Can I Join the Military with Asthma?...According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S. military currently has 1.3 million active-duty personnel - less than 1 percent of the population. With each branch of the military...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is it asthma or something else? Medications are not working....It's been 6 months since I am trying to fix my ashtma, I tried everything from montelukast to multiple inhalers, nothing is completely working though. First I tried montelukast, worked...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Can asthma cause permanent lung damage over time?...So i had a runny nose and shortness of breath for months and medication didn't even help. Well, i finally figured out why i was allergic to a damn laundry...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTriggers
Lung exercisers...I've been looking on Amazon at different lung exerciser devices. Like the airphysio versus Ultrabreathe. You breathe in with some and some you breathe out. Has anyone had any success...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCoping
Asthma Euphoria! ...Asthma brings about some miserable, horrible moments. You inhale air, but it doesn't go in all the way. You try to take in another breath, and it won't go in...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Bronchitis Until 2008...I grew up with bronchitis since I was four years old, However, in 2008 I was working for a supply company and I assumed in tearing down a moth-balled location...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Has anyone had e-coli found in a bronchoscopy culture ?...About 9 years ago, I had recurrent asthmatic bronchitis for over a year. The lack of pulmonologists had left me with an aged M.D., who I didn't have much confidence...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosisSymptoms
Traveling With Your Biologic...Are you taking a biologic and have you traveled with it? I feel like it is safe in this COVID world to take a trip again. It is important to...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Search for Perfect Air...If you live with asthma, you are already well aware that air quality can have a huge impact on your ability to breathe. Air can be polluted with smoke, smog...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Asthma Increase , Summer of 2021...Has anyone else experienced an increase in asthma attacks and flare ups this summer ? I've had asthma and allergies since I was a toddler and took allergy shots for...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesFlare-UpsInhalersSevere Asthma
Drastically different PFTs?...I'm going to my doctor this week but wanted to get a head start to see if anyone knows anything with my situation. I've had "childhood asthma" but no symptoms...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesSevere Asthma
The Constant Worry of Forgetting My Inhaler...Ever since I was a child, I can remember being totally panic-stricken if I left my inhaler indoors, or if I thought I had dropped it somewhere. It's a fear...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Is My Kid's Asthma My Fault?...I work with a lot of young college graduates, and some of them are becoming first-time moms. I'm old enough to be their mom (seriously), so they often come to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Asthma and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease...As of 2021, more than 86,000 people in the United States are likely living with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease. Plus, the number of people diagnosed with NTM – especially...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
coughing????...I have been coughing since October of last year! I am now up to 4 inhalers and 2 nasal sprays. I have seen an allergist, a pulmonary dr. and a...Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesSymptomsSevere Asthma
Alcohol and asthma...Hi again everyone, hope everyone’s surviving the summer heat. Was wondering, since taking preventative inhalers is still somewhat new to me and its effects supposedly lasts in your system for...Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesTips & AdviceCoping
My Experience with Allergy Testing and Shots...I had my first allergy testing in 1980. I was 10-years-old. Afterward, I remember mom showing me the list of things I was allergic to. She said, "You're pretty much...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Asthma Inhalers and Dental Health...If you were asked to make a list of the people on your asthma healthcare team, it might include your family doctor, pulmonologist, respiratory therapist, and the nurses you regularly...Reactions0reactionsComments23 comments
Asthma and Soccer...I never really took part in any sport for long periods as a kid. I just couldn't get through playing a sport, such as soccer, without getting bad asthma. Thinking...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Pulmonary Rehab for Asthma...Have you ever had the feeling that your asthma is improving, but, your exercise tolerance does not seem to have improved with it? I have been grateful for the daily...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
