Airsupra (albuterol and budesonide)...This causes the muscles in your airway to tighten. Your airway gets narrower.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
How Does Asthma Affect The Airways?...These changes are called airway remodeling.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
When Does Asthma Become COPD?...Inflammation can cause damage to airway tissues. Tissues then become scarred. This scar tissue makes airway walls thicker.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Is Vocal Cord Dysfunction And How Is It Mistaken For Asthma?...But both of my friends were rapidly diagnosed with vocal cord dysfunction during their first ENT visits.... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
The Reality of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)...Chronic pain syndromes, such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, may occur more frequently in those with MCS.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Tezspire™ (tezepelumab-ekko)...Tezspire works by targeting a molecule called thymic stromal lymphopoietin, which is responsible for inflammation in the airway.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Corinne Dilger...Complicating her severe asthma are Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, bronchomalacia of the distal airways, and many secondary diagnoses from chronic steroid usage... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
My Dysfunctional Way Of Remembering To Take My Medicine...Or is yours dysfunctional like mine? Please let us know in the comments below.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
Asthma Irritants: Smoke, Pollutants, Perfumes, and More...Strong scents can trigger a reaction that leads to airway narrowing.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Pain And Asthma: What Do Studies Show?...Asthma is not necessarily a painful syndrome, although it has been known to cause various sorts of pain, such as chest tightness and headaches.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Spiriva (tiotropium bromide)...This prevents airway muscles from tightening and causes the airway to open (bronchodilation).... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Community Views: Asthma and Comorbidities...Some people receive a diagnosis of asthma/COPD overlap syndrome. “I have moderate persistent asthma and stage 1 emphysema.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
What Is Wheezing?...There are many conditions that can cause a wheeze including, but not limited to: asthma, COPD, bronchitis, GERD, pneumonia, heart failure, vocal cord dysfunction... By Samuel Taylor4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Genetics and Asthma: A Brief Summary...In our case, be an airway cell, be an alveolar cell, or be an immune cell called a T-helper cell. ... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Effect of Ginger on Asthma...Being exposed to an asthma trigger can cause airway smooth muscle to become inflamed, so ginger may prove to be helpful in this situation.... By Ashlen Wilder2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Cough...Other common causes of chronic cough are postnasal drip syndrome, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), taking ACE inhibitors, colds, and exposure to... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
What Are Hyperactive Airways (Twitchy Airways)? ...That underlying airway inflammation must be treated every single day.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Chasing My Baseline...Sudden onset of an intense physical or emotional event can trigger broken heart syndrome. Not in my case.... By Patti Henry4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Types of Asthma...All types of asthma show airway inflammation. Many types have overlapping symptoms. But asthma types have key other differences, such as triggers.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
More Than My Asthma...My asthma diagnosis came later in my life, it was followed very quickly with GERD, then lung cancer, vocal cord dysfunction, excessive dynamic airway collapse... By Patti Henry3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments