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

In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy, discusses the pathophysiology of asthma, its symptoms, and various treatments.
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[@theanatomylab]

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[@priyankeshsharma2930]

I have asthma since age 7. Im 21 now but its still not cured. I need to use inhaler every time. Im fed up as i cant go or do anything without my inhaler. Is thr any permanent solution ? Please tell

[@Piccolo_Sun]

@@priyankeshsharma2930 smoke some herb and do cardio

[@150moonlightshadow]

The “How Asthmatically Screwed Are You?” Chart: Easy: 5-10 minutes on the nebulizer Medium: 15-20 minutes on the nebulizer Screwed: 30 minutes, and good luck getting to sleep tonight!

[@phillipwhite3518]

Would love to hear you talk about M.S

[@t_n_rasberry8387]

I've looked through your site and it barely has eye pics. I was looking for a picture or book that had eye pics in it as I'm in the eye care business. Can you please include more eye pics, info, etc. in the future please. I really enjoyed the video of the bouncing eye test. I didn't know they could bounce until I watched that video. I've also send that video to my friends as a fun random info for them to know about.

[@tidalpanic7506]

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

[@A_Traumatized_Duck]

My asthma born friend!

[@sbv6493]

asthma born gang

[@warrenpeace8729]

Asthma born as well

[@cringehorse]

Same

[@ShaniqueHyde]

Same!

[@anakintalks7082]

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

[@NdnUrbanCat]

Such a relief, right?

[@quicknuminex2395]

I played i was an astronaut

[@jasongregorio4983]

Me too

[@icebear5885]

OMG littrally exactly same feeling.

[@Kraptonxz321]

Yeeeeeee

[@watchinvidzwatchinvidz7691]

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.

[@8c-lylejaddiee.balogbog162]

Im really sorry for the loss

[@shreya-tq2xy]

Sad to hear about ur sis RIP💐💐 M also an asthma patient and Ik wt she went through ☹

[@Jessica-224]

Jack Bran I had asthma as a kid too. Sometimes it still comes back when I have allergies, or catch a cold. It used to be so bad, that when my family went up to Vermont to visit friends, I got an asthma attack from altitude change. They live up in the mountains.

[@SkittlesMafia]

So sorry for your loss. I have asthma and im 28 it's a struggle to breathe in this hot humid Mississippi weather I can barely go outside especially with the mandatory mask 😭

[@andreneves33]

My girl has asthma, she's 32.when we we're getting to know each other she told me she had been really bad in the hospital because of an asthma attack..around your sister's age..she takes meds and the pump for treatment..my mom also has it but it seems lighter,she only uses the pump twice a day but you never know what's ahead of the curve... reading your comments made me want to hug both of her right now..life is so easy to end..I hope you're doing well..this made me shed some tears..

[@Pickle_bigdill]

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

[@MinnesotaState]

That profile pic looks assaulted

[@Pickle_bigdill]

@@MinnesotaState lmao

[@gibriljallow1780]

Wish you all the best. 😘

[@pico42ytalt87]

would you rather have asthma or have heart disease

[@ojdgamer_8513]

same

[@michalleserratos3847]

It ain’t easy being wheezy

[@laurens3857]

😂

[@micahbell122yearsago6]

True

[@micahbell122yearsago6]

@@pico42ytalt87 Nobody: Asked

[@brianorozco1074]

@@pico42ytalt87 Does a person need to ask? No

[@ant7243]

@@pico42ytalt87 no.

[@Surdeigt]

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.

[@jagcf]

The same with me as a child. Always coughing and coming last... I remember that we used to run outside on a very dusty road, turn after turn... One time I almost fainted because I was coughing so much mucus. I just thought I was in bad shape. So did my parents 😑

[@Surdeigt]

@@jagcf Know the feeling 😳 It's really painful. I hope you don't have the same issues anymore!

[@jagcf]

@@Surdeigt Thank you! I now know the cause of my problems, asthma. Lucky I have treatments now . And the medicine helps me a lot. I have a medium form of asthma

[@chrisjones3901]

Beware of over using your inhaler,try steam and eucalyptus oil breathing as a complimentary treatment. Suck fishermans friend sweets.use lavender oil.the side effects of a nice young life of the inhaler let us down greatly in older life

[@RjTnMommy]

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.

[@jubileeYAVEL]

Thanks for sharing

[@chelseapalafox6689]

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.

[@RisaPlays]

I've known I had breathing problems when trying to exercise since I was 5, but I never told anyone, I just refused to push myself physically. PE teacher would remind me to run, I'd sprint for 2 seconds then slow back down to a gentle walk because I knew I couldn't continue the sprint for more than a few seconds without pain. I used to think it couldn't be asthma because I grew up with someone who had the allergic kind of asthma and it seemed really serious. As an adult now, I finally admitted it to myself, and it still took a while to get my doctor to finally believe me and prescribe me something to help.

[@salazar556]

Gym teachers annoy the hell out of me when it comes to that. They did the same to my father. Then there were a couple girls in my class that had asthma. They were still forced to run the mile.

[@YasminMJ]

Omdss me too! I even passed out once from doing an extra lap.

[@rainbowgirl949494]

@@salazar556they would push you until you faint then make you feel like a weakling. health should be taken seriously. PE should be about the health of our bodies not military training or endurance game

[@onebigbooty4165]

@@rainbowgirl949494 Wow. You guys should speak up. Have parents get together to speak to schools and county to bring awareness. I can’t believe that it’s 2023, and this condition is not taken serious by the Schools during P.E.

