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Shortness of breath in asthma

Breathlessness, shortness of breath, dyspnea, air hunger, whatever you want to call it, when you can’t breath, it can “feel” like you’re […]

Ive been doing endurance walks now for about 10 years, and because of the severity of my lung disease, I often experience […]

Always curious about things, earlier this week I did a series of FEV1 measurements on myself. I wanted to see if my […]

It’s almost 2013 and I just realized I really haven’t posted a breathing status update in almost a year. Probably the biggest […]

Ive written about this before, but this is such an important an misunderstood topic; one that effects most chronic lungers and causes […]

I thought Id do something a little different with today’s post and teach some Respiratory Therapy 101 to my fellow asthmatics . […]

I often find it frustrating that here I am, a life long asthmatic, a Respiratory therapist and an asthma educator, yet still […]

For 5 years now, I’ve been heralding the benefits of daily exercise in people who have severe lung disease. That message is […]

……………….Try saying that 5 times really fast. Before reading this post, you might find it useful to read the first two of […]

Ever notice the time stamp on many of my blog entries? I usually compose and publish them in the early morning hours…sometimes […]

Interesting article from a 2008 SARP study, titled… “More than a Matter of Degree: Severe Asthma May Be a Different Form of […]

Whenever the weather is bad, so is my asthma. My lungs are extremely sensitive to humidity in the air and/or the slightest […]

Since no one seems to know why Ive been getting so sick, so frequently lately , and since there’s a tendency to […]