What Is Asthma, and How Is it Treated? | A Deep Look Into Respiratory Disease

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It ain’t easy being wheezy

My sister died of having a very bad asthma attack. She was only 26 when she died. I wish she never had it and was here today.

I will never forget how magical the first nebulizer treatment I was given was. It was like suddenly I no longer felt like actual death

I was born with asthma and this is the first time I have fully understood it, thank you!

asthma gang rise up with our albuterol😤😤😤

I have asthma so this was very needed for me to watch

I'm allergic to dust mites, and I am asthmatic. When I was younger I always just through I was in really bad shape, even though I exercised multiple times a week. Always had such a hard time breathing, and while everyone else were jogging away I was miles behind just trying to breathe, panicking. The first time I got an inhaler - WOW. I was like... Is this how it feels to breathe normally? That feeling of "freedom" was (and is) amazing.

I didn't know I had asthma until one day after working out a little too hard I told my husband that I hated the painful burning in my lungs after running. I asked him how long his "burn" lasts for after his runs and he said his lungs never burn. I thought runners just liked pain, but turns out it's not normal for your lungs to burn for hours after running for 10 minutes >:| Makes me mad to think of all the times high school gym teachers would just tell me to "walk it off and stop being lazy" as I'm wheezing like an old man in the corner getting dizzy.

Wow this video made me realize how severe my asthma is. Growing up teachers would dismiss my condition. They would think I’m lying to get out of PE. One time I had an asthma attack and teachers told me to get over it and run a extra lap. They really need to change the PE curriculum for students with asthma.

My sister has asthma thanks for letting me know what the hell is going on with her

Lifetime asthmatic here. I was on medication my whole childhood; nebulizer, singulair, advair, albuterol inhaler, one that left an onion taste/smell and constant humidifier. I was always told what I could or couldn’t do (no cleaning products, no extensive playing/workout/P.E.). My family is all musically talented, most of them playing big brass instruments. I tried and failed with the trumpet. I found my love in clarinet and bass clarinet. I sang all throughout school and still do. I played sports and pushed through the “burning” to build my lungs stronger. I now don’t take any medication, other than an occasional inhaler when walking. It’s not perfect, but I actually feel clearer not loaded on a ton of meds. I was officially diagnosed at 5, now I’m almost 37. My son has asthma and I tell him it’s not an excuse and don’t let people tell you what you can and cannot do. Listen to your body and know your limits.

All of the things that he mentioned could flare asthma, make my asthma flare up.

My asthma developed a few years ago. I had experienced bronchitis and didn’t go to a doctor for about a year. I finally had to go to the emergency room and had to be treated. My mother had chronic asthma for over 30 years and I felt so much empathy for her. I remember wishing I would never get asthma due to seeing how it affected my mom. So many times I would cry for her through the many times she would have to go to the emergency because it would get so bad for her. I have such a fear that my asthma will get as bad as she had it so I do whatever it takes to take care of my lungs and parts that cause my asthma attacks. I use Symicort twice a day and my Albuterol as needed throughout the day. Symbicort helps me so much and causes me to have to use my Albuterol less during the day.

I loved this. I have recently retired as a respiratory therapist from the hospital and I really miss my job helping people. But the interesting part is that when you held up that piece of art with all of the flowers in the skeletal chest it really touched me because I was a florist before I went to college when I was in my 40s. It is a montage of my two careers!

I have asthma and now I know even more about my condition thank you

My lungs: oh look it dust that's interesting Me: grabs inhaler Lungs: oh ya I don't like dust

It sounds bleak but my favourite part of struggling with asthma is being put on a nebuliser... the PURE RELIEF that comes from that was so good.

If I laugh too much or too hard my asthma flares up ;-;

Love this video . Thank you for explaining in detail. When I was a child my parents did not believe me at first that I had trouble breathing specifically in the winter until it happened at school. I was taken to the Dr and the Dr told my mom I have asthma. Now as an adult I know what triggers it’s . Cold air, strong perfumes, and if I’m running too long. I have to be careful because it can trigger as well as a panic attack. Unfortunately, I got Covid this year and almost killed me since I developed Pneumonia. I thank the Drs and nurses for taking care of me at the hospital. Having asthma and in top getting Pneumonia was terrifying. I work in the medical field and I can understand the fear the patients are going through 🥺