Conversation-Induced Asthma

[robroy13]

I was wondering if anyone has experienced or heard of what I call "conversation-induced" asthma? I have seen a bit of information on laughter-induced asthma and suffer from exercise-induced asthma but can't find anything about asthma that comes on from simple talking. I usually begin to feel chest tightness and hoarseness if I am talking for more than 5-10 minutes. I begin producing mucous and albuterol does offer some relief. This doesn't happen all the time, but most of the time if I have any sort of extended conversation. Has only one else experienced this? I have brought it up a few times with my GP and pulmonologist, but both sort of shrug it off. I am a 40 y.o. male who has had asthma for about 20 years. For the past 9 months I have been on Advair 500/50 2x per day.
Thanks.

[MOMMY975]

Usually it goes away on its own.  I currently take advair, singulair, and proventil hfa.  It seems to help with it some.  I'm still working on getting asthma under good control though.  None of the doctors I went to mentioned having this kind of problem until I flat out asked and they said yes it is pretty common.  I

[robroy13]

Thanks for the comments. It seems this is a fairly common aspect of asthma so I'm surprised my neither GP or pulmunologist seemed to mention it when I brought it up. I find that it usually reverses itself without the need for albuterol, but sometimes I do need a few puffs. Do both of you find these types of attacks short lived? I probably get these a few times a week. I'm on the top dose of Advair so I don't know if there are any other preventative options to prevent these "talking" attacks. They only started a few yrs ago and seem to be worse in the winter (I live in MN) so I am hoping they will occur less often soon.

[thp636]

I have encountered this too. I have to limit my talking or else I begin to cough severely. I have also had to give up giving First Aid/CPR classes because the lecturing would trigger an attack.

[MOMMY975]

I have asthma attacks when I carry on extended conversations or when signing to the radio.  My pulmanologist told me that some people just have that problem with asthma.