5 Tips to Manage Your Triggers for Better Asthma Control...medication, whether as a preventive measure, in the case of daily controller medicines, or after you're exposed to a trigger, in the case of quick-relief inhalers... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Causes Asthma Cough Reflex and Throat Clearing? ...These irritants may include things you inhale. Examples include respiratory viruses or microscopic particles.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Asthma In My Family...I was the unfortunate one to get all of dad's asthma genes and mom’s allergy/asthma genes, and these genes interacted with substances in the air I inhaled... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Cough...It may take up to eight weeks for the cough to go away after starting inhaled corticosteroids.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Community Views: Asthma and Comorbidities...The immune system mistakes a substance as a threat, for example: Your immune system then produces antibodies to fight the supposed invader.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
What Is Wheezing?...A separate meta-analysis looked at how daily inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) affected preschoolers with a reoccurring wheeze.... By Samuel Taylor4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Discussing Allergies and Sensitivities with Dr. Corinna Bowser, MD...Her understanding of the respiratory system gives her the ability to manage asthma in patients of all ages, using either rescue inhalers or long-term control... By Asthma.net Team4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Ask the Advocates: Asthma Self-Care Practices...Typically, in those years, I was able to use inhalers like Primatene Mist (over-the-counter), the Bronkometer (Isoetharine), Isuprel (isoproterenol) and... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Can You Die From an Asthma Attack?...I taught my kids: And now they are now teaching their colleagues how to use their inhalers properly! They actually listened to me over the years!... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Asthma Triggers: The Respiratory Virus (Cold and flu)...They are seemingly everywhere, and easily enter our bodies when we inhale, eat, or touch surfaces and then our eyes, noses, or mouths. No.... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Understanding the Role of the Allergic Cascade in Asthma Attacks...Other medications, such as inhaled steroids, aim to decrease the inflammation common to late phase.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Carpet and Asthma: What’s The Deal?...These things can easily become airborne and inhaled. This is especially true when vacuuming. The remedy here is a different type of flooring.... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
New Account, Moderate to Severe Asthma, & Started Allergy Shots...They put me on BREO 200mcg/25mcg alongside my Singulair, so I don't have to use my rescue inhaler as much during the allergy shots since I still ended...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesInhalersAllergiesSevere Asthma
Playing Hard with Asthma: How Kids Feel About Exercise with Asthma...that the kids in the study generally "knew their limits" in response to their asthma, and knew how to do--including taking a break and/or using their inhalers... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Choosing Summer Activities for Kids With Asthma and Allergies...And of course, ask about camp policies about if your child is able to self-carry their inhalers and epinephrine injectors, if their counselor or group... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Types of Asthma...Treatment includes standard inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
What Happens During An Asthma Attack?...When you inhale, it may feel like you can’t take in a complete breath. Dyspnea.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Effects of Coffee on Asthma...However, in the days before rescue inhalers, it probably would have been a viable option.... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
Living With Asthma Before Inhaled Steroids...Long story short, when asthma was finally treated as an inflammatory disease and inhaled steroids were used, it was life-changing for me.... By elizabetha1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Managing Asthma While You Are Pregnant...These “safer” medicines include short-acting inhaled bronchodilators, some inhaled steroids (like budesonide), and medicines like montelukast (Singulair... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later