have u ever used a nebulizer for a asthma attack?
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Yes, I have used it both at home and at the hospital. I haven't used it in about 4 months, I only use it when I do get a bad asthma attack that can't be controlled by my inhaler. When that happens, my lungs are usually weak and I have to keep using it around every 8 hours for a couple of days. I've used both the mouth piece and the mask...the mask is much more comfortable, I can fall asleep with it :P\n\nI have never completely stopped breathing, but have been pretty close to, to the point that I've turned blueish and my nails turned purple. I'm old enough now to not let it go to those extremes (I can breathe again right after using the nebulizer), but when I was a kid it happened a couple of times.
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Not really sure what you have, but I will say that "coughing" is the most common and probably least known symptom of "asthma".I discovered this when my son was 8 and playing soccer. He would have to pull off to the side and cough and cough, sometimes until he threw up...we pulled him out of soccer. The specialist told me that coughing and especially when you have to forcible exhale to get the air out of your lungs is a big sign of asthma. I never heard my son "wheeze" in all the years he had asthma....just cough and do that forcible exhaling thing. Go check it out, may not be serious, may only be seasonal or temporary, but do check it out. By the way my son took allergy  shots, weekly for a couple of years, is now 21 and hasn't had asthma in years. Good luck to you and may God bless you.
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It depends upon the type of disease.... generally for cardiac diseases, the most frequent treatments involve medications for blood pressure....  if someone has previously suffered a heart attack, a bypass and grafting are often done...  a pacemaker may be installe dto regualte heart rate and to ease the stress put on the myocardial tissues...\n\nthere are a multitude of respitory (lung) diseases as well... most common of course being asthma... but for any ailment affecting the lungs a common treatment is an inhaled medication that opens up the small vessels within the brochials... albuterol and combivent are common meds for such... a nebulizer may be used instead of an inhaler which acts in much the same fasion but adds a bit of moisture...\n\nto best answer you question however i would suggest that you refine your question to specific cardiovascular diseases
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YES! I used to have chronic asthma - could not even walk up a few stairs without needing my inhaler and now I am totally cured and never wheeze or need an inhaler. \nFirstly, I took a course of BUTEYKO. This is a powerful but simple method which CURES asthma. (I used the Buteyko Eucapnic method). I went in on lots of different inhalers, a very ill person, and after 24 hours, I've never needed another inhaler again or had an attack or even wheezed much, and if I do feel short of breath, it's quickly controlled by using simple techniques.\nI don't want to go into the specifics as it could be dangerous for you to try them on your son without a professional showing you how. the basic point is that asthmatics actually OVER-breathe (even though they think they can't get enough air), and it teaches you to breathe more gently and calmly. The major point is to ALWAYS breathe through the nose, never the mouth, which you could start training him to do immediately, as this could not hurt him at all. It's a good thing for everyone to do!\n\nSecondly, get him checked for allergies: it is amazing how certain foods and things in your everyday environment can make your asthma so much worse. Common culprits are dairy products (mucus forming) and grains, but different people are allergic to individual things (I am allergic to sugar, for example). Also, many environmental factors affect asthma - animal hair, cigarettes, dust, bed mites, paint. One of the worse culprits is aerosol - so cut out all air fresheners, spray deodorant, hait lacquer, etc. Also, asthmatics should not take codeine - nurofen is a big no-no. One excellent treatment for Allergies and asthma is EPD (Enzyme Potentiated Desensitization).\n\nI really hope this helps. I live in the UK, so I hope these treatments are available wherever you live. GOOD LUCK!
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Try yogurt with active bacteria or acidophillous(sp) capsules.  Sorry to hear about your asthma!  I hope you get better take good care of yourself!!!
