Symptoms of bronchial asthma include difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness and coughing. Discover how mucus plugs can cause coughing at night for someone with bronchial asthma with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing.

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They seem like they may help for this type of cold and congestion, but I’ve only ever heard it used for asthma. Anyone ever use it for a cold? Does it work better then the traditional OTC meds for a cold?

some people do use it for colds to help open up their airway when they are congested. I don’t think it does much for cold symptoms. Depends on what your symptoms are, but if you’re congested with a cold, try Advil cold and sinus (behind the counter because it has sudafed in it).

The track season is just 1 week in and spots for the 4×4 this year are going to be tight. We should be at least top 8 in the state this year. would it be unethical for me to get powerbreathe to cope with my asthma symptoms and strengthen my lungs quicker? The product just looks like a bigger asthma inhaler but i dont want to get myself disqualifed or banned because of cheating.

You need an inhaler bc you have asthma so I’d use it. Just take it 10 mins before hand. You won’t be disqualified bc you have a medical condition requiring treatment

Symptoms of skin asthma, also known as dermatitis or eczema, include skin that has become inflamed, dry and itchy. Find out how scratching skin asthma can result in an increase of infections with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on asthma symptoms.

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I have mild-moterate asthma and when I exercise it gets MUCH worse… (obvioslly) I take a inhaler before i exercise but it doesnt help all that much it just helps a bit. Is there ANYTHING That can reduce the symptoms? Oh and if it matters i’m 13. Thank You in advance! Kayla5654
I already have a spacer and i can’t use my inhaler without it otherwise i can’t do it.

I know you need to take it 30 minutes before you excercise. Another problem with those who workout is the weather. The cold air will probably get to you.

I think that I may have it.

Can someone please tell me what the symptoms of asthma are… and how do you know you have it?

Thanks.

Common asthma symptoms include:
Coughing. Coughing from asthma is often worse at night or early in the morning, making it hard to sleep.
Wheezing. Wheezing is a whistling or squeaky sound when you breathe.
Chest tightness. This can feel like something is squeezing or sitting on your chest.
Shortness of breath. Some people say they can’t catch their breath, or they feel breathless or out of breath. You may feel like you can’t get enough air in or out of your lungs.
Faster breathing or noisy breathing.
The only way to know for sure would be to see your doctor.

He’s having headaches, trouble breathing, trouble sleeping, coughing at night. I have brought him to the doctor for this and he says its allergies and prescribed Zyrtec which didn’t help at all. What are the symptoms of asthma, especially in a child?

I was about his age when i was diagnosed with asthma.
I know that my symptoms were:
Shortness of breath
wheezing
coughing fits
being sick in the morning
i could barely walk up stairs without getting out of breath
i found it hard to breath when i got upset or stressed in any way, much like a panic attack.

I really hope this helps, cause i hated being asthmatic.
I grew out of it though, so he has it im sure he will too.

What are the different types of asthma (sports, bronchial, etc) and what are the symptoms/treatment of each?

Signs and symptoms are different for everyone however they are the same for the one person who has asthma. In other words, one person may cough uncontrollably with their asthma attack. That cough would happen with a sports induced attack or a cold air induced attack. It should be the same.

Someone else may wheeze with their asthma attacks to the same triggers.

The key to managing asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them as much as possible. If you are unable to avoid your triggers you will need medication to help. Controller medications are taken everyday and help prevent attacks. These medications include Singulair, inhaled steroids and oral steroids.

Rescue medications are use to reverse an attack. the two most common rescue medication are albuterol (provental or ventelin) or Xopenex.

Check out the links below for more information.

I have heard that tea could help relieve asthma symptoms, but I don’t know if it’s green or black, and if there are any herba/ teas that might help.

In theory, there are two things about tea that can help: the steam/hot liquid (which is a wash in comparison) and the bromoxanthines like caffeine. These chemicals have weak bronchodilator properties, enough for people to talk about but not enough to be useful. Your rescue inhaler is several orders of magnitude more potent.
There may also be something immeasurable here. Before rescue inhalers were ubiquitous, the primary drug used for asthma was a stronger bromoxanthine-type drug, theophylline. It’s fallen out of favor in both asthma and COPD for the most part, because the combination of theophylline and albuterol, as an example, shows no measurable benefit over albuterol alone. And yet some patients, more with COPD than asthma, feel like they’re breathing better even when their spirometry shows no improvement.
If you want to experiment, I’d think the strongest, blackest tea you can stand would be the thing to try first.

A chronic cough in a child is one that lasts longer than four weeks, and this is caused by irritants to the respiratory system. Find out why it’s important to get a proper diagnosis when attempting to get treatment for a chronic cough with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on asthma symptoms.

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