13th August 2004
Hi, all!
Asthma-Newbie here! (44-year-old, diagnosed a year-and-a-half ago) However, I've been unable to use any of the inhalants, like Serevent, Flovent, Advair, etc. I'm a radio broadcaster and these seem to steal the lower registers from my voice. Conversely, I have less oxygen and it's tougher to do my job!
I also have GERD (I take Prevacid) and am somewhat overweight (but I work out every other day) I was also diagnosd with sleep apnea and sleep with a C-Pap machine. I also had allergy testing and currently take injections for allergies to dust, mold... and my cat and dog!!
So....after a number of videoscopies...PFT's...sleep studies....injections...removing all the carpet from the house and putting in air purefiers....voice therapy sessions....about the only thing I know for sure is that I get relief, when I need it, from the occasional blast of Albuterol after my 30-minute run! All the docs are in "Don't know what else we can do for you" mode.....except to suggest losing about 30 pounds. (not opposed to this...have already lost 10 since May)
So....we've been pondering a geographical move. (We live in southwest Pennsylvania) Perhaps mold and other factors are contributing, and maybe a move to another part of the country could help? I know that there is no perfect place, and that you might be trading one allergen for another. Curious if anyone else has attempted this, or has gone to another section of the country and found it to be helpful? I guess I really don't know what else to do.
Sorry for the "long-wind-ed-ness" of this note. (where's my Albuterol?!) :)
Thanks!
Win
Asthma-Newbie here! (44-year-old, diagnosed a year-and-a-half ago) However, I've been unable to use any of the inhalants, like Serevent, Flovent, Advair, etc. I'm a radio broadcaster and these seem to steal the lower registers from my voice. Conversely, I have less oxygen and it's tougher to do my job!
I also have GERD (I take Prevacid) and am somewhat overweight (but I work out every other day) I was also diagnosd with sleep apnea and sleep with a C-Pap machine. I also had allergy testing and currently take injections for allergies to dust, mold... and my cat and dog!!
So....after a number of videoscopies...PFT's...sleep studies....injections...removing all the carpet from the house and putting in air purefiers....voice therapy sessions....about the only thing I know for sure is that I get relief, when I need it, from the occasional blast of Albuterol after my 30-minute run! All the docs are in "Don't know what else we can do for you" mode.....except to suggest losing about 30 pounds. (not opposed to this...have already lost 10 since May)
So....we've been pondering a geographical move. (We live in southwest Pennsylvania) Perhaps mold and other factors are contributing, and maybe a move to another part of the country could help? I know that there is no perfect place, and that you might be trading one allergen for another. Curious if anyone else has attempted this, or has gone to another section of the country and found it to be helpful? I guess I really don't know what else to do.
Sorry for the "long-wind-ed-ness" of this note. (where's my Albuterol?!) :)
Thanks!
Win