How Do High Altitude Affect People With Asthma?

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How Do High Altitudes Affect People with Asthma?

So what is the effect on high altitudes on asthma? If I board an airplane, will this make my asthma worse? What if you climb to the top of a mountain?

These are common questions I've had to answer over the years. In fact, when I traveled to Denver in 1985 to stay at the asthma hospital -- Denver is a mile high -- this was one of the questions my parents asked. 

If high altitudes affect your asthma, it's due to one of the following:

  • Air is cooler and drier at higher altitudes. As I noted in this...
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