Breathing test?

Question

I have never shown signs of asthma in the past, had a sudden allergic reaction (I'm 30) and ended up having "asthmatic bronchitis"... he had me do a breathing test where I blew hard and fast into a tube... my results were 250 first, then 270, then 260... then he had me take a breathing treatment (my first ever) and my results were 310, 330, 320.... obviously there was some improvement after the breathing treatment.. does anyone know what these numbers mean and if they are "normal"? Any thoughts?

to be honest, at the time I was so exhausted from my failure to breath, and so relieved at being able to breath better, I'm not sure if he tried to explain or not..

Answer 1

A "normal" peak flow (the name of that test) for women varies from 300-500 liters per minute depending on age and height. There are websites to find out you predicted normal-type normal peak flow into your search engine.
This is the amount you can blow out fast-it indicates if your airways are constricted and whether medication-a "bronchodilator" has an effect-obviously it did. You will need to explore your most effective medication regime with a pulmonologist-a specialist in lung diseases. Unless you are ill, you should be able to do fine just with an inhaler used with a spacer device. If allergy seems to be the main problem you may need to take oral medication such as an antihistamine e.g. Claritin, Allegra or a leukotiene inhibitor e.g. Singulair, Accolate.

Answer 2

i've had asthma since i was born
those numbers well 290-320 should be normal
get an inhaler take it 30 mins before exercise
the machine you can buy for treatment works way better but it is harder to take care of it isnt portable and it takes longer i suggest both and when you have asthma at home use the machine if you're on the go use the inhaler