[@janetross1900]

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!

[@jujumama]

Interesting. Sounds like a spiritual message is trying to reach you. 😵

[@NdnUrbanCat]

You're awesome!

[@tooshay4me]

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.

[@melTiceTiger]

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.

[@morg630]

Wait... That's not normal??? I do have asthma but I kind of just assumed everyone experienced the lung burning, maybe less severely but I couldn't have imagined that not everyone gets that... I can't even imagine living without that :(

[@annabackman3028]

​​​@@morg630 No, it's not normal. When air is really dry and hot or very cold below freezing point, it can be seen as somewhat normal, but not in 'normal' weather conditions. Or if running three minutes faster than your record on a half mile (804,6 meters) or something like that. Burning sensation mean you have pushed the lungs over their capacity in some way. You should talk to your doctor about that. The best thing anyone with asthma can do is cardio workout and training. "Strengthen" your lungs isn't correct said, but that's how it appears. If your condition is good the asthma don't effect you so much. And training with burning lungs isn't encouraging to continue that. My experience is that, before I realized it's not normal and had a more fitting treatment, I was fighting hard to train, jogging, cycling. With proper treatment I could train much easier, got better condition and the asthma got so much better I could nearly stop using the "fast" spray. I simply didn't react that much to things like tobacco smoke anymore. (With age and a dozen of stupid accidents I can't jog nor cycle, and the asthma is much more sensitive again 😖.I have, prescription in Sweden anyway, non cortisone tablets for the swelling, that also have an antihistamine like effect, except for the sprays, that has helped me. It's not an antihistamine, but it prevents the swelling in the nose too 😃, but not sneezing 🤧😣. Here🇸🇪 they are called 'Montelucast', 'Singulair' I think is another name. It's a leukotriene receptor antagonist. Like any other medicine it can have side effects, luckily I experienced none. If you not already are using something like that, MAYBE it could be worth a try.

[@morg630]

@@annabackman3028 Thanks for the reply! I've been on montelukast since I was 4, that's when I was diagnosed. It definitely helps me life a mostly normal life, I think, but exercise and the cold air still get me. Daily inhalers too, a bunch of different ones throughout the years. I'll ask my specialist about the exercise thing the next time I see her. I plan on exercising often once the weather gets warm, so I hope I can get what I need to make it doable...

[@myaccount6587]

They take points off your grade for having athsma

[@Andon298]

I have to breath through my mouth whenever I run and I usually have to walk to not have my body react violently.

[@JayPhoenix92]

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 🥺

[@Blu939]

Thank goodness you're ok now. I have asthma too and I know it'll be really bad if I was to catch covid

[@stacylarge5636]

My mom didn't know I had asthma and when I complained she told me to breath though my mouth lol or if it was a hot summer evening she would put my bed in front of an open window with a fan blowing in on me lol...all those allergens...I sometimes wonder how I made it I only half jokingly think I used to pass out instead of fall asleep 😴 🙃

[@dannymadrid1822]

Glad you made it through! Thank you for your efforts in the medical field.

[@kathleenhowell9362]

This is, by far, the best explanation of asthma I've ever heard. Thank you so much for making and uploading this video.

[@r4tato]

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.

[@kevin5132-e6t]

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

[@mirandawade3362]

I have always had a light case of asthma and know my triggers. Every once in a while I trip one but if I can get myself to calm down it sorts itself out. It’s been years since I used an inhaler and I hated how it affected me last time I did. My heart was racing faster than when I had a panic attack brought on by the perfect storm situation that caused another of my really bad asthma attacks. I appreciate you doing this since I had no idea just how easy I have it. I did not realize asthma attacks could last longer than a few minutes.

[@momoki22]

As a nursing student, I’d have to say that this was broken down so nicely. Thank you!! I’ll be sure to check out those cute prints for sure

[@kidneytransplantwarrior21]

Yeah, he did a really great job explaining it and honestly I wish there were more teachers like him in this world and also doctors.

[@LeicaM11]

„Student“? I only know students at an university. Whom do you call „student“ too?

[@alyssaguess]

asthma gang rise up with our albuterol😤😤😤

[@Lalalala22233]

I have mine in my hand 😌

[@ashleymiera3221]

Rescue inhaler in my right hand. Steroid in my left

[@mr.tumnus8331]

I'm risin up! Lemmi take a puff real quick tho.

[@miriameclipse7953]

🙋🏾‍♀️✊🏿

[@traceymixon4824]

Mines in my backpack

[@majinbuuu9042]

So blessed I grew out of asthma,It was a real pain. Going to the hospital being in there for days, not being able to run and play.

[@sharongmm]

Same! I had to skipped all the fun sports stuff at school for years and other play time :/

[@LostLarz]

@Caramel Cupcake honestly looking through the comments on this video makes me feel better just knowing there is a lot of other people that have bad asthma too

[@Black_Jesus3005]

I don’t like you😒😂 jk

[@pico42ytalt87]

@Caramel Cupcake would you rather have asthma or have heart disease

[@THORDOX]

You never over grow out of it, the symtomps just disappear over time but they can always reappear at any moment as you get older. It happened to me once and now I am back to having to use inhalers again

[@officialdj787]

I have asthma, all I knew is that my lungs had a weakness...I didn't know what it actually was so THANK YOU!

