Heat as an asthma trigger
I know we are in the middle of a heat wave across most of the county, and I have been struggling, along with a lot of people.
Luckily, we installed central air in our home several years ago. But, I can't hide out there forever! I do have to go to work, and we enjoy taking walks in the evening with the kids. (The mosquitos especially love it when I go walking in the evenings, the nasty little blood suckers! They bit me 10 times in one night, my legs look like I have chicken pox!)
But I have really been struggling to breathe as we walk in the evenings, and I wondered how much of that was due to asthma. I don't think I'm THAT out of shape!
I found a story online from News25abc out of Evansville, IN about the heat and asthma. Click here to see the story. I knew there was some connection between heat and asthma! I hate this asthma body sometimes, I get so tired of it overreacting to every little thing. If it's not the heat causing problems, it's my beautiful flower bed I love to putter around in, the neighbor's dog or cat, someone mowing the lawn - and on and on.
At least I'm still alive and breathing, I shouldn't complain. But how do you avoid heat as a trigger? Stay inside at home or work? I'm not going to spend the rest of my summer locked inside. I carry a water bottle filled with ice (yes, cold temperatures also triggers asthma attacks for me) but it seems to help balance the heat.
If it's not one thing, it's another-or ten other. These crazy asthma bodies of ours! Anybody have any ideas of what helps when the heat or humidity trigger an asthma attack?
Hi Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog while doing a search for parents of children with chronic diseases. I am a research associate at KDH Research & Communication in Atlanta, Georgia. We are submitting a proposal to the National Institutes of Health for a program to increase access to education for children with chronic illnesses, like asthma.
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Many thanks,
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Kimberly, I will send an email so we can discuss this. Thanks for your interest in my cause!
ReplyDeleteHello, I am with the environmental group Friends of the Earth and I am doing a project on ordinary Americans impacted by extreme weather. We are particularly interested speaking with families or individuals living with asthma in extreme summer heat or near wildfires. I'd love to talk with someone from your blog about our project and I'm hoping you might know of some asthma sufferers who would be interested in participating in our project.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Peter Stocker
Membership Director
Friends of the Earth
530 749 9935