Adding to the Diagram...One of the thoughts is that chronic airway inflammation, resulting in airway fibrosis, can lead to airway remodeling.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Cockroach Allergies...So, moving away from them is not quite like moving away from a pollen allergy.... By Samuel Taylor2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Welcome to Summer... with Asthma!...These types of symptoms are known as "food pollen syndrome."... By Kerri MacKay5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Humidity And Asthma: Is My House Humid Enough?...Lower airway dryness can lead to irritation, potentially making lungs more “twitchy” when exposed to an asthma trigger.... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Cardiac Asthma -- What You Need to Know...It could be that what you are experiencing is really the syndrome known as cardiac asthma, which isn't really asthma at all.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Vocal Cord Dysfunction Versus Asthma...Our asthma doctor asked if Daughter had ever been tested for vocal cord dysfunction (VCD)?... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Hot Weather Is Coming! Keep Breathing Easy With Your Asthma Even in the Heat...A study published a few years ago found that humid air actually increases airway inflammation and causes airways to narrow.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Links Between Dehydration And Asthma...So, this causes airway cells to give up some of their moisture to humidify inspired air. The end result here is localized airway dehydration.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
My East Coast Asthma Story: How It Started and How It’s Going...I had vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) that would start about 30 minutes after entering my office, so I was attending speech therapy.... By Lorene Alba, AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Are Mediators Of Inflammation? Part 1...This causes redness and swelling of airway walls. Some call it airway edema. Others call it airway inflammation.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
What Does Reversible Mean?...It’s a disease associated with chronic underlying airway inflammation. This makes airways twitchy.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Alvesco (ciclesonide)...It is an inhaled corticosteroid that reduces inflammation in the airway. This can prevent and control symptoms of asthma.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Asthma Subgroups: The Basics of Neutrophilic Asthma...This makes airway walls thicker. Thicker airway walls make the air passages narrower than normal.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Severe Asthma: What Is Airway Remodeling?...While there are a variety of reasons why someone might end up with severe asthma, one potential cause is airway remodeling.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis)...Inflammatory products in the nose might be inhaled into the lower airway.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Asthma and Hospitalization...attack include: If your asthma attack is very severe and dangerous, you may need to have a breathing tube inserted down your throat and into your airway... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Severe Asthma: Preventing & Treating Airway Remodeling...So, in a previous post, I described “What Airway Remodeling Is."... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Asthma Prevention and Control Medications...They reduce airway inflammation and sensitivity. Some examples of ICSs are: Generic forms of these ICSs are also available.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for later
Exercise-Induced Asthma...This type of asthma seems to be non-allergic, but people with cross-country skiers’ asthma do have airway inflammation.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for later
Complications of Asthma vs. Complications of COPD...This causes airway inflammation to get worse. So, this worsening airway inflammation irritates airway cells.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
