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Suffering From Throat Infection And Asthma Symptoms, Due To Dust Sweets And Perfumes. Permanent Cure?
Hello Doctor, I always get throat infection when I am exposed to dust/ sweets/ Ice-creams/ chocolates/ Cold-weather/some food smells. Some foods elsp their smell, perfumes etc triggers my asthma symptoms ( wheezing and little difficulty in breathing ). How do I overcome these. I would like to know the precautionary measures besides being exposed to these and is there any permanent cure/medicine. Also are there any home remedies. Please advice Email: YYYY@YYYY
Sat, 6 Apr 2013
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Your symptoms looke like of allergic rhinitis which can be seasonal due to tree pollen during springs and grass pollen during summers.
about 50% of the patient of allergic rhnitis sufferes asthma.
YOU must go for a simple breath test called spirometr to look for asthma...if reversibility defined as increase in FEV1 by 12% and 200 ml, then you may have asthma.
You can go for allergic testing and if it shows allergy to a single agent then targeted immunotherapy can be done for cure......or else you must avoid the allergens and take antihistaminics like cetrizine and nasal spray combination of antihistamines and steroids like fluticasone for at least 3 months......and if concomitant asthma is detected than you will have to take inhaled bronchodilators
meet your doctor
best wishes
Thanks for coming to HCM
Your symptoms looke like of allergic rhinitis which can be seasonal due to tree pollen during springs and grass pollen during summers.
about 50% of the patient of allergic rhnitis sufferes asthma.
YOU must go for a simple breath test called spirometr to look for asthma...if reversibility defined as increase in FEV1 by 12% and 200 ml, then you may have asthma.
You can go for allergic testing and if it shows allergy to a single agent then targeted immunotherapy can be done for cure......or else you must avoid the allergens and take antihistaminics like cetrizine and nasal spray combination of antihistamines and steroids like fluticasone for at least 3 months......and if concomitant asthma is detected than you will have to take inhaled bronchodilators
meet your doctor
best wishes
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