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How Do I Know If My Asthma Has Come Back?
Question: how do I know if my asthma has come back?
Brief Answer:
Chronic cough breathlessness or chest tiredness
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome in Ask the Doctor
I can understand your concern but could you provide some more information regarding such as : your age, smoking status other diseases or other treatment you are currently taking in order I can help you further?
However in general if you have chronic dry cough , resting or moving difficulty in breathing or chest tiredness ,(all of them in combination or not) than we can assume that we have a returning asthma.
Hopefully to have helped you.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
Chronic cough breathlessness or chest tiredness
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome in Ask the Doctor
I can understand your concern but could you provide some more information regarding such as : your age, smoking status other diseases or other treatment you are currently taking in order I can help you further?
However in general if you have chronic dry cough , resting or moving difficulty in breathing or chest tiredness ,(all of them in combination or not) than we can assume that we have a returning asthma.
Hopefully to have helped you.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
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Dr. Prasad
when i talk to much or do to much, i cant hardly breathe
I used to smoke, I quit 6 months ago but I did smoke a few months ago but I quit then
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Ok the fact that you have stopped smoking it's a very important step in an asthmatic patient.
Now you should take in consideration the other signs and symptoms I explained above. If you have one of them but in a continuous way than we can think that your asthma has come back. Try to avoid also air pollution environment because it exacerbate asthm too.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
Continue discussion
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Ok the fact that you have stopped smoking it's a very important step in an asthmatic patient.
Now you should take in consideration the other signs and symptoms I explained above. If you have one of them but in a continuous way than we can think that your asthma has come back. Try to avoid also air pollution environment because it exacerbate asthm too.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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