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Nebulizers & Asthma: Which Nebulizer is Right For Me?

Nebulizers are one delivery method for your inhaled asthma medications. Learn about the different types of nebulizers, advantages and disadvantages of different nebulizers, and other important information about nebulizers before making a decision.

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Does House Cleaning Worsen Your Asthma?

Friday July 15, 2011

Do you ever feel your asthma is worse after cleaning your house? If you do you are not alone. According to an article in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology house cleaning may make your asthma worse.

"Women with asthma should be routinely interviewed as to whether they clean their home and cautioned about the potential respiratory health effects of these activities" said Jonathan A. Bernstein, M.D., of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in a press release. Dr. Bernstein observed increases in self reported asthma symptoms, but not actual changes in peak flow or other pulmonary function tests. While the impact may seem relatively small, these symptoms are significant when you think about them occurringand effecting quality of life for months or years.

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The authors concluded "longer, prospective studies of nonprofessional household cleaners are needed to determine whether there is an association between household cleaning agent exposure and the development of asthma" according to the press release.

This study highlights that many things in our everyday life can worsen asthma. Preventing or limiting exposure to triggers is essential.

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Asthma & the iPad

Wednesday July 13, 2011

Did you know there are iPad apps that could help with your asthma control? What sort of apps do you use to help get control of your asthma? Do you find that technology is a help or hindrance to your asthma?

Check out these articles to check out cool asthma apps for the iPad and learn more about asthma control.

iPad Apps To Track Asthma Symptoms, Triggers and Medication Use

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Important Information About Nocturnal Asthma

Monday July 11, 2011

Some patients with asthma may have increased hyperresponsiveness of airways and airway inflammation that leads to nighttime or nocturnal symptoms such as wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and cough that disrupt sleep. Patients with large nighttime changes in their FEV1 may also have more daytime symptoms.If your symptoms are worse at night or you think you might have nocturnal asthma check out the links below.

Learn More About Nocturnal Asthma

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Stress Related Asthma

Friday July 8, 2011

You probably already know that stress is a significant trigger to asthma exacerbations for many people. But did you know that stress may cause changes to your immune system that make your inhaled steroid less effective?

According to an article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, significant social stress may actually affect inflammation in your lung resulting in more asthma symptoms and increased asthma exacerbations. The authors further discuss a number of the mechanisms where stress is believed to affect the actual pathophysiology of asthma.

While it is too early to recommend specific treatments, the authors hope that examining how stress impacts asthma may lead to new therapies for asthma.

What do you think? Does stress impact your asthma? What do you do to prevent stress from worsening your asthma? Why not leave a comment or join the discussion in the forum.

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