Is My Kid's Asthma My Fault?...There isn't a one-size-fits-all when it comes to asthma.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Can Asthma Change Over Time?...As a young adult, I struggled to live what other people would consider a normal life.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Ask the Advocates: Environmental Factors That Affect Asthma...I hate to admit it, but I smoked for many years as well, out of habit, as a vice.... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Learned Empowerment: Asthma Education for Adults...the Web has provided is not the right one for you?... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Tips for Teaching Your Child Proper Inhaler Technique...Whether the patient is an adult, teenager, or younger child, proper inhaler technique is an important tool in asthma control.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Types of Asthma...Some people show symptoms of asthma for the first time as an adult.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Asthma, Weight, and Obesity...People—especially adult women—who are obese are more likely to develop asthma.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
You’re Too Complicated...Instead of being an adult and being able to say she messed up with my care or miscalculated something.... By AWorkman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Asthma Self-Management Skills: Why Do I Need to Learn Them?...The American Lung Association offers asthma programs to help you learn asthma self-management skills, including the adult-focused asthma self-management... By American Lung Association4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
PTSD from Asthma?...My three adult children and I all live with allergies and asthma (including food allergies).... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Let’s Talk Inhaled Corticosteroid Side Effects...One study showed children using ICS obtained their predicted adult height regardless of ICS use.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Robot Revolution...I dutifully don my dust mask and break out the vacuum at least once a month.... By Kat Tynan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome: Could Occupation Have an Impact?...And while asthma is more common during childhood, COPD is more common in older adults.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
"What's Your Personal Best on Your Peak Flow? Hmmm?"...A child will have a lower reading than an adult (because kids naturally have smaller lungs).... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Have You Experienced Asthma While On Vacation? I Have!...As an adult, I have not needed an ER during any vacation. But asthma still shows its ugly head on vacations from time to time.... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
How Does Dust Affect Asthma?...I know that dust is one of my worst asthma triggers, so I wore a dust mask to protect my cranky lungs. I have always been extra... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Being Prepared for the Summer Months...If I look back at all my hospital admissions as a child, teenager, and adult, the one thing they all had in common was that they - nearly... By Peter Bunting2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Do You Carry Your Spacer With You?...As an adult, I find it easier to use a spacer. I just keep it in my work bag. This bag pretty much goes with me wherever I go.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
RSV: Who Is REALLY at Risk?...Preventing RSV can include the basics: hand washing, covering your nose when you sneeze so you don't infect others, etc.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What is Allergic Asthma?...This includes about 90% of child asthmatics, and 50% of adult asthmatics.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments