2006-10-04 06:58:38 · 6 answers · asked by SQUIGGIE 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Adult onset asthma should always be considered an ongoing, lifelong situation, it does not improve and it does not go away. Even for children with asthma that find it improves in their teens and twenties still "have" asthma and should consider it still lurking there waiting to haunt them one day.
2006-10-04 07:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-28 00:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by Susan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adult onset asthma is becoming increasingly common and can result from chronic occupational exposures to things like cleaning products or acute accidental exposures like the chlorine accident above.
Some people also develop it from toxic overload due to the plethora of synthetic chemicals we all breathe every day.
Regardless of how or why your asthma began, reducing your chemical load will help your breathing. Start by going without perfume for a while if you wear it and switching shampoo, conditioner, etc to less fragrant brands (look in a health food store) -- the prime ingredient to avoid is 'parfum', which is derived from petroleum. Heavily scented laundry products are my nemesis.
2006-10-04 07:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got adult onset asthma as a result of an accident with chlorine whilst cleaning the pool. From all the medical advise I have been given this will be a lifelong condition BUT this may be more attributable to the fact that I have scarred lungs from the chlorine accident
2006-10-04 07:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did, i was diagnosed with cardio induced asthma. About 3 years ago i noticed while doing cardio i would start having a hard time breathing and start wheezing after i was done. Never had any symptons like that before. Went to the doctor and he gave me a preventative inhaler that i take 15 minutes before i work out.
2006-10-04 07:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by divekathster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost always a permanent or chronic condition but with one exception I am familiar with . When related to GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), asthma symptoms will disappear if the GERD condition is treated successfully. It is thought that the cough reflex is stimulated by acid in the esophagus triggering nerves in the bronchioles with resulting coughing and shortness of breath.
2006-10-04 07:18:46 · answer #6 · answered by alanbp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
adult onset asthma is usually a chronic or long term condition, often a precursor to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
2006-10-04 07:01:50 · answer #7 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