Asthma
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Asthma Cure
Asked by A.A. from Dallas
on November 18, 2008
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Has anyone benefitted from Karon Beattie's Report on Asthma? Is she for real?
Thanks,
AA
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- As a respiratory therapist health care provider, I can confidentally say, there is NO CURE for asthma. Yes we can do things to lessen the triggars, symptoms etc, but i...
- I've never heard of it. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is...... Let me guess....you have to pay some sort of fee for the info or sign up to sell someth...
- I know alot of people have made their asthma almost nil with changing their products in their home to ones that don't have chemicals, toxins or fumes. It makes a huge ...
Filter for Asthma
Asked by D.D. from Pittsburgh
on October 3, 2011
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Anyone know of a filter in the kids room that can help with asthma in room??
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- Being an asthmatic myself, my first question was what are her triggers. Asthma is a chronic illness that has different triggers for different people. Dust may or may...
- We purchased one for our daughters room. We used a Hunter Air machine.. You change out the filters about every 8 weeks.. Down here it is so dusty and pollen filled...
- Any diagnosed triggers?
Children with Asthma
Asked by A.M. from New York
on March 1, 2007
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Hello, I have recently taken both of my children (ages 4 & 2) to the doctor for coughs and cold symptons. They have both been put on a nebulizer for the first time ev...
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- Hi, I went through the same thing with my kids, one at a time, with the cough and cold symptoms. The older pediatrician in the practice I go to put my eldest on an inh...
- I have a 3yr old son who has asthma, he developed it at around 18mths. He was put on a nebulizer till just recently when they changed him to a advair inhaler 2puffs a ...
- I'm still getting over a horrible cold where my doctor put me on a Albutorol inhaler. I had a lot of constriction in my chest and I couldn't catch my breath especiall...
Allergies & Asthma
Asked by S.M. from Jacksonville
on January 4, 2007
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my child is 15months and 1 day old and she has asthma and has been having a nast cough like she is about to have asthma attract and it scare to say that i'm going to ...
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- By all means take your baby to the doctor. you mentioned you are military...do you go to military clinics/doctors or do you Tricare Standard/Prime to Civillian? If y...
- Take her to the doctor, they will probably but her on some steroids and breathing treatments. Ask the doctor about putting her on soy or rice milk, and a wheat free d...
- you poor baby girl i know what you are going through my daughter was diagnossed with astma at 6 months old.. she cannot take cough meds because they cause mucus to go ...
Eczema and Asthma
Asked by A.V. from Phoenix
on February 9, 2010
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I read in the August 2009 American Baby magazine that 70% of children who have eczema will at some point develop asthma. Has anyone experienced this?
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- I will dis agree... As my doctor explained it Asthama is the eczema of the lungs or that eczema is the asthama of the skin.. When there is an allegy in the body it...
- I had eczema and asthma until I was about 12 when I "grew out of it". I never really thought much about the two being related until I had my son. He has mild eczema...
- Interesting. My son is 8 and has terrible eczema but no asthma what so ever. No one on either side of our families has asthma, but I do have a cousin with eczema. A...
Birds and Asthma
Asked by A.D. from San Antonio
on December 15, 2008
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My daughter is really wanting a parakeet or pair of parakeets...she has been asking for quite some time. I have also been very interested in having some. That being ...
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- I have severe allergies and asthma. As a child we had a parakeet and we had to get rid of it. It irritated my allergies severely which in turn severely aggravated my...
- Hi - my aunt has been a nurse for over 25 years and she has told me on multiple occassions that many of her patients with lung problems have birds. She says it is ind...
- My brother had lung issues and never had a problem with our cockatiels we had growing up. They were great pets, but you do have to keep the cage clean. Most people are...
Asthma and Allergies
Asked by V.S. from Houston
on October 20, 2010
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With Asthma and Allergies would it be better to live in East Texas (Tyler area) or West Texas (Midland area)?
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- It depends what you are allergic to, and what triggers your asthma.
- It depends on your allergies, but I can tell you that if you are allergic to pollen, mold, etc Tyler will be difficult for you. I am from Tyler and my husband suffers...
- I'm guessing it all depends on what the asthma triggers are and what the exact allergies are.
Arizona and Asthma
Asked by M.O. from Phoenix
on January 5, 2007
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My niece's four children all have terrible asthma they live in Ohio and her doctor is telling her that maybe she should think about moving to Arizona because it will h...
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- First off, cats will make asthma worse. Period, end of story. There are supposedly a few breeds that "don't have dander", but my daughter (who has terrible allergies)...
- It's a myth. I thought the same thing when I moved here from Massachusetts but my ashma actually got worse. If you'll notice especially during the summer that the ne...
- My son is 4 and he has asthma. We moved to Arizona a year ago from Missouri and I didn't notice any improvement so I think all that is a myth. Besides, my allergies ...
Singular for Asthma?
Asked by J.P. from Sacramento
on January 5, 2009
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Does anyone here have their child on a daily dose of Singular to keep asthma at bay? The pediatrician we just saw (son had a cold and asthma flared up) prescribed it, ...
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- My son, now 5, has been taking singulair for asthma since he was 1. We have not noticed any side effects. We went from needing the inhaler several times a week, to n...
- Wait if you can and talk to his regualr doctor. Always better to get a second opinion anyway. I thought singular was only for adults. Do the research, talk to your ...
- Hi, I wanted to share a few thoughts with you. In the medical world.. the premise is 'symptom - medication'. A Asthma and/or Allergies diagnosis is that of sym...
Nebulizer = Asthma?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on February 1, 2011
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Every time my 20-month-old son gets sick, the dr hears wheezing in his chest and gets him on Xopenex to clear up his lungs (administered via nebulizer). My Dr. then s...
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- I do have asthma, and it is triggered by illness and by the cold. I wouldn't say at 20 months it is a definite diagnosis, but it could be asthma and only be trigger...
- My son is almost 7 and he has cold/allergy induced asthma. And that is to say that usually when he gets a cold his asthma flares up. Or when he is exposed to somethi...
- Hi SS- Just another thought...there may be a reluctance to 'officially' diagnose it as asthma as it may then become a 'pre existing' condition? Things seem a bit u...
