Mask Wearing...I have had asthma for many years. Since wearing my mask, I noticed my asthma has worsened. They make it harder to...reactions3comments
Troubleshooting Asthma: The Importance of Social Support...Whatever you want to call it, knowing and connecting with other people with asthma is important—whether that’s “patient to patient” “peer to...reactions11comments
Fight the Flu: What People With Asthma Need to Know...According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC, for short), flu activity so far this season is low in the United States...reactionscomments
Adding to the Diagram...Recently at an appointment, I was discussing my phenotype with my respirologist, and he mentioned my key tissues and, as usual, that...reactionscomments
Olympic Medals? Athletes With Asthma Are Among The Top Recipients...Further reason to not let asthma sideline you from goals to reach the peak of performance in your sport, or to keep...reactions2comments
Stuck in the Yellow...I have written all about asthma action plans in the past and really stressed their importance. If you are unfamiliar with what...reactions2comments
Teresa's Asthma...I have had asthma for several years now, and overweight, with the 2 of these together, make it hard to go for...reactions3comments
My Cough Is Not Contagious: The Asthma Cough...“When’d you get that cough?” My grandma asked as I recounted in a blog post six years ago. My mom replied, “Oh...reactions11comments
Changing Weather and Asthma...If you're like me, weather can be a pretty gnarly trigger for my asthma. I joke with my friends and family that...reactionscomments
Lifetime Asthma...How long have I had asthma isn't the right question. The question should be when was I told what asthma is. When...reactions3comments
I Was Diagnosed With Adult-Onset Asthma...My asthma was diagnosed as adult-onset when I also was 50 years old, by a pulmonologist. It was following a severe sinus...reactions1comment
Living With Asthma Before Inhaled Steroids...I was diagnosed with allergic asthma when I was 12 years old. I believe puberty brought it on and that estrogen affects...reactions1comment
Undiagnosed...I went years being undiagnosed. I would get a cold and it would immediately go to my lungs, I'd cough all night...reactions1comment
You’ve Had Asthma For How Long?!...You’ve had asthma for how long?! That’s the most common response I get when talking about my asthma. I’ve had asthma for...reactions1comment
New Symptoms: A Sign of Disease Progression...This has been a week of discoveries. I had been having some new symptoms that I just could not seem to shake...reactions18comments
Now Closed - Fatigue and Health Survey...The 2020 Fatigue and Health survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest! We are excited to share the results with...reactionscomments
Privacy Concerns When Going Virtual...Telehealth has become a popular way to see a doctor. Today, you can get many health services remotely. And, some studies show...reactionscomments
First Asthma Camp...My son was 7 years old and an active asthmatic. I dropped him off for his first 7-day asthma camp. I gave...reactions1comment
5 Years Old...I had asthma since I was 5 years old. They found out because I stopped breathing....reactions1comment
Personal Asthma Test...Do you have an activity that tests your asthma or that you may use as a gauge for how you are doing?...reactions3comments