Is this asthma? - Asthma Message Board

JimK · 08-02-2004, 07:44 PM

About a year or two ago my doctor diagnosed me with bronchial asthma. I have had bronchitis on numerous ocassions. Pneumonia a couple of times. Here recently I have had shortness of breath and a feeling that I need to clear my throat, actually it feels that it is deeper in the bronchial tubes. It feels that I cannot clear whatever it is. Very little if anything is produced when trying to clear the air passages. I am calling my doctor tomorrow for a check up. Do any of you ever have this sensation?

moriachik · 08-03-2004, 01:06 PM

well, asthma is when pollon or whatever irritates your throat, which cuases it to simply close up. Before my asthma cleared up, i used to just feel like i couldnt breathe, maybe you might have an nfection, like more broncitis or something, maybe theres just alot of mucous down there that you cant exactly reach, there can be quite a few reasons you feel like you do......

ErimusValidus · 08-03-2004, 03:18 PM

JimK - if you live in the UK and you can't wait for the doctor to prescribe you anything then try ChestEze by Do-Do - it's helping me incredibly with my shortness of breath.