[@AmandaSantos-vi6jh]

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

[@cosmoid]

Asthma is something that most people know what it is but it's still cool to see visualized.

[@thatsickkidjaz1749]

Most people don’t actually know what it is, they just know it means you can’t breathe right.

[@tamplushboy8452]

@@thatsickkidjaz1749 yup

[@DMVaughnCEO]

100% disagree. I think it's safe to say you don't have asthma. Most people have no clue what it is, which is why it is often made fun of, especially in movies or television. Someone once told me, asthma is mostly in your mind, so I responded "If I choke you and you cant breathe, will that be in your mind as well?". Having asthma all of my life, having been on steroids many times since a child, having almost died and was hospitalized because of severe respiratory distress I'd say this video only defined 80% of what asthma is.

[@webby3109]

I have asthma, and this video literally was the most informative thing I’ve ever seen about it

[@maisiebarley9428]

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

[@FlyingWonderGirl]

Daisy Maisie same

[@womanzuzu9688]

Same that was weird!

[@nieyana9442]

Same

[@asthmamigrainetreatment2726]

I am a local therapist in the Philippines and i can cure asthma.i descover that back enjury is the cause of asthma

[@dylanayes2968]

@@asthmamigrainetreatment2726 you mispronounced “treat”

[@wolfgirlrobin4980]

I remember when I was diagnosed with asthma. It was after a car accident and I was rushed to the hospital cause I was on the verge of passing out from not getting enough oxygen. I learned to keep checking to see if my inhaler is with me cause there have been times when I have an asthma attack and I forgot my inhaler. It's totally not fun.

[@brianorozco1074]

That sounds scary

[@THORDOX]

I have one in every corner of my house and in my car, but I hate carrying things in my pockets and when I need it the most is when I am out walking. Where I live our insurance gives all patients diagnosed with asthma an inhaler every month, even if we haven't ran out or expired. I have an enormous collection of inhalers brand new still in their box that are still valid and haven't been opened

[@NicDoesDumbThings]

I'm asthmatic, and a tip I can tell you from experience is that of you dont have your inhaler and feel an asthma attack coming on start drinking black coffee asap. Caffeine is a bronchodilator and hot coffee can also assist with clearing any mucus etc that might block the airway. Its not as efficient of a fix as an inhaler but no time to be picky in that situation lol

[@deb7412]

How wasteful.

[@darrellmortensen9805]

Don't judge please about her extra medication. People r putting up all kinds of things. Look at the worlds economy.

[@finnhermitage882]

Can you tell from cadaver lungs if the person had asthma when they were alive?

[@gurleykristin]

50 years with asthma and it you finally laid it out from beginning to end what is going on with my lungs. I knew bits and pieces and have had all the tests but when you get 5 minutes with your Doc in an appointment its hard to get the whole story. Thank you for taking the time to explain everything!! So helpful!! Thank you!!

[@FearFox]

as someone who was born with asthma and deals with it on a daily basis, thank you for this video! 😊

[@pamelabailey6663]

Thank you! Understanding your asthma enhances your relationship with your pulmonologist; learn your triggers. I once attempted to drive to hospital but only made it to a firehouse where I could see the paramedics outfitting their rig - saved my life.

[@luisgallo5518]

I've struggled with asthma most of my life, thank you for talking about it!

[@dylanayes2968]

@@maryanne8407 you’re in the wrong ass video

[@deniseockey6204]

I was a chemist, and 17 years ago I was exposed to a plant we were utilizing. It gave me severe very uncontrollable asthma. I have been on everything you mentioned in the video. I have also been on prednisone continuously for 17 years. Most of those at 20-30 mg PER DAY. I have a nebulizer at home as well. I have been dealing with all of the horrible side effects from prednisone. I am needing a 3rd back surgery in almost as many years because of what prednisone has done to my body. The list of side effects is too long to type. I enjoyed your video. While I knew about 95% of what you presented, I did learn a few interesting facts. Than you. Denise Ockey, Ph. D.

[@lantzevongkorad4084]

I do home chemistry, and it never caused any asthma attacks.

[@deniseockey6204]

@@lantzevongkorad4084 great but be careful. It was what I was exposed to that gave me a debilitating lung condition.

[@peaches5540]

My son stops breathing every now and again. We found his airway is narrow snd now waiting for a follow up on the next steps. He’s only 5 and has had croup so bad 5 times a year. Hospitalised every damn time. This video make it easy to understand where the steeple in coming into effect and how it all works. Thank you very much. As someone with a medical background it’s so hard to switch on your panic and emotions when it’s your own child. I hope you have a lovely day ahead xx

[@Zelda00Gamer]

I despised my nebulizer treatments as a child. They took forever and it was mind-numbingly boring to sit still and just breathe. I remember having to go to the nurses office even up til high school to get neb treatments during recess or study hall. Sucked so much

[@mollycandelaria2527]

same. i kinda treated having to use the nebulizer as "being weak against my asthma" or something. it is not only mind-numbing, but also physically numbing. that machine really go vrrrrrr

[@nosebleed.section1212]

Oh my gosh this reminded me of when I would complain to my mom every night not wanting to do the nebulizer treatments cause it was hard for me to just sit still lmao

[@quicknuminex2395]

I never complained, i felt like an astronaut

[@vonalysongreg2780]

Thank u for sharing such an informative video about this condition. It's very important for me to understand my body more since I've had asthma after having pneumonia that developed pleural effusion to my lungs. I say sorry to myself everytime i experience the symptoms, dealing with things for almost 2yrs now. It's my fault i failed to protect my health. I strongly believe that medical practioners like you sir were given by God to help relieve people and give hope to us through giving u knowledge about the bodies He has given us, and you'd relay it to the world. I couldn't thank all the medical people in the hospital who cared for us patients. Thank u sir.

