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Asthma Allergy

Grass pollen is killin' me….

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I live in the southeastern part of the US and since last Thurs., I have been miserable. Woke up Thurs sneezing and by that night my sinuses ran down my throat. This weekend my throat was so raw and inflammed it felt like someone had their hand around my throat. My [...]

Pain like lung stick together

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Wow, that’s interesting.  I have a pain in a particular spot in the right > side.  Mine happens when I inhale, but only when I am doing "fairly well," > so am not struggling for breath, and am able to fill that [...]

Asthma as a food allergy

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I have fairly mild asthma, diagnosed as a teen, (I’m now 29), only use Albuterol on occasion, a few times a month. Used to use Serevent but not anymore. My asthma seems to be mostly food induced, I will wake up wheezy all night long after having wine or wine coolers (sulfites, [...]

Removing mould

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, I have a two year old with asthma and am trying to eradicate the mould > in my house. If anyone has any tips on how to remove the mould on my > bathroom ceiling, I’d appreciate it. > Lisa (Halifax, NS) > [...]

Strangest early warning signs

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> I’ve noticed that PMS seems to worsen my asthma symptoms, and I’ve heard > reports that peri-menopause is a time when adult-onset asthma starts or > "outgrown" childhood asthma resurfaces for many women.  I’m not sure about > men, but they seem to have their own mid-life issues, so I suspect [...]

Bloody nose

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> Hi all.  I am 21/f with mild asthma and allergies, I take Advair 100 and once a > day Claritin.  I have noticed over the last six months or so that every time I > blow my nose there is blood on the tissue, sometimes alot.  I don’t experience > [...]

Asthma Question

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Hi, I just recently had a bout with bronchitis about 3 weeks ago.  I still have a productive cough, though less frequently now.  An allergist I went to the other day told me he thought I had asthma, but I’m not so sure (he based this mostly on the breath test). [...]

Chest Pain

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Hi all.  I have asthma and am on Advair, also allergies and I take Claritin, I’ve stopped taking the Claritin lately though b/c my allergies haven’t been bothering me at all since it’d gotten cold. Just recently since last night and through this morning I have been experiencing bad chest pain, it [...]

How to obtain asthma and allergy medicine for low-income patients

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WOW! http://www.ashp.org/public/news/breaking/asthma.html

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Thanks. That’ll help a lot of folks, especially with the way the economy is going (and jobs with it). Nell   – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >WOW! >http://www.ashp.org/public/news/breaking/asth >ma.html

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My doctor prescribed a full size one for me, but pharmacies don’t take [...]

any good Asthma doctors in Los Angeles for my 4yr old?

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i’m currently with a generic pediatrician and i’m getting desperate. it’s probably just me, but i’m not sure if he’s dealing with my sons asthma problem well. maybe some of you can recommend a specialist in Los Angeles. any info will help. thx in advance for your info. jr [...]