Asthma

💡TL;DR: Always keep your portable nebulizer and medications in your carry-on and pack at least a few extra days of doses for delays. Medically necessary liquids can exceed 3.4 oz (100 ml) when you declare them at security (TSA). Bring reliable power (spare batteries or a power bank)

💡TL;DR: For most people, an inhaler with a spacer works just as well as a nebuliser and is faster (1–2 minutes versus about 5–10 minutes). Nebulisers help most when a child is very young, during severe attacks, or if you can’t use an inhaler well. Expect

💡TL;DR: Use your rescue inhaler immediately, sit upright, and seek emergency care if symptoms don’t ease quickly or you notice severe warning signs. Most standard asthma inhalers are considered safe in pregnancy, and uncontrolled asthma is riskier to the baby than the medicines (Cleveland Clinic). Up to 45%

💡TL;DR: Albuterol opens airways within minutes; common side effects like tremor, jitters, a faster heartbeat, and throat irritation are usually mild and short-lived. Most side effects fade within 2 to 6 hours, while breathing relief lasts about 4 to 6 hours. Nebulizer treatments can deliver a higher total dose

💡TL;DR: Breathing techniques can help you breathe easier with asthma by improving exhalation and reducing anxiety, but they do not replace your inhalers. Start with belly (diaphragmatic) and pursed-lip breathing; practice 5 to 10 minutes once or twice a day so the patterns feel natural. In adults, research shows

💡TL;DR: There is no asthma cure diet, but a plant-forward, Mediterranean-style pattern can help calm airway inflammation and support better control. Build meals around fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, olive oil, and fish, and aim for 5 servings of vegetables and 2 of fruit most days,

💡TL;DR: Asthma is a chronic condition you manage every day; an acute asthma attack is a sudden flare that needs quick relief. Daily controller medicines and trigger avoidance keep inflammation low, while attacks require rapid bronchodilators and sometimes emergency care. Know your numbers: Green > 80% of personal-best peak

💡TL;DR: Cough‑variant asthma is asthma that presents as a chronic dry cough lasting 6–8+ weeks, often worse at night or with exercise, without wheeze. Diagnosis usually involves ruling out other causes and sometimes a methacholine challenge; treatment uses a rescue inhaler for flares plus a daily inhaled

💡TL;DR: An asthma cough is typically dry, persistent, and triggered at night, with exercise, or in cold air, while a cold cough is usually wet and clears in about 7–10 days with nasal symptoms. Asthma rarely causes fever or body aches and often eases after quick‑relief asthma