military personnel with asthma history?

Question

what was the waivering process like?

Answer 1

Let me explain this right from the medical fitness regulations. If you had asthma up to the age of 12 you may apply for enlsitment as long as you no longer have it. There will be additional medical testing done ( a pulmonary function test) and the results forwarded to the surgeon generla for approval but you might get. If you currently have asthma and use a nebulizer regularly you are Disqualified, period! DON'T LIE, it could get you killed.

Answer 2

Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.

If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.

The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.

Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).

You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.

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Answer 3

asthma after age 12 is a PDQ with no chance of a waiver.