Up to 85% of asthmatics patients have symptoms of wheezing during or after exercise. Moreover, many patients diagnosed with allergies or asthma have family allergy history and bronchospasm. Bronchospasm or a bronchial spasm is a sudden constriction of the muscles in the walls of the bronchioles. Bronchospasm is one of the condition or tightness of the airways caused by exercise. (more…)

There is a lot of prescription drug usage occurring these days, and with those prescription medications, come dangerous side effects. Some of the common side effects associated with some very well known prescription asthma medications are shakiness, increased heart rate, irritability, sudden weight gain, vision problems, eye pain, stomach pain, headache, itching, hives, breathing problems, pain and swelling in the lower legs, mood swings, thinning skin, and insomnia. Now honestly, who asks for all of that when they take medication? (more…)

It is important that you understand what asthma medicine to flare up so that you can treat your asthma. Knowing how to control your asthma can help you to have a successful treatment and keep your asthma under control. Controlling your or your loved one’s asthma isn’t as difficult as it sounds. The basics of asthma treatment is actually pretty simple.

Let me tell you about my own asthma management story. For many years, I tried to treat my asthma with just rescue inhalers. Rescue inhalers would take care of the problem in the short term. It made the wheezing the difficulty breathing go away, but they didn’t treat the actual cause of my breathing problems. (more…)

Have you ever stepped into a crowded elevator, inhaled a whiff of fragrance and suddenly found yourself struggling to breathe? If this has happened to you, you are probably sensitive to scents and chemicals. Since these triggers are all around us, it is difficult to avoid unpleasant reactions. It is estimated that between 15 and 30 percent of Americans are allergic to certain everyday chemicals. Among asthma sufferers, 72% report that perfumes and colognes trigger attacks. Find out where these hidden allergens lurk and how to protect yourself. (more…)

I don’t know if anyone else has thought of doing this after being exposed to a cologne-doused coworkers or colleagues in your office or job’s environment. People are reluctant to complain to management or HR about problems like this, figuring nothing will be done.

Well, there is strength in numbers you know. If you don’t have immediate numbers of friends with breathing problems you can call on to complain along with you, (more…)

Asthma can be worsen if it is not treated properly. If you are one of the person who are having such illness, you already knew that hard facts. The things can turn into a problematic situation. Sometimes you don’t know when the next attack will come. Much of the time you depend on your inhaler to lessen the disease.

Asthma medications is the common way of controlling and assuring your asthma at times. But like many medical treatment, (more…)