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Hi I've just been diagnosed with asthma it was triggered by pneumonia and bronchitis and I ended up in hospital I have had a spirometry test which showed...

Hi I've just been diagnosed with asthma it was triggered by pneumonia and bronch...

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•9 years ago

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So frustrating

I've asthma for many years. By and large it used to be very well controlled. Since before Christmas it's been one episode after another. Struggled over...

I've asthma for many years. By and large it used to be very well controlled. Si...

Dizzy412

•9 years ago

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idle curiosity

Being off sick my brain has time to wander LOL I was just wondering if anyone knew for the purposes of travel insurance etc does a combination inhaler count...

Being off sick my brain has time to wander LOL I was just wondering if anyone k...

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•9 years ago

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Sleep and asthma

Hello I'm a severe asthmatic and I'm going through a tough patch at minute which I can't disclose on here however it has resulted in e having to stay up all...

Hello I'm a severe asthmatic and I'm going through a tough patch at minute which...

TGreaves

•9 years ago

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H.A.P.E.

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema can manifest as an asthma-like attack. H.A.P.E can also cause a heart attack if not diagnosed quickly enough. I told doctor in...

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema can manifest as an asthma-like attack. H.A.P.E can...

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•9 years ago

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Peak Flow Variability

Hi everyone Sorry I keep posting questions on here, but I'm still only learning - despite having mild ""asthma"" since I was about 2 years old. I'm now 22...

Hi everyone Sorry I keep posting questions on here, but I'm still only learning...

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•9 years ago

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Google Earth

Asthma victims can use Google Earth to determine their elevations above sea level where atmospheric air pressures are usually lower and likely to cause...

Asthma victims can use Google Earth to determine their elevations above sea leve...

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•9 years ago

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Obesity

It might be helpful for asthmatics to take a look at seriously overweight people. You can see that their bodies have grown but will not be able to see that...

It might be helpful for asthmatics to take a look at seriously overweight people...

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•9 years ago

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Medications

Can anyone who has been on the med Montelukist tell me hoe long it takes to kick in please

Can anyone who has been on the med Montelukist tell me hoe long it takes to kick...

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•9 years ago

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Forum topic

I have tried countless times to put a query on General forum but as soon as I hit the post button the page turns blue and freezes been trying 2 nights now...

I have tried countless times to put a query on General forum but as soon as I hi...

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•9 years ago

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Infection or flare up??

I've had a virus for the last 5-6 days that wiped me..heavy head cold, temp etc. Anyway, I'm now wheezy!! Every time I cough, there is sooo much gunk on my...

I've had a virus for the last 5-6 days that wiped me..heavy head cold, temp etc....

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•9 years ago

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Asthma attacks and hyperventilating

Hi my son had a asthma attack on Friday morning and has had lots since he was seen by the doctors in A and E he was given steroids for three days too. We was...

Hi my son had a asthma attack on Friday morning and has had lots since he was se...

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•9 years ago

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wheeze cos steroids finished?

I've got a chest infection and been on steroids / antibiotics since last wednesday. My steroids ran out yesterday and today i feel a bit wheezier. I would've...

I've got a chest infection and been on steroids / antibiotics since last wednesd...

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•9 years ago

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feeling sorry for myself ;-(

Currently in bed feeling sorry for myself, any recommendations to while away the hours rather than just watching TV? I've managed to get some wierd virus...

Currently in bed feeling sorry for myself, any recommendations to while away th...

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•9 years ago

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Someone stole my oxygen

Right, here's an odd one. I don't think anyone had similar experiences, but it's worth a shot. I had a first asthma attack in July last year and have been...

Right, here's an odd one. I don't think anyone had similar experiences, but it's...

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•9 years ago

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asthma and humidity

I am very lucky to be jetting off to the Caribbean in a few months time for a weeks r & r on the beach, I just wondered if I'm likely to find the humidity...

I am very lucky to be jetting off to the Caribbean in a few months time for a we...

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•9 years ago

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Wood smoke

Hi, just wondering what the view of asthma UK is on the recent proliferation of wood burning stoves? These give me a real problem. Two years ago I lived in an...

Hi, just wondering what the view of asthma UK is on the recent proliferation of ...

