Thanks for the response. I know that asthma has also been linked to anxiety, either as a result of asthma flares or simply anxiety in general. And Lord knows anxiety causes headaches. I remember ha ving...
For further reading, I actually did some research on the comparison of SVN versus MDI. I wrote about it here: http://respiratorytherapycave.blogspot.com/2010/03/svns-work-no-better-than-simple-mdi.h tml...
It is true that so long as you are not having a bad asthma attack, so long as you can generate enough flow, an MDI WITH A SPACER works just as well as a breathing treatment. Study after study has con firmed...
I actually did some extensive research on this topic recently. I did so partly because I have asthma that does seem to be somewhat responsive to alcohol, and in part because I wanted to write about i t...
If it makes you feel any better, in February 1998 my asthma got so bad I required a breathing treatment every hour for about a week. However, my peak flow readings never wavered below my predicted no rmal...
The #1 sign that your asthma is not very well controlled is overuse of it. If you find you are needing your Ventolin more often than it is prescribed, it's time to call your doctor and try some other meds...