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Expert_badge Rick Frea

Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

How Are the Lungs Affected by Stress?

"You're just like everybody else... Pressure!"   So sang Billy Joel in  his 1982 hit.  Joel also has asthma.  Perhaps he didn't know pressure (stress) can affect the lungs, or he might have added this little tid bit to his song.    "His asthma hit... He felt like a fish out of water... Pressure!"  He may have... Read moreChevron
posted 04/26/2011, comments (0)|
Contributor_badge Sara Roswell

Stress and Asthma: The Vicious Circle

I frequently say that the hardest part about asthma actually isn’t that you can’t breathe, although it definitely isn’t fun, it’s the vicious circle of stress that asthma creates. With asthma, comes a lot of stress. You worry about remembering your medications, about avoiding triggers, about how you’re feeling, about... Read moreChevron
posted 04/07/2011, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Fred Little

Fred Little

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Doctor and Asthma Expert

Can emotional stress exacerbate asthma?

In this entry, I would like to discuss the connection between stress, stressful life events, and their effect on asthma control. While the connection is still being worked out, there is evidence not only from clinical experience, but in research studies in humans and animals that stress can aggravate asthma.   Stress and asthma There are... Read moreChevron

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