Category of asthma

[Saj123456]

Hi, can anyone tell me if by taking one puff of Symbicort 200, morning and one puff at night, what level of asthma is this classed as? No other medication and asthma seems fine overall. Weighing up what category I would fall in

[EmmaF91 Community Ambassador]

asthma.org.uk/advice/trigge...

Near the bottom is the chart of inhalers for you to check against

From the looks of it you fall in to the social distancing group, rather than the shielding group.

Hope this helps

[Mark-f]

I would say if all you need is a few inhalers and it’s under control ... then it’s mild ... I’m in the servere category.. 4 inhalers , 25 tablets daily , continuous oral steroid tablets and monthly specialist biological treatment at the royal Brompton... I revived a text to stay in for 12 weeks !! 😰

[DeanSamson in reply to Mark-f]

All I take is 3 inhalers and I got the text stay home for 12 weeks. 😭😭😭

[Alliecat]

I take Revlar Elipta and Montelukast.. and was in hospital more than once this year... but no text yet about shielding as yet... work needs to know if I have to shield or not...ughhh

[clare86]

It’s not really completely about medication. If your asthma is well controlled and you don’t have frequent episodes of attacks, then you are not classed as severe.

If you have brittle unpredictable asthma resulting in numerous hospital admissions and being under the care of a specialist chest consultant, then you are at risk.

My chest consultant is in the thick of treating and research of covid19.

The best advice he can give is to keep taking preventer inhalers and ignore any social media. There is a protective element in prevent inhalers against the covid19 virus

[Saj123456]

Hi hope everyone is well.

I used to fly regularly before the onset of asthma. Since having asthma I have not flown for over a decade as I have concerns how it may impact my asthma.

My understanding is the oxygen in a plane is pretty much the same level as in say a hotel room. My asthma is well controlled and I take a preventor daily.

I’m thinking it’s a wee phobia I may have developed as my last flight was when I had asthma early days which wasn’t well controlled at the time, and it was an anxious flight experience.

However that was then, and I’m wondering to those on this forum that do fly what there experience is with their asthma.

I am convinced there is a physiological element to this, and I’m looking to fly again but just concerned about the asthma side of things.

Be good to hear what other peoples experience is when flying.

Thank you