[@loralee1484]

I’ve been waiting for this detailed explanation. I was diagnosed with asthma at age 3. I know my many triggers. Not all are avoidable. I always carry a rescue inhaler.

[@Jj-wx4vi]

I’ve had asthma all my life. This is the most informative video I’ve ever seen. Learned more than I have from docs.

[@jes316]

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

[@jateacarter5749]

Deadass yo omg🤦🏾

[@liyangajay8621]

I've got a pouch so I can keep my inhaler like a freakin gun

[@jes316]

@@liyangajay8621 omw SAME!!!

[@liyangajay8621]

@@jes316 staying indoors and wearing masks made me wheezing better but now with flowers blooming and rains and cold weather stuff is bad lol

[@jes316]

@@liyangajay8621 yeah I notice around the winter time my asthma starts acting up .thank God for nebulizers

[@Angels_Ashes]

Thanks for the video! It was great to hear an in-depth explanation of a condition I have/ I had. I wanted to share something from my personal experience with Asthma because I'm sure a lot of people watching this video have it. I was diagnosed with Asthma when I was about eight years old. I remember lying on my bedroom floor wheezing and struggling to breathe and feeling so weak. I remember repeated late night ER visits and nebulizers and spirometer tests. I remember needing to use my inhaler multiple times a day in middle school, and trying to hide when I needed to use it so others wouldn't see and make fun of me. I remember hating gym solely because I could not do any of the activities without my asthma flaring up, and having to walk the mile run outside in the cold and still having difficulty breathing. I remember just wishing I didn't have asthma, so I could run and play like everyone else. Fast forward to when I got married and was in college, and my husband pointed out one day that I use my inhaler often daily. He looked at the label with me and noticed that it said not to exceed two doses in a four hour period or something like that, and said I'd been overdosing on it. I told him I have to, or I can't breathe. He dug out one of my old empty inhalers and said that if I need to use my inhaler more than the recommended dose, use the empty one. I tried it, and the placebo worked. For the next few weeks, I brought both of my inhalers everywhere with me and used the real one only if the empty one didn't calm me down. The asthma problems I was experiencing were psychological, and actually made worse by taking my medicated inhaler too often. Now, five years later, I can run and go out in the cold and be near dusty animals and I have little to no reaction. I still keep both inhalers in my purse, but I am so glad my husb and pointed out that I was misusing my inhaler. I've also heard that people can just grow out of asthma, so maybe that was a factor to my betterment too. So please check how often you use your inhalers, everyone! Too much of that medication can actually cause asthma-like symptoms and then it turns into a nasty cycle.

[@idselseno2306]

Changes in weather & temperature triggers my asthma when I was young. Luckily when I reached my 20s it was very seldom to occur. Now I'm in my 30s, it just occurred due to fatigue from working late and too little sleep. During this last attack I was admitted to the hospital. I also did a lot of mountain biking through the years. After the last asthma attack, I lost my years of strength gain. Now, I hardly can climb little ascends without running out of breath. It's like starting all over again. Hope one day I can recover my strength for mountain biking.

[@renereid6455]

Im 40 and was just diagnosed with asthma three years ago and I've been so confused. Thank you for giving me some clarity!

[@carnelones]

Thanks a lot, I have asthma due to exercise (diagnosed) and had to go through all those exams you mentioned BC the spirometry didn't show anything and I didn't really understood it until now. Great video!

[@gymnastartis4ever]

Same!!

[@chanvalentine8283]

Me to!

[@MangoOolongtea]

My son has bad asthma and im always worried him. Now I learnt little bit better and makes me feel less worried ! Thank you !

[@ravenfyrepentrust]

I was born with asthma and watching is was absolutely fascinating! I'm glad to know more about my condition.

[@seanacameron8940]

Thank you so much. As I was taking many anti-convulsants while pregnant with Liam, we were all somewhat concerned with any side effects he may have. One was asthma. Your explanation is superb. He deals with it quite well. Today, I sent him a notice I received about latest fashions. It showed Cats as Hats. Still waiting to hear back. He has such wonderful humour.. He's had a time of it, but he's quite the man, and I love him. So proud of him !! Thanks again.

[@InvisibleRen]

I got acute asthma after an upper respiratory infection. It took about 4 months before I stopped needing to use my albuterol inhaler. It’s nice to know what was happening in my body because I really felt crazy, especially since my pulmonary tests came back “normal” despite the breathing troubles.

[@lauriegermain9577]

Thankyou the talk on asthma. I've been dealing with it since I was 13 yrs old. This helped me to understand what I've been dealing with for the last 50 years.

[@ImPeterCriss]

I've had asthma my whole life, and one year, on the wrong inhalers, I had about 4 asthma attacks. I'm so lucky I was fine enough to not have to go to the hospital.

[@martynroach182]

I am 70, in the UK, love your vids, I worked for 35 years in the UK National Health Service. I have had lifelong asthma, but rarely wheeze. During a flare (which also includes joint swelling) my O2 sats drop dramatically, putting me to bed. Its awful and I dread it. Keep up the great work, love it!❤

[@Cahila3617]

I was diagnosed after my 4th lung infection and an asthma attack as well as having phnumonia 2 years before diagnosis, now on a coped preventer as well as a blue reliever. I am jelthy and well now since treatment began last year

[@kaamgirl101]

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

[@femkeXO]

Same! I cant have fun 😂

[@gremling5798]

Same..

