cough variant asthma

[spockman]

i have cough variant asthma. It acts up from cold weather or when i get a cold which goes right to my lungs.. and brings on my cough variant asthma s also gets irrated from my reflux. Happens maybe once a yr ad goes away with albuterol and a steroid. Now got a bad virus cold coughed violently made reflux worse now Take breo ellipta with Albuterol. this time cant seem to get rid of this I tried breo once before it gave me a fungus on vocal cords . hope dont happen again

.Any body have this cough variant asthma made worse and reflux and what do you take to get rid if it this is different from regular asthma

[peege]

See the next post for asthma/ cold weather advice & information

[samhla]

I have the same type of Asthma and I get a flare up in cold weather or after an infection. Sometimes it just flares up for no apparent reason. I find that if I immediately up my symbicort from 1 puff twice a day to two puffs three times a day it helps. Usually takes at least three weeks for cough to settle. Night time is difficult as I cough and don’t get much sleep after 2.00am I also use a nasal,spray and that helps a bit with the phlegm at back of throat. It’s a very strange type of asthma and I generally find a lack of understanding about it. Peak flow doesn’t vary much even when I have a flare up but I check it just in case.

[JazzySalmon in reply to samhla]

I have this too and yes, no one seems to understand it. It took years for me to get diagnosed with it in the first place.

OP, I just have to increase my steroid to shorten the flare up. I've also started taking a mask with me now it's cold. I've only had to use it twice, but if I pop that on the second I realise there's an issue it prevents me from coughing for hours by giving me warm air to breathe. Of course I get funny looks and rude comments because I'm wearing a mask, but at least I'm not coughing!!

[peege in reply to JazzySalmon]

If it helps.......

Firstly I've been wearing a Buff (brand name) in cold weather since 2013 (when I joined this forum and someone told me about them). It's a fine jersey type knit, wear around my neck and pull it up over my nose & mouth just before I go outside., marvellous although I wear a kids size as I've a small head & they don't slip down. Personally I prefer natural fibres so I get fine Merino wool or bamboo. I've several and wouldn't be without them, they're treated so moisture wicks away so they don't end up a soggy mess - but anything is better than nothing to cover yr airways.

Secondly being a nose breather helps. The cold damp air has further to travel so warms a little on the way to the lungs.

Thirdly I use pursed lip breathing when a bit breathless, that's slowly & deeply in through the nose & out slowly through pursed lips

PS to spockman ..... I've been on Fostair MDI (spray type rather than powder) and its a MART inhaler (MART Maintenence And Reliever Therapy) which suits me very well as you can alter the doses as & when needed on MART regime which also suits me very well

[Gareth57]

are you taking anything for the reflux? It made a huge difference to me.

[Baldwyn]

I have cough varient Asthma too, with reflux, and my respiratory consultant has changed several things for me. First, I take 10 mls of Gaviscon Advance before bed. I've also stopped eating and drinking anything with sugar in it and it's made a tremendous difference to the reflux and therefore to the asthma. Secondly I've changed all my inhalers to Ciclesonide (Alvesco) and a separate inhaler of Formoterol, as combined inhalers made me cough more. I have an additional rescue inhaler of Salbutamol. I take an antihistamine every day, and use a Neilmed sinus rinse and a Mometasone Furoate nasal spray each day. This lot has all helped me, but you obviously have to take everyone's advice and see what suits you. Asthma isn't a one size fits all condition.

[Patk1]

Is yr reflux being treated- if not,it should as it can cause damage to airways