I'd really say that a person should avoid their TRIGGERS [things that make their asthma worse like dust, pollution or smoke], but never avoid DOING anything! Exercise should NEVER be avoided!
Indeed, it could be asthma even if he only has coughing as a symptom. Coughing was my first asthma symptom, but it's extended into coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. If he does have asthma...
I agree with Stephen on the above, also. Nebbing before and after hard activity is, for me, far more effective at warding off flares during and after exercise rather than just doing inhalers. (Of co urse...
Apparently there are no clinical benefits of using a nebulizer as opposed to an inhaler and spacer. However, as an asthmatic I feel that I DO respond better to nebulizer treatments of Ventolin(salbuta mol...
Aspirin and other NSAIDs can also be asthma triggers in some (but certainly not all) people. The Foradil aerolizer is another dry powder inhaler containing formoterol, the same bronchodilator compone nt...
If you're taking several medications simultaneously, it could be that just ONE is causing the problem and changing medications may help the issues you're experiencing.
Hi Jeanina
Yes, they're the same drug. Both rhinitis and asthma symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation. Beclomethasone is a corticosteroid which brings down inflammation in the respirat ory...