhalersSide EffectsTreatment
Did anyone in your life think you had asthma before you did? ...Honestly, I'm not even sure how to word this question in shorter words than that, haha. But, to all my late diagnosed...reactions17replies
Oh Great! Now I Have Guilt!...To quote Rex from the movie Toy Story, "Oh Great! Now I Have Guilt!" Parenthood. It can be a long-awaited time for...reactionscomments
Propeller...I use propeller to manage my asthma. They send you sensors for the rescue inhaler and for the controller. You download the...reactions1reply
Halo Therapy for Asthma...This year I have had two asthma flare ups. Taking my maintenance asthma medicine, have inhaler, and nebulizer. I'm adding in some...reactions3replies
When did you find out what asthma was? ...I'm curious about when everyone here found out what asthma was and their understanding of it at the time. I found out...reactions6replies