Do I have to worry about this wheezing?

[Juanolo]

I am 16. I have had mild asthma since I was like 11 and have albuterol. I lately have been wheezing before I go to bed and when I wake up I don't know if its anxiety related because I get really nervous that I will one day have an asthma attack or become hindered by asthma or get COPD. But the thing is that I no longer get bronchitis after a cold, and I can exercise with out wheezing afterwards> I go to the gym almost everyday and do cardio (running for a few miles), I lift waits and have an athletic body. But the thing is I get wheezing at home before going to bed and early in the morning and whenever I go to the doctor in the rare chance that I wheeze during the day it goes away the minute I leave the house and step into the doctor's office. And I recently had my checkup and everything was "beautifully healthy" as the doc put it. Also every year I go to Cusco Peru and to Lima. In Cusco I get no asthma and in Lima I stopped getting asthma (it just stopped even though the city is incredibly poluted) yet in the US I still have it and only in my house. I don't know if its anxiety caused and if I have anything to worry about. I also don't wheeze while I sleep (mom said) its just the moment I lay down and the moment I get up. This has happened only recently and in my return to new york and also in the summer.

[Victoireh]

Many asthmatics find that they are symptomatic during exercise before any other symptoms show if their asthma is getting out of control. Also the asthmatic will either get symptoms late at night or early in the morning. It does sound like anxiety. One way of seeing how much variability you're having in your breathing is to use a peak flow meter. And take twice a day measurements - once in the morning when you get up and later on in the day in the evening. This will tell you if you are having large dips in your peak flow numbers. If you track for a couple of weeks, you can also see what your best peak flow reading is. Then you will know in the future if your readings go below 80% of your best, that your asthma is not in control. You can also show your doctor these numbers, and he/she can then decide how well your asthma is doing.

[caregiver222]

Needless to say, you have figured out that there is some substance within your home that is precipitating a mild asthmatic reaction. You can figure out the drill. Get rid of dust in the room. Re-paint the room. Get a dust precipitator. New pillows and bedsheets and new mattress. Get rid of the rugs in the room and wet-wipe the floor. Although some asthmatics have circadian mediated attacks, this sounds like something in the house.