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Asthma is a common but distressing chronic condition that affects 6% of children and 8% of adults. You can still stay active and enjoy life when you get treatment from Andrew R. Freedman, MD, and Gichel Watson, RPAC, at Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC. They work from two locations in Monroe, New Jersey, and Evanston, Wyoming, but primarily provide asthma treatment through the convenience of telemedicine. If you develop asthma symptoms or need ongoing asthma care, call or go online today to request a telemedicine appointment.
Asthma occurs when you have chronically inflamed lungs. The inflammation makes the airways sensitive, and when you inhale certain substances, they become swollen, narrow, and produce extra mucus. As a result, you have an asthma attack.
During an asthma flare-up, you experience:
One type of asthma, cough-variant asthma, causes a dry cough without the other symptoms.
If you have allergies, your allergens probably trigger asthma attacks, but many possible irritants can affect inflamed airways. A few examples include:
Many people experience an asthma attack shortly after they start exercising. The team at Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC can help you stay active by recommending treatments that prevent an exercise-related flare-up.
Your Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC provider reviews your medical history, learns about your symptoms, and has you do a lung function test to measure how well air flows through your lungs. They explain how you can do this through telemedicine with in-home pulmonary function testing.
The team at Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC creates an individualized care plan that may include:
Your provider helps you determine your specific asthma triggers and recommends ways to avoid them.
If your provider suspects allergies trigger your asthma, they recommend allergy testing to identify your allergens. Then you can get treatment to reduce your body’s allergic response and lower your risk of asthma attacks.
Everyone diagnosed with asthma needs a rescue inhaler. The inhaler holds medicine that rapidly opens your airways when a flare-up begins. Your provider may also prescribe daily medication to reduce the severity and frequency of future attacks.
If you have moderate to severe asthma, you may need advanced biologic medications. These medications require a shot or intravenous (IV) infusion, but they can significantly reduce airway inflammation that doesn’t improve with conservative treatment.
Don’t wait to get help for asthma. Call Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC or request an appointment online as soon as you have symptoms.