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yes it does\nActually it is the caffeine in coffee that helps to improve the airway function of an asthmatic. Medical researchers found that the body cannot distinquish between caffeine and Theophylline, a drug commonly prescribed for persons with asthma. However, they caution one should never use caffeine instead of their prescribed medication. Two six-ounce cups of coffee, soda (colas) or tea or two chocolate bars contain enough caffeine to help alleviate asthma symptoms in an emergency situation.\n\nCoffee is a weak bronchodilator, and chemically related to the drug theophylline. It's been known for well over 100 years that a few cups of coffee can help during an asthma attack. If you are having severe attacks I would consult your doctor and only follow your doctors care when concerning care for your asthma.\n\nAsthma\n20 Ways to Stop an Attack\n"Asthma means twitchy airways," says Peter Creticos, M.D., an allergist and co-director of Johns Hopkins Center for Asthma and Allergic Disease in Baltimore, Maryland. "Your bronchial airways suddenly contract, you feel a tightness in your chest, you become short of breath, and you cough and wheeze."\n\n"In the under-40 age group, probably 90 percent of asthma is triggered by an allergy," says William Ziering, M.D., a Fresno, California, allergist. Tree, weed, and grass pollens, animal dander, dust mites, and mold are the biggest allergic triggers for asthma. (To find out how to control these common allergens, see page 7.) "After age 40, it's about 50 percent. The other 50 percent is triggered by some form of lung disorder such as emphysema."\n\nBut no matter what the cause, asthma needn't be a life sentence. You can get your chest problems under control. "Asthma is a reversible disease," says Dr. Ziering. And you don't have to go to the Sahara desert looking for a way to reverse your asthma; there's plenty you can do right at home.\n\nStay out of smoke-filled rooms. People with asthma shouldn't smoke, but a recent study done in Canada found that people around asthmatics shouldn't smoke either. "This is particularly important in the winter months, when houses are closed up," says Brenda Morrison, Ph.D., a researcher and associate professor at the University of British Columbia, who conducted a study on the effects of cigarette smoking on asthma. "If someone in the house smokes, it leads to a worsening of asthma, especially in children."\n\nDon't light a fire. Throwing another log on the fire, or in the wood stove, will also fuel asthma. "Wood stoves and fireplaces can cause significant trouble for people with asthma," says John Carlson, M.D., an allergist from Virginia Beach, Virginia. If you must make a fire, be sure the wood stove and chimney are airtight in order to reduce the amount of particulates released into your room—and lungs. Also, make sure the room is well ventilated and the fireplace draws well.\n\nTake an antacid at bedtime. Going to sleep on a full stomach might also feed your asthma. "Asthma can be caused by stomach reflux," a condition in which acid backs up into your esophagus from your stomach. "Your stomach contents may leak out a little and drip down into your airway while you're lying down," says Dr. Creticos. "Prop your bed up and elevate the pillow to prevent the dripping, and take an antacid before bedtime to cut down on your stomach's acidity."\n\nStay out of the deep freeze. You open the front door, step outside, and get hit with a blast of arctic air. What can you do?\n\n"Stay indoors when it's cold outside," says allergist Sidney Friedlaender, M.D., who is clinical professor of medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine.\n\nBuy a large scarf. If staying indoors isn't possible, however, make sure you keep your mouth and nose covered when going outdoors. "Cold air can
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OK here it goes.. i tried not to think of this for years..sigh...A couple of years ago i had to have allergy shots once a week,since I'm not a huge fan of shots i usually turn my head.The doctor got me to roll up my sleeve and told me to take a deep breath,well i was trying to keep my mind off the needle so i decided to play with the leaves on the huge plant my DR keeps in his office.Turns out it felt funny so i turned my head to see with horror that i had my hand was below his belt area and i was molesting my Dr...I don't have that DR anymore...
