Thank you for sharing your experience @Noemi ! There definitely needs to be more awareness about asthma symptoms. Some people think asthma is only wheezing while others think there is no wheezing at all 😳 It's good to hear you have a solid treatment plan with your doctor now. I'm with you that it can be hard to avoid scents! Does wearing a mask help at all? May not work in every instance, but it can be a good option for some public spaces like a grocery store. One idea for events -you may...

I have moderate to severe asthma. I was diagnosed when an infant. I have always had mild wheezing which initially lead drs to believe that I didn’t have asthma. As I’ve aged I have learned that while I only have mild wheezing I have severe coughing. At first no one correlated the coughing to asthma. My severe coughing led to inability to breathe well, and many hospital stays. Even today my wheezing is mild but my pulmonologist recognizes the signs and stays on top of it before I wind up in a...