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Is it asthma?
How to know if my breathing problem can be an asthma?
Shortness of breath with:
• Walking / mild exertion
• Climbing stairs
• Carrying heavy items
• Triggered by:
• Cold or hot weather
• Dust / old clothes
• Sandy areas
• Waking up in the morning
• Sneezing with dust exposure
• Breathlessness worsens with heat
When I was 15 a doctor prescribed me to take asthalin inhaler and I am using till today. I don't have any prescription yet. And would genuinely like to know about my condition
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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a in clinic visit for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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Yes it looks like asthma
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Get spirometry done
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Kindly consult so that we can evaluate with spirometry
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Those symptoms look like allergic asthma
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Consult a pulmonologist and use better inhaler
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
May be due to Allergic aetiology. Pl identify the allergens and avoid them. Pl consult.
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