Asthmatic Personality
Asthma and how it's trained me to live

I've had asthma ever since I was a child, and fortunately as I entered my adult years the severity of its onsets have reduced. Most people know that asthma results in a shortness of breath, but there are two things happening that result in this: Firstly, your bronchioles fill up with mucus, which means that less air can pass through, and secondly, the bronchioles themselves are narrowing, which has the same result. It's like a double whammy of suffocation, and as you're struggling to pull air in for extended periods of time, the muscles all around your chest begin to fatigue and ache.....

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Asthma and allergy safe garden

There is nothing like relaxing in your garden to waft away your cares, but what if someone in your home suffers from asthma or other allergies? Then relaxing in the garden is a non-event, unless you choose plants that are safe for asthmatics and allergy sufferers. Here is how to make your garden allergy free.....

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Nitric oxide test for asthma

Definition
An exhaled nitric oxide test is one of several tests that can be used to check for asthma. It involves breathing into a mouthpiece attached to a machine that measures the level of nitric oxide gas in your breath. Nitric oxide is produced by the body normally, but high levels in your breath can mean that your airways are inflamed — a sign of asthma.....

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