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Strange as this may sound, it WORKS!!! My grandmother has been asthmatic all her life, with frequent visits to the emergency et all. These people who give you this medicine in the mouth of a small live fish live in hyderabad in india and have been doing this for many generations. One of the forefathers is said to have gotten this medicine from a sage and the family has been preparing it ever since.  You are supposed to go to hyderabad once every year (at a particular time of the year) for 3 years in a row. I went with my grandmother one year, and you won't beleive this, I saw people of all races , from all over the world waiting in long, long lines, (it happens only for 3 days every year) There were people from america, europe, everywhere.... i had never seen such a crowd before. Anyway, coming to the point, when your turn comes, they push in a tiny LIVE fish with a yellow ball of medicine in it's mouth right down your throat. You close your eyes and just swallow it, and they tell you what foods to avoid and things like that till you come back and see them the next year. My gran went for 3 years and she is completely asthma free now and has never been to the hospital even once. They do it for free, they say they want to help people and do not charge you a penny. They are 5 brothers now in this generation and the trearment takes place in 5 different locations in hyderabad, once every year. People in india beleive that only alternative medicine can cure a disease, all allopathic medicines just have a temporary effect.
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avoid the allergens you are allergic to. don't try smoking, if you are, quit smoking... if you were prescribed some corticosteroids for the maintenance of your allergies, take them religiously.\n\nif you have an asthma attack don't hesitate to take 2 puffs from your albuterol inhaler. some people are too embarrassed to do this, but it could get worse if you didn't treat it.\n\nif pollen triggers your asthma, i suggest you wash your bed sheets and when you come home, take a shower first before sleeping. my sister has asthma... she says it helps when she takes a shower because the allergens are not transferred to her pillowcase, that prevents from triggering an asthma attack.\n\nhmm... what else??? well asthma is pretty common -- there are fast-acting inhalers (like albuterol) that will help relieve any breathing problems you will have when it is triggered. be sure to bring your inhaler with you ALL the time.
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I have (C.O.P.D.) I use Advair and Combivent. Advair is taken twice daily. It is a power inhaler. the Combiventis is taken when I really get bad and can't breath,because I over did it and i take a couple of puff of an inhaler. Not to be use more than about 4 times a day. There is no repairing the damage that I have done to my lungs.I will die with the problem that I have brought upon myself by smoking. So if you smoke. QUIT. If not DON'T START.
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I don't think it's normal, but you should read the pharmacy insert on your inhalers and nebulizer ingredients regarding side effects.  If you just recently were diagnosed and started the meds, then maybe the headaches are just temporary.  I take Albuterol and Atrovent, Advair, and used to use a nebulizer with Albuterol mixed with a solution that thins mucus.  Also used to be on Prednisone.  I never had any headaches, and still don't.
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ouch. Maybe you have developed asthma.  Better see your doc.
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Wow I have been to the point where I was on a vent also.  I have to admit I don't take care of my asthma the way I should.  I should take advair and I don't.  I give you all the credit in the world for keeping up with your medicine.  I do know how you feel, no one knows how much stress and anxiety you go though when you can't breath if they don't have respiratory problems.  \n\nI don't know if you live in a large populated area, but do you think it may be your environment??? Might be too much pollution around you.  Also keep a journal of what caused your attacks, write down what you were doing and where.  Keep track of the time of day, what you were doing and maybe you can find a trend  and avoid the situation in the future.  \n\nBy all means if you are depressed over your asthma contact a counselor or your doctor.  If you are stressed that can bring on another attack.  \n\nI too try to keep my sense of humor.  Both of us are here to stay and it will take more than a bad lung or two to keep us down....lol\n\nGood luck!
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No, I don't use it in that manner. It's a great cough suppressant, though. You can actually kill yourself "Robotripping". I know of several deaths caused by it. You might want to rething that.
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why didnt u use ur inhaler?? i think you should see your doc.
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Yes, that is what I have.  To be honest with you though, because of my age, I've wondered if it is really Asthma, or some kind of conjested heart failure symptom.\n\nI have never smoked, nor does Asthma run in my family.\n\nI do take a steroid, and an Abuuterol inhaler.
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The machine that delivers medication like albuterol is called a nebulizer.  It's basically a tiny air compressor that vaporizes the liquid medication so it can be inhaled.