Will I Have A Asthma Attack

What can you do if you have an asthma attack and do not have your inhaler?

“Never, ever let up on your asthma medications even if you feel your condition has improved,” says A/Prof Loo. Asthma needs constant care and proper management at all times. Your very life depends on it. However, should you be caught without your inhaler due to unforeseen circumstances, you could try these coping techniques:Sit upright. Stop whatever you are doing and sit upright. Bending over or lying down can constrict your breathing even more.Take long, deep breaths. This helps to slow down your breathing and prevent hyperventilation. Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth.Stay calm. Staying calm may prevent further tightening of your chest muscles and make your breathing easier.Get away from the trigger. The asthma attack could be triggered by dust, cigarette smoke or the smell of chemicals (e.g., ammonia, chlorine gas, sulphur dioxide). Get away from the trigger as soon as possible and go to an air-conditioned environment or any place with clean air.Take a hot caffeinated beverage. Hot caffeinated drinks like coffee can help to open up the airways slightly, providing some relief for an hour or two.Seek emergency medical help. If the wheezing, coughing and breathing difficulty do not subside after a period of rest, seek immediate medical attention.

Will I wake up if I have an asthma attack?

Speaking only from personal experience, yes.When I’m having an asthma attack or even the difficulty breathing that precedes an attack, I will roll over, sort of wake up, try to go back to sleep, but will have to sit up and then hit my emergency inhaler. Or on really bad nights, hit the inhaler, go to the kitchen and make a strong cup of black coffee, take a bronch, and then sit half-dozing at my laptop cruising the web until I can breathe well enough to go back to bed in a semi-reclined position.Your body will try to make you aware you cannot breathe. So you will wake up.

How do you stop an asthma attack?

I am asthmatic so let me give you the bad news first: they can be lethal and you should not assume you can make them go away by yourself. They can be managed with a doctor’s care.That said you can do certain things: reduce sources of mold, dust, animal dander. Use a mite-proof mattress and box springs cover and heat your bedding on high in the dryer to kill mites. Buy an air filter. Drink plenty of water. Learn slow deep breathing exercises when you don’t have an attack so you can use them when you do. Use a rescue inhaler; don’t abuse it. Use any preventive medicine you are prescribed. Swimming works for some asthmatics, perhaps due to keeping the air moist as you work out. Eat, sleep, exercise as all healthy people do. Learn what sets you off and avoid it: stress, tree pollen, whatever. Lung infections/bronchitis can linger and make them much worse so get prompt treatment for these. Consider sleeping sitting up (it is hard to clear the passages while you are asleep lying down). Some research suggest apple cider improves lung function (as does fish oil during pregnancy so maybe it will for you now, too).If you have chronic problems buy a nebulizer and get a script from your doctor for it; it is what they use and using it at home will save money.

When do you call 911 for an asthma attack?

When do you call 911 for an asthma attack?To add or reinforce a point regarding David Wayne ‘s comment about doing what feels safe:I made an almost fatal mistake of not calling or asking the hubby to call for 911, instead, I asked him to help set up my nebulizer when a couple puffs from my inhaler did not work.I expected that this was just an ordinary asthma attack, the kind I get periodically. I was wrong. I used the nebulizer for a couple minutes and noticed that my breathing was getting worse and there was no hint that the nebulizer was helping at all. I continued to use it a little bit more “just in case”.Huge mistake.By this time, my chest was very tight and felt like no air was coming in. I asked the hubby to take me to the nearest urgent care clinic thinking that a shot of prednisone or something would do the job.Another huge mistake.As recounted by the hubby, I did not make it to the urgent care clinic conscious. As soon as he arrived at the clinic, I was unresponsive and the staff at the clinic had to call 911.From the time I was being brought to the clinic ( whichever point I lost consciousness) to the time I was brought to the E.R., by then, I was already (approximately) unresponsive between 25-30 minutes. It was expected that I was going into shock at any moment. I regained consciousness then. Thanks to the many heroes’ efforts.So, what I am saying with my story is, as an asthma sufferer, there are seemingly “usual attacks”, the kind that goes away after a puff or two. Or the kind that gradually improves after a few seconds into nebulizer treatment. When the situation doesn’t get better like it usually does, then, it may be safe to assume that this is not your “usual attack”.I made a mistake of believing (or wanting to believe) that mine was just another attack. I made a mistake of communicating the same with the hubby, so he did not see the urgency of the situation right away until it was almost too late.Some things are just not worth guessing and the risk.I hope the answers here would give you some useful guidelines and that no one has to learn a lesson the hard way – the kind that is irreversible as I almost did.

Why do I get an asthma attack after I sneeze?

I experience the same very often. I feel that shortness of breath and wheezing just after sneezing hard sometimes. Similar happens sometimes after coughing, sometimes after laughing hard and sometimes after choking on water.I have observed that firstly, it doesn't last for too long. We don't need to run after the inhaler every time we feel that uneasy feeling.Secondly, I tried looking up for the cause of it. Turns out there is one logical reason and may sound weird at first. It happens due to lack of carbon dioxide in our lungs. You read it correct. Normally we think that we are exhaling CO2. But some amount of CO2 always exists in our lungs.When we sneeze or cough, all that CO2 leaves. As a result we feel that suffocation. But if we wait long enough, the CO2 level can normalize itself in a while. Just distract yourself.At last, there is a method called Buteyko method, which is not very popular but still effective and sound for asthma. Do try it.

What happens if you get an asthma attack? Can you fall into a coma?

Yes, if the asthma attack is severe and left untreated, it can lead to a coma or even death.Status Asthmaticus: When Asthma Gets SeriousFrom personal experience, I was put in a medically induced coma and put on life support for a week, to treat severe asthma/pneumonia/carbon monoxide poisoning.

Do I really have asthma if I’ve never had an asthma attack?

It started in 2016 when it was commented on that I breathe like an angry bull lol (that’s with mouth closed) I went to my doctor who then referred me to a lung specialist at the hospital. The specialist ordered an X-ray first (which came back clear) and then a lung function test, I failed the lung function test twice but finally the results of those tests were given to the specialist. Well…first things first my lungs work at a reduced rate compared to a normal person, secondly he told me (which I suppose was part of the test) that I am not producing histamine in order for my lungs to function properly, then lastly he gave me a diagnosis of “Asthma”… I find this so weird considering I’ve never had an asthma attack, I only originally went to the doctor because the symptoms first presented as: deep shallow breathing, getting out of breath just from talking or walking up the stairs, I noticed myself one thing moreso in particular which is that when I lie on my left side it becomes harder to get my breath or just breath in a way that’s considered to be normal. The specialist gave me pumps, like lots of them…I think one medication is “Fosters” and the other for definite “Spiriva”.In case you wondered I’m 5’10 and weigh 73kg which is still within the good weight to height ratio, in other words I’m not obese or even close to being obese.I find this one a real head scratcher…

What should I do if someone has an asthma attack and collapses?

I am not a doctor, but my husband does have asthma.Call 911 (or 999 in the UK). If they can't get to you immediately or if you're very near a hospital, drive the person to the hospital, otherwise wait for the ambulance and follow the instructions that the 911 operator will give you.Find the person's inhaler, if they have one, and offer it to them, but still get them to medical care as quickly as you can.Sit them down quietly while you wait for the ambulance, and stay near them. Make everybody else go away: they need to be quiet. They don't want to talk.An asthma attack is not something that just goes away, so you really do have to get them to proper medical care right now when it happens.