When asthma takes your breath away, you reach for your inhaler. This can happen anywhere at any time and often people around will ask you about it. Telling them you have asthma may put you in an uncomfortable situation. They may start asking questions and giving you tons of advice based on misconceptions about the …
Your child has asthma, and it is frightening to know that he or she is always at risk of an asthma attack. If it happens, you might be shocked, scared, and confused. However, knowing what to do in a moment like this could make the difference. How to know your child is having an asthma …
Helpless. That’s how you feel when you have a child with asthma. About 7 million children in the U.S. suffer from asthma, and the numbers keep rising. Managing asthma for a child is very difficult especially since they are dependent on you to make the right decisions for them. As a parent, the first thing …
As deadlines, chores, and everyday life activities pile up you may start to feel your airways become inflamed, and breathing becoming more difficult. All the early signs of an asthma attack are present, but there are no visible triggers nearby. Stress, like dust mites, pollen or smoke, can be a common asthma trigger in some …
Thinking about dating, relationships, and sex might be nerve-racking for everyone, but it can be especially challenging for those suffering from asthma. You see your date across the restaurant, feel your chest start to tighten, your breath is shortened and you consider walking out the door before you start wheezing. Reaching for your inhaler can …
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects more than 30 million Americans. Mainly caused by cigarette smoking, COPD symptoms don’t usually become apparent until there is significant lung damage. In Florida alone, 7.1% of the population is affected by COPD. With symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing, COPD is often misdiagnosed as asthma, …
For most Americans, May represents the 5th month of the year, the end of the school semester, and the beginning of summer. Unfortunately, for 24 million Americans it might also represent the time of the year when breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing become a daily fear. May has been declared National Asthma and Allergy Awareness …
