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Database Record Commenthow do we get these Allergy, Asthma, CERTIFIED asthma & allergy friendly®, Indoor Air Quality air cleaners when our asthma has caused us severe disability and cant afford this equipment on our SSDI income ?? Grants? funding from an agency? I need help getting these things for my home and can not afford it
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Database Record CommentI appreciate an article on this subject but it’s opinions such as this that lead ED physicians to make assumptions and call asthma anxiety. I had extensive testing and was found to have inflammatory asthma, mild bronchiectasis & TBM. I had adult onset and do not wheeze. My sat does not drop unless I have a concurrent infection. it’s not normal for asthmatics to have low sats during an attack that’s not approaching failure or intubation. Air exchange is ok, it’s the airway obstructing...
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Database Record CommentThank you for sharing about your experience, @GigiGibson ! I can only imagine how stressful that process was for you. I'm glad to hear that you were able to reach a diagnosis. When navigating this situation, what were some things that were helpful for you? How did you advocate for yourself? You're right- unfortunately, with anxiety and asthma, some of the symptoms can overlap. When people experience strong emotions, their breathing changes, even if they don't have asthma. Stress and anxiety...