What to Ask at My Pulmonologist Appointment?...Being a Respiratory Therapist, I am on the front lines with people who are really struggling to breathe. Sometimes I am also...reactions6comments
Hi, I'm a patient: Talk to me!...Today I participated in two completely different phone calls, for different reasons, different organizations, but both related to asthma and patient engagement...reactionscomments
Didn’t You Know Your Severity?...The other day I was in the online patient portal for my primary care physician (PCP). I was scheduling an appointment with...reactionscomments
Say What? Common Asthma Abbreviations...There are literally thousands of abbreviations in the medical world. It seems everything has a short hand abbreviation. For those of us...reactions1comment
Histamines in Our Health Foods...For most of my life, I was taking a cocktail of antihistamines and allergy medications to control my asthma. My allergies were...reactionscomments
Asthma Gadgets...It's no secret that we live in an age where people like gadgets, the kind that are both electrical and non electrical...reactions2comments
Responding to Unsolicited Asthma Advice...On Friday night I was sitting at home, minding my own business and probably reading something in the Heather Wells series of books...reactions3comments
Asthma In My Family...So, I had really bad asthma as a kid, back in the 1970s and 80s. I was the only one in my...reactions14comments
Do Your Seasonal Allergies Get Worse in Summer?...I consider summer to be my second-worst asthma season (after winter) due to the heat and humidity. However, a family friend recently...reactions4comments
My Christmas Tree Dilemma Solved...I have finally mastered the Christmas Tree Dilemma. You know what I mean, right? You folks with asthma know what I mean...reactions3comments
Asthma Inhalers For Cats and Dogs?! Yep...Yep, not kidding. I was recently shopping for a new spacer for my inhaler, and my search showed spacers for cats and...reactions3comments
A Little Flu History: Why We Take It So Seriously...“I had a little bird, its name was Enza. I opened up the window and in flew Enza.” That’s an old nursery...reactionscomments
To Sleep Perchance to Dream...So in my last piece I broached the subject that sleep may have a positive effect on asthma. If the theories are...reactionscomments
Five Theories Explaining Nocturnal Asthma...Nocturnal asthma is an asthma subgroup. It affects up to 75% of asthmatics. It’s definitely not a new subgroup, as even ancient...reactionscomments
Asthma Home Visit Programs...Did you know that some states in the U.S. have asthma home visit programs? They allow health educators and community health workers...reactionscomments
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...The time was quickly approaching, I was coming to the end of my clinical study and the many questions of what is...reactionscomments
I've Got Allergic Asthma - Now What?!?!...Maybe the itches and wheezes are new or maybe you join me in getting a new label for old symptoms. Hopefully your...reactions4comments
An Asthma Journal & Why You Need One...Ever since I was a child I have kept a journal. Writing and being able to get my feelings down on paper...reactionscomments
When friends have your back before you realize it!...As asthma comes in all kinds of different forms, sometimes, I forget that some of my friends with asthma actually have asthma...reactionscomments
Asthma Misadventures...We all know the saying, regrets always come later, right? Yeah, that what's happened. I was diagnosed of with asthma just two...reactions1comment
