I find my asthma gets a lot worse in the winter, how can I ease the symptoms this year?

Answer 1

I would need a lot more information to answer your question accurately, and even then, you would need to see a Doctor of Medicine. I'm a Paramedic, and an asthmatic, so I'll give you a bit of advice to keep you going for a few hours, but you MUST see a Doctor of Medicine as soon as you can, and if you get any symptoms that your normal medication cannot deal with, you must call an ambulance immediately.

Asthma is the result of spasms (tightening) within the lungs, and can be caused by a vast number of factors. Examples are the excreta of the house-dust mite, fumes from motor vehicles, feathers, nuts, dust, perfumes, air-conditioners, fumes from additives in meats (in the cooking process), tobacco smoke, pollen, and stress.

If your asthma gets worse in the winter, I would suggest that it is due to the combination of factors such as cold (muscles, and bronchioles, contract in such conditions). Water vapour condenses more easily in the cold, and will carry other irritants with them into the lungs.

Asthma is an odd complaint. For example, I am a pipesmoker, but I do not get any asthmatic problems when I smoke, or even when I am in the company of other smokers. However, I have to ask taxi drivers to put their "magic tree" air fresheners in the boot (trunk), and I find it hilarious that I have to use my inhaler in households that have banned smoking, because the whole place is full of particulate aerosols of air-fresheners. Nobody, to my knowledge, has yet died from foot-odour, or the smell of a wet dog, but I could get asthma from their un-neccesary fresheners and no one would bat an eyelid.

Again, I stress, see a Doctor of Medicine. No advice on this site or any other will beat that given by the true Professional Doctor.

Answer 2

I feel your pain. I've had asthma for 14 years now and have seen several doctors. The truth is, there is no known cure for asthma at the moment. But the symptoms can be prevented. It really depends on what causes your brother's asthma. Mine is usually dust and hot weather. But I think the universal method is using the control inhaler.

I cured my Asthma the natural way?

Answer 3

Firstly make sure it is under control. If it isn't and you are using your reliever more than 4 times a week book an appt to see your asthma nurse. Secondly take a multivitamin...this will help protect you against colds that can make asthma worse. When you go out in cold or damp air pull your scarf over your mouth so you are breathing warmer air in. Use your reliever before any exercise and if you start to get symptoms go straight to your GP before it gets out of control. Best wishes from a fellow sufferer and Staff Nurse xx

Answer 4

Talk to your doctor about changing maintenance medication.

I found my Asthma also got worse in the winter. I know what often triggers it, so when I am going to encounter a trigger, I use my emergency inhaler as preventative.

I found using a humidifier in my room at night when I sleep helps .

My asthma is triggered partially by closed buildings...you know those new ones they build that are near air tight and use plastics and zillions of chemicals. When I am in them, I try to get out ever few hours for about 5 minutes to inhale fresh chemical free air. This helps too.

Good Luck...but start with your doctor.

Answer 5

I go through the same problem. Mine as because of specific allergins in the air during that time and I've only found one thing that works. This sounds like a crazy old wives remedy, but a half teaspoon of horseradish every day for a week, then once a week thereafter through the season does the trick. A chemical naturally found in horseradish is natures strongest antihistamine. It tastes horrible but you take it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and if you chase it was a gulp of juice, you don't taste it at all.

The best thing is that it really does work and since it's not a medicine, you're not drugging yourself up with something that makes you sleepy. Try it for a week and see. No one believed me until they tried it too!

Answer 6

Try going for acupuncture. This year I started a course of acupuncture. It has been absolutely brilliant. I have stopped taking my medication and barely have any symptons, and I'm only just over halfway through the course, thanks to going on holiday in the middle. I even caught a cold, which usually makes it worse, and still had far less difficulty than usual with a cold.

Other than that, try exercise. It helps to strengthen your lungs. Swimming is particularly good for asthmatics. Although it can be hard to exercise at first, it gets easier with time as your lungs get stronger and more used to the work.

Good luck.

Answer 7

allergies is an allergic reaction and is triggered with the help of in spite of. The passable non therapy treatment for bronchial allergies is sorting out your triggers and warding off them. straight forward triggers are smoke, airborne dirt and dust, mold, mould, plant life, airborne dirt and dust mites, pets and grass/weeds. if you're actually not in a position to be sure our your triggers, you could also ought to work out an allergist and characteristic allergic reaction screening finished. this can likely component out your triggers. The nationwide allergies Prevention software and the pro Panel of analysis and administration of allergies each and each and every agree in case you should use a prescription inhaler resembling albuterol more desirable then 2 time per week, your bronchial allergies isn't in manage and also you're going to need a prescription controller therapy. Controller medicines are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cellular telephone stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade). you would likely want to talk on your general practitioner about some physically powerful controller medicines and perchance Xolair pictures. in case you want a examined, all-undemanding approach to therapy your bronchial allergies, with out want to pay for ineffective medicines with dangerous aspect-effects, then that's the mandatory internet website you could ever study.

Answer 8

You might consider moving to a locale where the winter climate is better for your health. But of course consider the year-round climate and other environmental factors in any relocation decision. For example, I know people who have moved from NY or PA to AZ or NM, only to discover they have allergies to certain kinds of sand and dust and plants that are common in the desert southwest.

Answer 9

Go to the Doctor. There are meds that can help.
Make sure your heater vents are cleaned out - they are the worse things.
When you go outside, cover your nose and mouth so you don't inhale the cold air, a nice winter scarf would work.
Finally, warm liquids help. Have warm tea, or even a glass of warm water will help alleviate the symptoms.

Keep your inhaler handy!!!

Answer 10

I have suffered for 40 years. (since birth). I was prescribed Symbicort Turbohaler last year after pestering my doctor (must be expensive), & it is the best thing that ever happened to me. I now find that I dont need my blue inhaler at all some days, I always used to need it at least 10 times per day.