I am 70 ,a non -smoker recently diagnosed with Asthma{"a mild form of the disease"per my pumonologist}.Recently,I've experienced ,especiallymwhen I yawn,a sudden,I guess bronchu spasm.It feels like my "windpipe" can't open or re-open for just a few seconds. I am using Advair,I have had some reflux problems in the past,but these episodes don't seem to follow eating and I have no coughing before or after.
Is this typical and ?Shallow breaths are ok.Any thoughts? BTwillow
Hi,,,,,I had one of those scares,you mentioned last year,,,,I have copd..and work on an open dock with 47 doors open no heat,,,In newengland it gets might cold,that night it was tempature was 17 dgrees,I was stacking a pallet,go on my fork lift coughed twice then a horrible weeze like .when at a time in life whe suliva gets caght in your throat from candy,,,very very little air getting in just that horrible wheeze,then nothing o no air like someone put cement in my throat,,My boss callled 911,then i wheezed again and remebered I had albuterAL IN MY WORK BAG,,iF IT WERNT FOR THE WHEEZE,fOR ONE I WOULD HAVE BEN DEAD BY THE TIME THE RESCUE GOT THERE,i STARTED BREATHING AND MY BOSS WAS STILL ON THE PHONE WITH 911,I TOLD THEM TO FORGET IT,,tHIS ATTACK CAME OUT OF NOWHERE,,,,ALL I COULD THINK OF OTHER THEN TRYING TO GET AIR IS MY WIFE AND KIDS GETTING THAT PHONE CALL,,,BY THE WAY NOT THAT IT MAKES A DIFFRENCE iM 46
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PS,,i HAD NOTHING TO EAT FOR 12 HOURS,,,,PRIOR TO THAT ATTACK,,,JUST A COUGH AND NO AIR,,,
Sounds like you may have had abnormal closure of your vocal cords. It could have been in response to aspiration of food or liquid, as would have been the cough. Some individuals experience this when they have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Another possibility is that you could be having vocal cord dysfunction (VCD). You should consult with a lung specialist about these events, and ask about the possibilities mentioned here. Please read our vocal cord dysfunction information at http://www.nationaljewish.org/disease-info/diseases/vcd/index.aspx to learn more.
Feeling that you might die must have been a very scary situation. Everything should be done to find the cause of these events, so they can be avoided in the future.
Good luck
Drink hot tea of ginger and honey it stops the swelling
Take puffs of ALBUTEROL and PRIMATENE inhaler and using a steam humidifier breathe the hot steam through ur mouth.It helps in stopping my attack.I am having these for 4-5 months everyday due to chronic bronchitis...