two questions about Asthma ?

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1- Can be the only symptom of asthma is " shortness of breath " without experiencing any other symptoms like cough and wheezing ?

2 - When your doctor prescribe you " inhaled steroiRAB ", do you use them for life on daily basis ?

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I thought I'd jump in this thread and ask a few questiuons as well......
so, you can have asthma with only shortness of breath? What kind of shortness of breath? There are so many variations. What about tightness in the throat but none on the chest? What about not being able to stand pressure on the throat, say from a pillow at night. Or, does anyone experience feeling like their throat is twisting shut when you turn your head.
Sorry so many questions, but I've been ecxperiencing breathing difficulty for several months and can't figure out what is causing it. No cough, no wheezing but my throat gets tight sometimes, feel like I can't get a deep breath sometimes or just feel like I have to make myself breathe. It varies how it feels from day to day. it is scary and vary frustrating so any help would be appreciated.
 
Yes, that could be asthma. The best solution is to see a pulmonologist and get tested. It could also be gerd, acid reflux, etc.
 
Usually just the Pulmonary Function Test where you blow into a tube. They can also do a methocholine challenge but usually a PFT is sufficient. Along with listening to your lungs. Nothing horrible!
 
I had the same things that Titchou had done. Then they had me use Albuterol and repeated the PFT 20 minutes later to see how I responded to the Albuterol. They also took a really thorough medical history about all my symptoms, allergies, etc.
 
I can answer nuraber 2 in my opinion yes it is for life. I have tried to go without advair for a few days and I just can't breath. Hope you find the answers you are looking for.

Take care
Johna
 
The answer to both is yes. There is no cure for asthma so there is no expectation to get off the meRAB. And I really HATE those TV aRAB that have led people to believe you have to wheeze to have asthma.
 
My dr listened to my lungs and had me do a hard sharp blow. She said usually if there is any wheezing it can be heard doing that, but she said there was none. She also told me to try to blow out when I get the breathing problem. She said to count to 20. I tried it and can breathe out okay. I'll ask about the tests.
What about hoarseness? I also get hoarse sometimes.
 
Hoarseness too is a symptom of asthma, acid reflux, etc. What kind of doctor did you see?
 
I will always be on Syrabicort? Maybe I can go to a lower dose at some point? How long have you been using Advair, Johna?
 
Well, you'll always be on some med. I started at 4 puRAB of Flovent a day. I'm down to 1 per day now because we got it under control. So if you've had no problems for a period of time (I assume you're seeing your pulmonologist every 6-8 months), then I'd ask if you could delete one puff per day with the understanding that if you start to have problems you'll add it back. That's what I did over time and got down to the once per day.
 
Yes you can have asthma without wheezing or coughing just tightness in chest can be from asthma there are inhalers like advair for daily use and rescue iinhalers like provental
ask your dr
 
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