If common sense were to prevail, no person would ever smoke in front of kids -- especially kids with asthma. Yet we all know it happens.
Just the other day I was paged to do a breathing treatment on a six-year-old boy with asthma. I couldn't help but notice that both parents reeked of cigarette smoke.
As a... Read more
Most asthma experts would say that no matter how bad your asthma is you should exercise. I can think of no better example of this than Stephen Gaudet, aka Breathin' Stephen. Despite being a severe, persistent asthmatic, he has qualified for the Boston Marathon.
He is the perfect example of the Hard Luck Asthmatic,... Read more
Being a gallant asthmatic means more than simply taking all your medicines compliantly and having an Asthma Action Plan. It also involves knowing what your asthma triggers are and how to deal with them.
We asthmatics often have chronically inflamed air passages that are sensitive to certain asthma triggers. A trigger is... Read more
So, you've come to the realization that you are not the best asthmatic -- you're like Joe Goofus. You use your inhaler way too often and you recognize -- perhaps from reading my post "the 31 signs you might be a bronchodilatoraholic" -- that you overuse your rescue inhaler.
Now you are wondering, "What do I do to break my... Read more
In a previous post I described for you the 31 signs you are overusing your (bronchodilator) rescue inhaler. In this post I would like to provide you the signs you are using your rescue inhaler correctly.
Most doctors recommend asthmatics carry a rescue inhaler with them at all times. Not only that, but every... Read more
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