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•9 years ago

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Synacthen test shows cortisol/adrenal deficiency

]Hi, our son is 12 and has always had quite bad asthma - we've just been to see a new consultant today as his medication was upped to Seretide 250 2 puffs...

]Hi, our son is 12 and has always had quite bad asthma - we've just been to see ...

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•9 years ago

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Antihistamines (Citirizine) helping asthma?

Does anyone else find Citirizine or other anthistamines help their asthma? I was feeling a bit tight chested, took one, and my tight chest went away?? Also,...

Does anyone else find Citirizine or other anthistamines help their asthma? I wa...

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•9 years ago

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Rapid breathing and heart rate

Hi there. I've been on seretide for several months but keep keep getting flares up. Yesterday had huge quantity of ventolin got emergency appoint with gp. Saw...

Hi there. I've been on seretide for several months but keep keep getting flares...

Dizzy412

•9 years ago

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dirty rotten asthma & chest infection :-(

I'm fed up, it hurts to breathe!!! I was up from about 3.30am this morning struggling to breathe and i've just got back from the doctor's. She said i've got...

I'm fed up, it hurts to breathe!!! I was up from about 3.30am this morning str...

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•9 years ago

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how to contact the forum admins

can someone tell me how to contact the forum admins? I am sorry to open this topic, but I could not find any option

can someone tell me how to contact the forum admins? I am sorry to open this top...

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•9 years ago

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New mummy here

Hi Everyone, I'm Amy, new to the site... finding the site very helpful and finally feeling a little better about my daughter... always been a wheezy child,...

Hi Everyone, I'm Amy, new to the site... finding the site very helpful and final...

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•9 years ago

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Going from cold to hot

Has anyone else had trouble when going from outside in the cold to inside? I have always noticed a difference but last month or so it's got harder and harder...

Has anyone else had trouble when going from outside in the cold to inside? I hav...

cconsta1

•9 years ago

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FENO TEST

Hi Guys, I had a FENO test to today and it came back as 70ppb which is very high I'm told and was immediately started on pred..any1 else have experience of...

Hi Guys, I had a FENO test to today and it came back as 70ppb which is very hig...

Irishboy

•9 years ago

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Cough Variant Asthma, anything working?

Hi all I'm new to the forum but sadly not to CVA :( Having had the worst 12 months ever I basically sat in the GP clinic & refused to move on Friday. I feel...

Hi all I'm new to the forum but sadly not to CVA :( Having had the worst 12 m...

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•9 years ago

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Bedding, vacuuum

Do folk have recommendations for anti-mite covers, quilts etc ? I've found that I can relieve wheezing and rhinitis by just buying a new cheapo duvet. What...

Do folk have recommendations for anti-mite covers, quilts etc ? I've found that ...

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•9 years ago

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What measures do you take to prevent asthma?

Hi Guys! I am a design student, currently undertaking a project on Asthma! As an sufferer of asthma I was amazed when I moved away from home, and my asthma...

Hi Guys! I am a design student, currently undertaking a project on Asthma! As ...

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•9 years ago

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Morning exercise and inhalers question

Hi I've noticed that I struggle in the evening so wasn't to start working out in the morning. Can I use both my inhalers (Symbicort and ventolin) at similar...

Hi I've noticed that I struggle in the evening so wasn't to start working out i...

Janna123

•9 years ago

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GP Questioning Diagnosis

Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with Asthma, I am 36 so this is adult onset. My journey started a couple of years ago when I had a bad flare up...

Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with Asthma, I am 36 so this is adult on...

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•9 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for January 2015

Medical

So frustrating

idle curiosity

Sleep and asthma

H.A.P.E.

Peak Flow Variability

Google Earth

Obesity

Medications

Forum topic

Infection or flare up??

Asthma attacks and hyperventilating

wheeze cos steroids finished?

feeling sorry for myself ;-(

Someone stole my oxygen

asthma and humidity

Wood smoke

Synacthen test shows cortisol/adrenal deficiency

Antihistamines (Citirizine) helping asthma?

Rapid breathing and heart rate

dirty rotten asthma & chest infection :-(

how to contact the forum admins

New mummy here

Going from cold to hot

FENO TEST

Cough Variant Asthma, anything working?

Bedding, vacuuum

What measures do you take to prevent asthma?

Morning exercise and inhalers question

GP Questioning Diagnosis

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