Adult Asthma- Developing Asthma Symptoms After Childhood
Many people probably do not think about asthma and sex together until one affects the other. Sex is an important part of many of our lives and asthma has the potential to significantly impact it. Does asthma affect your sex life? What do you do about it?
Did you know there are several different types of asthma? While there are similarities, there are also important differences in the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Learn what you need to know and do to figure out what type of asthma you have.
Are you short of breath, always coughing, or hearing yourself wheezing? Understanding the symptoms of asthma is one of the first steps in getting a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
What is wheezing? What does it sound like? What do I need to do about it? Learn what you need to know and to related to wheezing.
Learn if you might be at risk for a fatal asthma attack and what you need to do if you are.
If your asthma is not well controlled despite your best efforts, you may want to consider asking your asthma provider about these five problems that may contribute to uncontrolled asthma. Treating any of these problems may lead to noticeable improvements.
Do you wheeze, cough, or feel short of breath when you get to work? Occupational asthma is a common work related respiratory condition. Learn what you need to know and do if you suspect your workplace is causing symptoms or making your asthma worse.
If you wheeze, cough, or develop shortness of breath with exercise, you may have exercise induced asthma. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this common problem.
Sometimes cough alone may be the only symptom of asthma. Learn about this asthma type, how it is diagnosed, and treated.
A whole host of exposures in the workplace may cause or make your asthma worse. What are you exposed to and what are you doing about it?
While there are classic symptoms of asthma- cough, shortness or breath, and chest tightness, every patient is different. What were your symptoms?
During the process of being diagnosed with asthma or during the course of your treatment, you are likely to undergo a number of different types of tests. Some of the tests you may undergo fairly frequently, while you may never undergo others. Some you can do at home, while others may require you to go to your asthma pr…
Sometimes bronchoprovocation challenge testing is necessary in diagnosing asthma.
Based on your symptoms you can determine how well your asthma is controlled.
Spirometry is an important tool in both the diagnosis and management of asthma. Learn what you need to know about spirometry.
Performing peak flow is important for your asthma. Learn why. Learn how to perform peak flow correctly.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a common condition that can lead to uncontrolled asthma symptoms.
Basic facts regarding adult asthma from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma