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Might be too much stress/strain on your lung muscles, pretty much the same as exercising. I get it, too. Wish my rescue inhaler did something...

[@seegiisendem1915]

How does the inhalers helps u? And how it feels like during attack? Please answer

[@kaamgirl101]

seegiisendem it feels like your chest is tight and heavy, you can’t breathe, coughing and wheezing... maybe panic or anxiety kicks in because you feel like you’re not taking a full breath of air. Maybe it feels like you’re breathing in and out of a straw. And then when you use an inhaler it’s like you can finally take a nice healthy breath of air. You can feel your chest Un tighten and open up again after the medicine kicks in. Experiences are different for everyone though but I think a lot of people can relate to these.

[@kenzizehren1722]

Very interesting to watch. I know that once my family moved from the co!d weather to the warm weather my sister stopped having asthma flares.

[@Neophoia]

As someone born with narrow trachea and showing asthma like symptoms, this was a very informative video. The 3 years it took of doing all kinds of tests to figure out why no asthma medication or treatment worked only to finally do x-rays wasn't that fun. Oh and finding out that I was allergic to cortisone, which is always fun to say to every new doctor.

[@AyeGee721]

Meanwhile everyone in the comment section is saying "I have asthma and..." (No shite, so do a lot of people including myself) yours is the most unique and I'm sorry you have to put up with that. Same with the cortisone thing. Hope things get easier!

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Kinda curious why they didn't do an x-ray early on... I mean, I've had chest x-rays just to make sure it wasn't pneumonia more than once. Makes sense to me.

[@Neophoia]

I think the reason why they didn't start with x-ray was that it is expensive, so they did all the less expensive tests. Also, in sweden we sort of avoid doing x-rays unless they are really needed.

[@ajarfullofjoy]

That's an interesting allergy, im allergic to prednisone, and sometimes new drs who don't know me don't believe me.

[@raoshashank86]

It would be great if you can make a video on the effects smoking has on the respiratory system and how quitting smoking will help

[@untilyouknow6955]

Not one doctor that I’ve seen has given an explanation as thorough or helpful. Thank you!! 🙌🏽😌

[@saengplai]

Very cool. This paints a good picture of how the asthma acts up and how the medicine helps relieve it.

[@norrieblackeby1041]

I had asthma since l was a small child and the attacks were severe and traumatic. However, my asthma is managed well now. Thank you for your explanation! Much appreciated .

[@EryxUK]

I developed asthma in my late teens and I'm in my forties now. My nephew developed it as a child and grew out of it (if that's the right term) after he left his teens. My question is, why does asthma appear in some and disappear in others?

[@PartisanGamer]

Not a doctor so pure speculation, but probably a combination of factors. Where you live (what triggers are in your surroundings) your diet might change, as said here a change in the amount of stress probably plays a major role (for me stress is one of the major triggers, one particular stressful job almost killed me), also puberty does basically change every hormonal system in your body and also probably your immune system to a degree.

[@EryxUK]

@@PartisanGamer In my teens I developed hayfever at the same time as my asthma, so I guess the two could be connected. I suffer majorly every year with hayfever to this day.

[@stantonduff119]

@@EryxUK Same here. For me only In tropical climates tho

[@THORDOX]

From what my doctor told me the symptoms disappear but that does not mean you do not have asthma, lungs develop during your teenage years and in most cases children who had symptoms when they where young will not get them as a teenager, but during adulthood or at an elderly age they will reappear. I developed it during my young teens, after a couple of years the symptoms dissapeard, than I picked up smoking and at around my early 30s I ended up with bronchitis and the symtomps reappeared whose than they where before. My doctor told me that if I would have not picked up smoking I could have still gone on for a few more years without asthma symptoms. Now a few more years forward and I finally quit smoking about 3 years ago

[@THORDOX]

Here where I live our medical system system will remove most minor desese or sickness that you where diagnosed with and was able to over come over time from your medical record, but no matter how many years has passed they will never remove that you had asthma. It is a good thing that here if you are a student, employee or retired you will always have insurance and our medical insurance is very good they will cover just about everything, students and elderly people get free insurance, employees we get deducted 15% of our salary to pay for insurance, it is part of our taxes and here our taxes are handled by our employers, we can also pay voluntary insurance if we are unemployed and it is extremely cheap compared to other countries.

[@thewr0ngchild]

I had Asthma as a child, but as I have grown up, it has gone away completely. None of the doctors will believe me, but it has gone now and I no longer need to use inhalers. I believe it is possible to grow out of it, some people do, and some people don't, it's just luck of the draw. I also feel Asthmatics have been under represented during the corona virus pandemic as well. With corona virus disease being a respiratory disease, people with this condition have the right to shield if they so wish. Great video, you explain things in such an understandable way. Thank you, and thank you to the people who donate their bodies when they pass away so we can learn from them. It's a nice way to keep their memory alive as well I feel, I would be happy for someone like this to use my body when I no longer need it x

[@gabecruz377]

I started having asthma when i was in college from servere hypochrodrisis and chronic stress. I used to take a abutuerol and still have it by me for occasional flares but another treatment id suggest is maybe therapy. U be surpriser by how many people have some issue related to stress and can be managed by just talking. Ofcourse keep ur meds and take ur treaments but food for thought.

[@NdnUrbanCat]

I realized in my teens, if I didn't learn to control my emotions my asthma was gonna kill me.

[@jackiesantangelo6610]

Thanks!

[@fashidvc5757]

Is it possible to surgically implant a cartilage like structure to keep the lower parts of the wind pipe open?

[@allisond.46]

Maybe, but it wouldn’t do a whole lot.

[@kjeracarroll450]

@Marc Woolward isn’t that for if you had a trach tube?

[@spaceman9599]

Brilliant work, as always, this is at the heart of sorting out what is going on with my tubes. Thanks!

[@syduniversoul]

Very cool to understand visually. I was born with asthma, hospitalized as a child. But was able to rid myself of asthma by changing my diet. Going vegan/alkaline decreased inflammation and also cured stress enhanced attacks. . Inhaler free!!

[@cosmotagliafierro8055]

Awesome , congrats. It's sad to see that I think, you are the only person to have made this comment about changing your diet over to vegan in order to treat your asthma.. Not sure why no one else has made any similar comment ??? PS: Even this video made NO mention of changing to a vegan lifestyle and diet to treat asthma. Only pharmaceutical treatments were mentioned - hmmmm (why is that, I wonder ??)

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

Ive had asthma for 40 years and just learnt new stuff about it. Thank you

[@sonamchiba3362]

Who knows how bad it feels when your roomates goes around spraying deodorant In the whole room and you feel like spraying your inhaler

[@tatiana-3916]

YES! I used to work on a team where one girl would spray this flowery stuff all over when she got to work. When I asked if she could spray less because I couldn't breath she made a scene. Luckily, my teammates came to my defence and told her they didn't like her spraying it either. My manager comforted me and told me, "you have a right to be able to breathe here, it's never wrong to say something about an issue that effects your health and safety."

[@dangerous.victory]

I was born with asthma and this was extremely helpful. Now I understand my condition a lot more. Thank you!

[@PC-ul5sw]

If I laugh too hard my lungs spaz and try to kill me but death by laughter doesn’t seem like a horrible way to go 🤷🏽‍♀️ now i’ll know why!

[@iraverma5230]

Excellent video and so informative. One part that was left out was what wonders breathing exercises can do for your asthma. I am actually weaning away from my steroid inhalers. Taking due care exercising your lungs and dietry precautions is also a must. Thank you so much for these eye opening videos.

[@LinkaBellGAME]

My asthma triggers are really strong scents like incense, certain perfumes, certain air fresheners etc. My other asthma triggers are exercise, if I exert myself makes it hard to breathe. Thank you so much for doing this subject!!

[@jackiebunda]

It was the same for me years ago, but not asthma, just reaction to those types of fragrance. I’m now full blown asthma and reactive airway dysfunction due to gas fumes/exhaust exposure. I just learned about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). Based on symptoms of people with MCS, feels like this is me too. It really sucks! Apparently, you’re either born with MCS or you’re not. If you are, it’s a matter of toxic load, which is accumulative. So it starts out as minor exposures then one day, boom.

[@cats1900]

Had a breathing treatment today at urgent care. This was the best explanation I've seen. Though the doctor's sketch was good at explaining the reason my albuterol wasn't helping for more than a short time.

[@pastapartyify]

Cold air is what gets my asthma going every time.

[@theanatomylab]

😬

[@pico42ytalt87]

@@theanatomylab would you rather have asthma or have heart disease

[@theanatomylab]

@@pico42ytalt87 Lol neither one, but... if you are going to make me pick... Probably asthma. But there are varying degrees to asthma and heart disease, so those details would influence my "choice" as well.

[@pico42ytalt87]

@@theanatomylab i remember when i was 6 or 7 I wished I wanted heart problems for my asthma. and now, I have heart problems and they suck a lot more. at least I don't have the symptoms of asthma anymore.

[@lantzevongkorad4084]

@@theanatomylab I am on an alt, and I developed them again. They are even more annoying than last time.

[@dianakastner7509]

My husband has severe emphysema. This was very informative, but I wish you could do a show specifically on emphysema. And since hubby was just diagnosed with heart failure as well, a show about it would be great, too. (Maybe even combine both. I know I'm dreaming now. Lol) Thanks for all this awesome education

[@chanvalentine8283]

Thanks, I just remembered to take my Flovent. Until this medicine, I could only breath shallow. In 3 days, I could breath up to the tight band and breath past it. I've practiced deep breathing for a month. The tight band is no longer there. I don't feel like I'm suffocating.

[@allisond.46]

What’s the tight band?

[@acgillespie]

*I'm A.C. & I'm so proud to announce tonight that I have me about 5 more of these here medical video's to watch n learn then I am feeling very confident that I am ready to go ahead to apply for that there medical license. yes I have learned so much and feeling so blessed. together now we can heal and save the world* I'm A.C. and this is my story

[@karmakameleon113]

The trachea and its branches look like a ginger root! 😂😂

[@brianorozco1074]

The Forbidden Ginger Root

[@stacylarge5636]

Mmmm tasty

[@TechyyGD]

r/forbidenfood

[@Fpockets]

the irony of that is, ginger root reduces inflamation and for me...makes it easier to breath

[@lindagilmore3694]

As an asthma sufferer, thank you for this informative video. I understand a lot more about the lung disease I have watching this video.

[@willow1999]

Coughing up mucus during asthma attacks is not fun 😒

[@melTiceTiger]

Yeah, especially when it's thick and sticky and you have to cough extra hard to get it out.

[@tracyharris495]

Agree i coughed 10hrs non stop it was scarey, it was white n bubbly then went to yellow greenish

[@Rapha187]

I have that all the time, wonder why

[@rizkamaulita7182]

@@tracyharris495 exactly like what I have! The yellow greenish is the worse

[@THORDOX]

Try having an athma attack while shaving and with shaving cream all around your mouth, it is hard not to swallow or get shaving cream in your airway

[@okthen2720]

I watch your guys’ videos regardless but I watched this one for my cat! I have a 16 year old kitty that I adopted 2 years ago and I love her to the moon, but she’s struggling with asthma. I wanted to understand what’s going on so I can not only sympathize and understand what she’s going through but also understand how treatment works and how I can better help her.

[@Anni-rz9kl]

Is all of this the same with exercise induced asthma? I haven't watched the full video yet so maybe you cover it.. Thanks!!🙏

[@lexy3060]

as someone who suffers from both allergic and exercise induced asthma, it’s the same the only difference is the type of trigger for the flare ups, hope that helped! ☺️

[@sarahdarr8737]

I have been diagnosed with MS. My more chronic symptoms are bronchial spasms, triggered by extended talking/singing or laughing and anxiety/panic attacks. Chronic pain, chronic depression, and tremors. However in my mid to late 20s, i had chronic migraines. So I had positive testing of demyelination. I was told that that was just proof I was having actual migraines, and not faking. Which saved my job, cause I was missing 1 day out of every two weeks. I was a new nurse, and was emotionally bullied by my head nurse. That lasted about 9 months before I changed jobs. That was how I figured out I was being bullied. My head nurse constantly belittled my nursing skills, and when I change jobs, I was constantly praised for my skills. My migraines dropped steadily over the next 15 to 20 years. Until I stop having them altogether. I am 52, and my last migraine was 7 years ago. I have been told, I guess you could call them old wives tells vs family tendencies. I hit menarche when I was 15. So, family tendency, late to menarche, quick to menapause, quick to menarche as early as 9 or 10, late to menapause. So, I started having severe PMS, in my early 40's. Well, I was fairly certainain it was premenapausal, but could not get any Dr. to order the right labs, because "I was too young" to be menapause. This was attributed to, first to fibromyalgia, so I was eventually referred to a neurologist. I hate stereo typing, but the first 2 neurologist were more elder male Drs who, because I was a nurse, quickly assured me that I was not possibly premenapausal, because of my age, so 'should stop self diagnosing myself' based on my own knowledge of my body, and 'old wise tales". I could not prove I had previously been diagnosed with demyelination due to chronic migraines, because despite my endievers to stay with the same Dr. and there fore keep a constant medical records, I got remarried and changed insurances and then had to change Drs. So, my first MRI done in my late 20's, and my secondary done in, by that time, my mid 40's. I had no way to compare the two. I was diagnosed with MS. But after seven years of consistent MRIs, with ' no further physiological demyelination' noted. I hated my weakly injections. My injection sites were always so painful, and i gained alot of weight (75 lbs over two years), and severe heat intolerance. I lost my ac in all our vehicles, and living in Texas, pretty much, left me house bound by May and ending in Oct. So, I fell behind my neurologist visits and th

[@jled1995]

I went through having a feeling of an elephant on my chest just by walking to my car, for 10 years! Finally diagnosed with asthma and actually have eosinophilic asthma and my injection every 8 weeks is a life saver! No more chest pains and I went through all of the cardiac work up.

[@jjsmomma]

Can you actually describe POTs or show it. I was recently diagnosed and so confused Im also living with chronic/uncontrolled asthma. Its difficult

[@the.imprint]

My mom and siblings were all born with asthma. I might have a mild form of it if any at all. My mom was prayed for over her asthma by the paster's teenaged daughter and mom's asthma went away! I remember her using an inhailer and seeing one in her nightstand when I was little but it's been years since Ive seen her use one! She told me that she was healed.

[@catlillith]

Could you please do an episode about severe allergies? My little sister is extremely allergic to my cats; she's at the point of having to use an inhaler because of it.

[@wideride8320]

I wasn't diagnosed with asthma until my late 20s based on problems I'd been experiencing since I was a kid. Very frustrating. Every allergy attack or cold turned into severe bronchitis with secondary infection. Docs would tell me to go home and take robitussin for a week, during which time it would just get worse, then put me on prednisone and antibiotics. Now I'm on a beclamethasone (qvar) inhaler daily, and can finally just get over a cold like a normal person. It's been years since I've needed to take anything more than otc meds for respiratory symptoms as long as I'm on qvar. Of course when covid finally hit me, I was in between primary docs and off the qvar. Had to get established with a new primary and get back on qvar and meds for the covid symptoms via telehealth. Bad times. Never again. 😅

[@AmyFutch]

My biggest asthma trigger is cleaning products, especially the ones that foam up, always leave me wheezing. Also choking on food or liquid I get very fast severe asthma attacks. Sometimes I refer to asthma as drama lung.

[@judithellison1638]

I've never had asthma but my daughter has it. This was quite an eye opener.

