breathing in the heat and humidity. I had gotten to work the other day and had trouble breathing. Finally seemed so out of it did the albuterol and I felt better and it seems Stress could be a trigger and/or heat and humidity. Today was even hotter and more humid, I felt that pain in the back of my chest again, I could breathe but I was getting more and more uncomfortable. My dh put in the air and that seemed to help and never did the inhaler. Its just odd, running humidifiers in the winter, possiblly heat and humidity as a trigger. It still feels like it came out of nowhere. The good side of all this was when I was sick for two weeks I went to a convenient care and found my new pcp, the dr who happened to see me was great!

yes! I have had a terrible time with my asthma since the weather changed! I take Singulair every day but still use my inhaler about 4 times a day! My asthma is pretty much under control in the cooler months, but as soon as it turns hot, that's it! I live in the south also and the heat down here gets pretty intense.

Oddly enough, cold weather does me in. I'm a jogger and have to wear a bandana in cold weather so that I don;t inhale such cold air.

I had my first ashtma attack last summer in July. Summer is finally here in North Carolina and I have had problems the last few days. I did ask my asthma doctor about it starting over the summer (i thought my asthma was strictly from allergies) and he said yes, heat and humidity can play a big role in asthma.

If you watch your local news they will tell you if it is a bad ozone day for people with respritory problems.

Our family just returned from a little trip to Little Rock, Arkansas,and it was very humid there. The air was so heavy you could cut it with a knife!I had to use my inhaler as soon as we got there and checked in. It felt so much better when I was in an air conditioned room. So yes, it definitely bothers me!

yup as soon as the humidity dropped it was easier to breathe and chest pain went away.

well where im at its hot right now so its harder to breathe but this is the trick my room is the hottest room in the house so i have to turn the air on but when i do have the air on it gets cool so quick i have to turn it off or else i will still have an attack so basically i cant win either way

can you run it, cool it off and turn it back on about 10 min later? that should give the air a chance to do whatever they say it needs to!

lol thank u that's what i have been doin for the last hour:p

plus alot of a/c filter the air so I think its worth it if it helps you breathe, kind of essential!!!!

i kno cold air is one of my triggers and the air gets so cold...in my room it causes me a attack but tonight i think im gonna leave it on...

oh I didn't realize it got that cold-for me in winter I would cough more but don't seem to be in air conditioning that efficient. Can you maybe set up a fan to blow some out into other rooms and set it on low so you get the benefit without getting to cold. Is it the type that is supposed to detect the room temp or is it just on? Mine kicks on and off and its great! our room only gets too cold if it really drops outside. Sorry I forgot about how much I cough when I hit the cold air, guess yours is more efficient or more powerful!

i think mine is really powerful within 5 minutes its cold lol i turned it on fan so it kinda helps a little bit

Don't think I have asthma. Maybe its my throat being irritated or feels constricted that gives me difficulty in breathing. But when the temperature rises even to 30C and above, I get labored breathing. Even the advair doesn't relieve it. I have to take a puff of ventulin and turn on the air con or get out of the heat before it calms down. Would this be asthma?
I don't have much of a cough, no wheezing, no allergies (was tested a month ago). My chest x-ray came back clear but have nasal congestion due to sinuses. Also constant tightness in chest and at times harder to take in deep breath. I think time to go see respiratory specialist.

Stay healthy everyone. :)

I have a funny story... Heat and exertion is one of my triggers. When I was a toddler, my mother called the doctor because she could tell an attack was coming on, and wanted to decide if, because I was so young, it was neccesary to take me to the ER. The doctor's response: Nope. Stick her head in the freezer. :dizzy:

Sure enough, the cold air calmed me down and I was fine!

I was just in NJ on vacation because we couldn't afford to stay in Philly, and, I mean no offense to anyone but NJ is not one of my favorite states, and this trip didn't help. We walked up to the door of our hotel room, and the coughing fit started. My fiance said it smelled like they had cleaned with bleach: another common trigger for asthma. So what does my fiance say? Stick your head in the freezer. I tried, but it was too small so I had to get my inhaler refilled. If it was bigger, I'm sure it would have worked though.

True story. If heat is one of your triggers and you have a freezer or refigerator near by, try it, it just may help. Maybe even to just get you calmed down a little. But by all means, if it is bad enough you feel you need to go to the hospital, then go! I don't mean to say not to, but if it's not too severe it may help.

that is kind of funny but it sort of makes sense.

lol it is funny i guess because of the cool air im going to try that next time i know my mother is gonna look at my like im crazy but she will thank me when she dont have to take me to ER;)

It is so comforting to me that there are other people out there who have similiar expriences. I have had asthma for 16 years and it hasn;t been under control for sometime. The doctors wanted to try aspirin desensitization but decided against it. They also said there is a possibility I may never come off the prednisone. Does anyone know of another drug that could help me get my life back because the prednisone is killing me

I am trying an alternative to steroids right now called Lyprinol. I am not on prednisone, but take an oral steroid daily for my asthma. I heard about Lyprinol on the internet. It is an anti-inflammatory that also helps arthritiis sufferers. I've only been taking it for about 2 weeks, and it could take up to 6 weeks to see results. But I will keep you posted.

prednisone makes me act crazy i hate when i get rushed to er and they put on me on it and then i would get left on it for like a week or two...it works just dreadful side effects...

I took it once for a neck issue, it made it hard for me to concentrate, everything tasted metallic, I hated it but nothing else was working so it was worth it for a short period but wouldn't want to take it for a longer period.