havn't had bad asthma until now? or symmptoms of an allergy? - Asthma Message Board

finalfantasia · 04-15-2009, 01:02 PM

Hiya there everyone!

well i have had asthma ever since i was about 8 or 9 years old. My triggers were cold weather and dust in carpets and things, which is why my mum and dad had laminate flooring put in all around the house, and every time i get a coughed it sounded like a dog barking. I havn't had hardly any problems since then, sometimes the cold weather but i never take anything for it. Since i have been with my boyfriend for a year and a half, and his house has got carpet in every room, and Since September last year i have lived in halls of residence at University which also has carpet in it.
Now i get regular flare-ups, not really bad, but sometimes bad enough to have a puff of my boyfriend's ventolin inhaler ( sine he is also asthmatic).
And i have even had to order a new set of ventolin an Becotide inhalers! which i havn't done in at last 5 odd years!!

The other week i had a painful chest pains, and a bit of a cough again, and felt horrible! the pains and the ill-feeling has become sort of regular as of late, i have also notices that whether i clean my uni room or clean my room at home, i get a runny nose and i sneeze a little if there is alot of dust or fluff, and i was thinking that my asthma had pretty much disappeared!

i hover my uni room every week just to make sure, and i take the ventolin inhaler everywhere i go now, although i have never had an allergy to anything before, i am begining to think i am allergic to dust? or is it that i am over-reacting? if anyone could help me with this it would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

Titchou · 04-15-2009, 01:23 PM

Not being from the UK, I am not familiar with Becotide. Is that a daily med or some sort of rescue inhaler? If you have asthma, you should be on a daily med and have a escue inhaler for whenm you have a flare up. Additionally, if you have allergies, which it appers you do, you should be on a allergy med as well. I'd say head back to the pulmonologist.

finalfantasia · 04-15-2009, 01:29 PM

cool!
Thank you very much for your advice! yeah the Becotide is a brown inhaler, it would be described as a rescue inhaler i think, so yeah ^^. I don't think i have ever been to a Pulmonologist before, but i will definatley look into it.
Thanks again for your help!

snowdrift · 04-15-2009, 09:12 PM

There may also be other irritants in the air in the dorm building. Through shared ventilation systems, you might be breathing tobacco residue or perfumes or incense. I don't have allergies, but I'm very sensitive to particles in the air--any kind of smoke residue, even steam and humidity. Although I hadn't been diagnosed with asthma yet when I lived in a smokey, incense-filled dorm, I did have a whole lot of low-level illness that I know realize may have symptoms of these sensitivities.

Potential solutions might include thinking about what you are exposed to in your dorm building (not just your room) and if there's a way to switch to a better environment. Older buildings may be less closed up and have better ventilation, or they may be more prone to mold and mildew problems. If there's any kind of substance-free dorm where smokers don't live, that could help, if you're sensitive to smoke. If you're bothered by things like incense and perfumes, then even maybe just a smaller building could help, reduce the number of allergens. I agree that a more specialized doctor could be a good idea too, especially in tracking down what exactly could be causing your problems.

finalfantasia · 04-16-2009, 12:21 AM

Hey!
Thank you also for your help!
i will definatley look into this advice too!
Thanks again for helping me out!
xox