Breathing problems and advair inhalers don't work Posted: 11-21-07 22:30pm
About a year ago when I was 17 around the
start of the school year which is when the
seasons change (im from ohio) and it gets
colder i had some difficulty breathing. My
doctor gave me advair inhalers and the
problem went away mostly in about 2 weeks.
for about a year id have maybe a day with
some problems but nothing like my two week
episode..now recently, around the same
time of the year i had the same problem
for about two weeks, it felt like i
couldnt get a good breath and it was just
hard to breathe..it seemed worse than last
year and i went to my doctor who
prescribed inhalers again but they didnt
seem to work, hes checked my heart and
lungs twice and said they sounded clear
and perfect, then he did an x-ray which
turned up perfect, then a blood test which
was returned as normal. i have developed
pains on my left side of my chest, as well
as rib and back pains esp. when i take
deep breaths, ive told my doctor all of my
symptoms and he hasnt found ne thing or
seemed to be nervous about them...any
insight anyone could offer would be
extremely appreciated as i am very
concerned and connfused...ty
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MandMs
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Posted: 11-23-07 03:30am
Do you have other respiratory symptoms
like coughing hard (at night or after
exercise)?
Do you have a history of allergies?
Do you find that cold, dry winter air is
causing you faster or harder breathing?
Have you noticed that sinus infections and
upper respiratory viral infections are
triggering or making worse the breathing
problem?
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mdavis237
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Posted: 11-23-07 21:24pm
hi thanks for your reply, i dont and
havent had any sort of cough really at
all, i notice sometimes after eating and
being rly full, after singing to a song,
or walking to school that it is sometimes
harder to breathe, as i said the
difficulty has come in the cold air last
year and this year but much worse this
year and wont get any better, unlike last
year. i am allergic to penacillan but
havent been tested for other alleries
ever, nor have i been tested or diagnosed
with asthma, my doctor just gave me the
inhalers and didnt seem to worried.
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Posted: 11-28-07 03:01am
Cold air causes the airways to constrict,
known as bronchoconstriction. When
bronchoconstriction occurs, the airways
narrow, allowing less air to pass in and
out of the bronchial tubes.
Bronchoconstriction is especially
troublesome for people who have asthma or
lung disease. In asthmatics, cold air may
trigger an asthma attack. In people
suffering from a lung disease, cold air
may cause respiratory distress.
Do you have a high-pitched whistle when
breathing?
How often do you use your inhaler?
Do you find it hard to breath after
exercise or other physical activities?
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mdavis237
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Posted: 11-28-07 15:04pm
i have and continue to use my inhaler once
in the morning and once at night everyday
for about a month now since i got them
when the trouble started. it has seemed to
help a little but not fully. i dont have a
high pitched whistle or any wheezing when
i breathe that i notice or detect. the
trouble is constant throughtout the day
regardless of whether im outside or not. i
have tried to stay away from physical
activity since it started but when i do do
something like that it gets a little
worse.
I'm 99% sure you will find it very helpful
in relations to your situation and even
find some relief.
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Posted: 12-07-07 03:21am
Do you have breathing difficulties at
night?
Do you awake in the night out of breath or
have to sleep propped up on several
pillows to avoid becoming short of
breath?
Are you experiencing any chest discomfort?
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Posted: 12-30-07 22:24pm
MandMs
wrote:
Cold air causes the airways
to constrict, known as
bronchoconstriction. When
bronchoconstriction occurs, the airways
narrow, allowing less air to pass in and
out of the bronchial tubes.
Bronchoconstriction is especially
troublesome for people who have asthma or
lung disease. In asthmatics, cold air may
trigger an asthma attack. In people
suffering from a lung disease, cold air
may cause respiratory distress.
Do you have a high-pitched whistle when
breathing?
How often do you use your inhaler?
Do you find it hard to breath after
exercise or other physical
activities?
Sounds like you have some experince with
asthma, how about Vocal Cord Dysfunction?
It is shocking the amount of people that
think they have asthma and they may have a
form of VCD. U develop it from ignoring
heart burn! A very big mistake people
make. I have a combination of both sever
asthma and VCD. Do u know anything about
it?
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MandMs
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Posted: 01-17-08 06:41am
Vocal cord dysfunction produces airflow
obstruction at the level of the larynx and
can be confirmed on laryngoscopy performed
when patients are symptomatic.
There are cases when there is a coexisting
asthma like in your case, but many
patients with VCD often seem to have
refractory asthma (with poor response to
beta-agonists or inhaled corticosteroids),
but they actually don't.
There are laboratory studies that may be
indicated to exclude asthma and other
diagnoses.
Are you experiencing a feeling of
tightness in your throat?
Do you have hoarseness and voice change?
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction or Asthma?? Posted: 01-17-08 13:44pm
MandMs
wrote:
Vocal cord dysfunction
produces airflow obstruction at the level
of the larynx and can be confirmed on
laryngoscopy performed when patients are
symptomatic.
There are cases when there is a coexisting
asthma like in your case, but many
patients with VCD often seem to have
refractory asthma (with poor response to
beta-agonists or inhaled corticosteroids),
but they actually don't.
There are laboratory studies that may be
indicated to exclude asthma and other
diagnoses.
Are you experiencing a feeling of
tightness in your throat?
Do you have hoarseness and voice
change?
Oh yeah, they did a mini broncoscopy and i
was awake for it, and my vocal cords will
flap in opposite directions, so i was
choking on spittal or gagging, you can
hear the stritor(spelling is wrong) wheeze
coming from my throat and i feel like i am
being strangled. I do the breathing
exercises daily, but my lungs are failing
me now, o2's are low, if they are normal
then its vcd if not its asthma, I have
access to the top specialists in canada,
who have kept me alive and have been so
compassionate and aggressive in trying to
help me. I keep a detail medical diary so
that they can learn from what has happened
to me. When my vocal cuts of my air, it is
the scarest experience i have ever had,
how ever they give me oxygen and boom it
opens the air way. So many people are
diagnosed with asthma when they really
have VCD, so if your meds are not working
see and ENT asap and have an open mind to
what they have to say! thanks for your
concern. have a great day ww
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Hi, wickedwanada! Posted: 02-13-08 02:58am
How often do you get episodes of airflow
obstruction due to abnormal adduction
(moving to the middle line) of the vocal
cords?
Laryngopharyngeal reflux, and
neurologically-based dystonias are other
two diagnosis besides gastroesophageal
reflux, mentioned as possible organic
causes for VCD.
Some recent studies have suggested that
there are also, other causes of vocal cord
dysfunction, such as an patch of gastric
mucosa in the upper esophagus and exposure
to agents such as glutaraldehyde,
chlorine, or even eucalyptus.
