Hi , I am the mother of a current 18 year old track athlete. My daughter was diagnosed with asthma after dance practice when she was @ 12. Never really had a problem like this past summer and year. Severe asthma attacks every single day, at times a severe then a small one afterwards. She is planning on going to Iowa to college to run. How does asthma and cold weather work? We are from South Texas, really concerned.
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Hi Cdneg4kids,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your story!
I am sorry to hear that your daughter has had severe asthma attacks! It's always so scary as a parent to see your child have any health issues...
Every one's asthma is different- with different triggers.
Suggestions to consider-
Premedicate per your doctor's orders
Warming-up before exercise and cooling down afterward
Staying hydrated
Minimizing exercise outside when asthma triggers are present such as cold air
Breathing through the nose or wearing a scarf, particularly during cold weather, to protect against cold air.
Hope this helps.
Take care,
Cara
Good advice - but instead of a scarf for breathing in cold weather check with a doctor on recommended cold weather masks. From basic to techy there are many out there. I searched google for cold weather mask. Here are 2; coldavenger.com/pages/prote...
and achooallergy.com/cold-weath...
But there are many more out there.