I like to know how strong and attack might be before calling it an asthma attack, or is it that there are many types of asthma attack, is it different for anyone? I say this because after my first full asthma attack, with wheezing and chest spasms where I stayed in hospital for 4 days, I have never had a similar one, it's been 4 years I am taking my preventer and apart from some wheezing when I have a cold I never come back to hospital so far, is wheezing an asthma attack?
2007-02-11 05:03:08 · 9 answers · asked by susi 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
You have to be careful because the wheezing is the sign of asthma and can get worse and turn into a full blown asthma attack.If you do not have a peak flow meter get one, it reads what flow your breathing is and at least you have an idea how bad your wheezing is.
2007-02-13 00:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by superstar68 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken, asthma attacks vary from one person to another. SOme people experience all the symptoms of asthma but some experience only a symptom like coughing. Asthma attack means your symptom(s) get worse. Lets just say wheezing. Wheezing is one of the symptom of asthma. WHen asthma attack occurs, wheezing is much stronger than before.
2007-02-11 05:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by procrastinator 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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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2016-05-15 07:11:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi i'm a respiration therapist and that i understand that having an bronchial asthma attack could be an extremely concern yet its significant to be certain between a panic/rigidity attack and an bronchial asthma attack. while you're having an bronchial asthma attack you will hear your self making wheezing sounds in many situations on exhalation. wheezing will accompany an bronchial asthma attack till the attack turns into so severe that your respiratory decreases. with panic/rigidity assaults you in many situations won't hear wheezing yet your cost of respiratory will improve. desire this helps!
2016-10-01 23:23:10 · answer #4 · answered by minick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No wheezing is just a side effect of having asthma.
2007-02-11 05:07:27 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried eliminating dairy from your diet? I suffered my whole life with asthma until I stopped consuming dairy and started taking small doses of natural ephedrine...this is the one I use:
http://www.naturalkiosk.com/proddetail.php?prod=033674000120&cat=47
Also...explore this website:
http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/8/a_natural_treatment_for_asthma.htm
The first step is BELIEVING that you can and will be well...that you do not NEED meds for the rest of your life...and that you WILL breathe normally again!!!
You'll see!!
I'm very healthy now and there was a time when I could barely get up a flight of stairs without losing my breath....the toxins in dairy are a direct link to breathing problems...also a lack of sunlight and dependency on meds only makes matters worse.
I wish you the BEST !!!!!!!
2007-02-13 02:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your preventor is doing the job and you are using it daily
Wheezing can be from the cold. SOB is one form of attack
2007-02-11 05:29:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Altough wheezing is an asthama attack,but it is not so serious.It can be contollered through disciplined preventions & under physians supervions
2007-02-11 05:21:46 · answer #8 · answered by Ram krishan C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you can barely breathe
2007-02-11 05:10:11 · answer #9 · answered by eringerran 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