[@anniecats101]

Does anyone else with Asthma also wheeze from almost all smells? I haven’t heard much about it, but I’ll instantly wheeze just from sniffing candles, essential oils, soap, or even food. Usually small things like those will bother me even more than breathing around someone who’s smoking a cigarette. Of course chemicals/cleansers make me wheeze too, but that’s no surprise. Maybe it’s because you take a deep breath when you sniff things, or because of the combination of a big breath and a strong smell? I have no clue. It’s not great for me though because for some stupid reason I have the instinct to sniff 90% of things I can pick up. 😂 At least it goes away pretty quickly. I’m very curious if this is a common trigger or not.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

See, this and my own chronic migraine was why I kept having to make passive aggressive 'please rein in your scent producing devices' messages on my dorm floor's group chat. I don't have asthma, but it was still very inconsiderate to anyone with breathing problems or conditions like migraine when someone's scent thingy is so strong that other people can't get away from it in their own room with the door shut. Turned out there was a girl with asthma and two more with allergy problems that were too scared to complain if no one else was, so it progressed into a lot of people complaining about it pretty quickly.

[@traceymixon4824]

No not all the time but it might happen

[@dmcdeemcdonald3964]

Yes mine does

[@MrsJolene-]

Yes! I also have this theory that I might be breathing wrong, as in never deep enough. There's something like breath training to learn how to do it correctly. I also have a LOT of pain every time I yawn. But when I get like yawn attacks and do it very often it gets a little better each time. Idk if I should try the training, it's said to be very hard at first, painful and difficult to maintain (not forget). Other things that sparked this idea is that I actually have big lungs, I can hold my breath the longest in my family (3mins,without training or exercise or smth), but my oxygen in my blood is always lower (93-95). So my lungs can do it, they just don't want to? 😝 In my spirometry I got 60 % effectivity and 80% with bronchodialator, which still isn't great, so I need to find something else that could help, or accept that they're just messed up and can't be fixed. Idk, they let me down so much, and I never smoked or did anything super bad to them, and I'm only 24. It's weird to be disappointed by your own body.

[@arinasinyakova3740]

I had similar symptoms, and there was an improvement after I went to yin yoga classes. It is easier than meditation or pure breathing techniques. I started to feel the connection with my body better, and I can rely on it more than before. Also yin yoga was a good way to start exercise. I was so weak because of asthma that I could not do any strong sport. In a year or so I improved enough to do some stronger classes like vinyasa or fitness. I think sport helps with asthma, if it is not exercise triggered.

[@hollieC23]

Thanks for this! I have severe/brittle asthma and I loved seeing the anatomy!! Sadly I know all too well how serious attacks can get :(

[@johno9507]

A girl in my highschool class died suddenly from a Asthma attack, what made it even worse was she had a twin sister.

[@elly4141]

Why does that make it worse

[@johno9507]

@@elly4141 Because twins are usually very close to each other and have a special bond that normal siblings don't have.

[@pympton]

As an RT I want to thank you for this video. I wish all my patients would watch this.

[@az-cl9cy]

I'm a Japanese. Could you add English subtitles to this video?

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Feelsbadman... I don't know how :(

[@DrachenGothik666]

Click the little square in the lower right of the video with the letters "CC" in it--it means "Closed captions". It is a service for the hearing impaired that puts audio into text on the screen. It defaults to English. It is not always super accurate, but it will be close to what is said. I hope that helps.

[@DJKav]

I use Fostair 100/6 (daily) and Ventolin (emergencies). I have exercised induced asthma, also affected by cold air, as I'm a mouth breather.

[@briannarobertson9621]

I have allergy induced asthma and it’s mild but can be severe

[@traceymixon4824]

I have exercise induced asthma

[@dylanayes2968]

@@traceymixon4824 probably the worse type

[@madeline799]

Severe asthma is an additional diagnosis from asthma in general. But anyone with asthma can have a severe or life threatening attack

[@jezlinjacobs994]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL SO MUCH!!! I have lived with chronic asthma for as long as I can remember, but I have been able to keep it under control for most of my life, with the occasional severe attacks, my last being in 2020, where I was given cortisone to reduce inflammation [something I learned from this video☻] but since then, whenever I laugh to hard/loudly, expelling large amounts of air, or even yawning very deeply, taking in more air, I need to use my inhaler immediately due to shortness of breath. I also use a 250ug accuhaler of salbutamol sulphate, but still get this breathing problem. Anyone know what it could possibly be?

[@Messidagreatest]

I was born with asthma I almost died from it but the doctors helped me and my mom was crying but my asthma was gone when I was 2

[@theanatomylab]

Glad to hear that you got better!

[@RLAyousay]

Amazing video. I’ve been asthmatic since childhood. I am currently on a SABA, a LABA and more recently (after Covid in January caused issues) a LAMA has been added. It would be great if you could include how all of those meds work.

[@DeviL-l7t]

What about childhood asthma...i had asthma bad as a child but as I aged it seemed to get better and now is nearly non-existant?

[@samalamamarriott4784]

It could just mean that it got better and that you only have very specific triggers. I had it worse when I was a child and now only get it after exercise and inhaling cold air.

[@CarolFremel-my4hs]

My brothers childhood asthma came back in his sixties - i thougyt it might have had something to do with him becoming more sedentary

[@stacylarge5636]

It comes back trust

[@THORDOX]

Your lungs get stronger as you age and so does your bronchial, but after a certain age they start to decay again

[@khimannegabuco509]

I finally found my favorite youtube channel! Thank you so much for these amazing videos🤧❤ I wanted to be a surgeon someday and your vids really fueled my passion🥰