And if so, can it come back being triggered by different elements than before?

A brief history...I developed an allergy to cut grass when I was about seven or eight, and this allergy triggered bouts of bronchitis during which I had issues breathing and coughed incessantly. The bronchitis disappeared before I hit puberty and now I can roll around on a freshly-cut lawn to my heart's content and still feel fine. I used inhalers and a vaporizer to help me breathe easier at night.

Now, at age 20, I have begun having breathing problems. They began with me having mild chest pain, an inability to breathe normally and a shortness of breath that worsened at night. I went to the local outpatient clinic and was told that my lungs and heart sounded healthy (I guess that ruled out bronchitis and pneumonia) and I was put on an antibiotic called Biaxin. I felt noticeably better following medication, but the problem was not entirely gone. I notice I have slightly more trouble breathing when I come home on breaks from college than when I'm at school, so I am inclined to believe that perhaps I have developed some kind of allergies to my cats, since that is the only possible allergy factor different from my dorm. I won't get rid of my cats for any reason, but I'm wondering if that's the cause.

This was about four months ago, and I still have my days where I'm gasping a little more than usual. No grass has been mowed around here for a while, so that can't be it. Is it possible that my childhood bronchitis has returned under new circumstances? Or is it possible I may have adult-onset asthma, regardless of my 'healthy' lungs? Should I see if an outpatient clinic doctor will give me a referral to an allergist?

[QUOTE=Dark Stranger;3222600]And if so, can it come back being triggered by different elements than before?

A brief history...I developed an allergy to cut grass when I was about seven or eight, and this allergy triggered bouts of bronchitis during which I had issues breathing and coughed incessantly. The bronchitis disappeared before I hit puberty and now I can roll around on a freshly-cut lawn to my heart's content and still feel fine. I used inhalers and a vaporizer to help me breathe easier at night.

Now, at age 20, I have begun having breathing problems. They began with me having mild chest pain, an inability to breathe normally and a shortness of breath that worsened at night. I went to the local outpatient clinic and was told that my lungs and heart sounded healthy (I guess that ruled out bronchitis and pneumonia) and I was put on an antibiotic called Biaxin. I felt noticeably better following medication, but the problem was not entirely gone. I notice I have slightly more trouble breathing when I come home on breaks from college than when I'm at school, so I am inclined to believe that perhaps I have developed some kind of allergies to my cats, since that is the only possible allergy factor different from my dorm. I won't get rid of my cats for any reason, but I'm wondering if that's the cause.

This was about four months ago, and I still have my days where I'm gasping a little more than usual. No grass has been mowed around here for a while, so that can't be it. Is it possible that my childhood bronchitis has returned under new circumstances? Or is it possible I may have adult-onset asthma, regardless of my 'healthy' lungs? Should I see if an outpatient clinic doctor will give me a referral to an allergist?
Any Doctor will tell you that Bronchitis is mostly seen in older people and very,very rare in children.It sounds to me as though you have some allergies and may have overcome some of them.It sounds like you may have had mild Asthma as a child.Asthma has a few characteristics that only happen with Asthma.Asthma attacks can be triggerd by hormonal changes or upsets such as puberty,menstruation,ovulatioin(more episodes in the last 14 days of your cycle),and menopause.People with Asthma also tend to have more trouble breathing at night,waking in the night,and in the morning.Good chance you have Asthma.You should explore this possibility some more.