Today brings just one new link, but it’s a fabulous one.
Living with asthma, whether in yourself or your child, means learning all sorts of new terms about breathing, lung anatomy, and the respiratory system. But simply reading that stridor, for example, means a high-pitched sound when breathing in does not necessarily equal a true understanding of the term. How can you be sure you’re identifying true stridor in an asthmatic child if you’ve never heard what it sounds like?
Thus today’s audio edition.
The R.A.L.E. Repository
Check out digital recordings of things like normal breath sounds, crackles, wheezing, and stridor with respirosonogram images to match. You can play or download the RealAudio or WAV files.
As always, the link will also appear in the sidebar under Asthma Resources, so you won’t have to search all over the site for it after today.
**Coming New Year’s Eve, a look back at the year’s biggest asthma and air pollution stories.
**And on New Year’s Day, The Big List.
The best way parents can help their asthma children is by being well informed. This site provides a good resource.
Just back from a trip away … THANK YOU for finding this link! I haven’t visited it yet but it will definitely be a resource if we have another episode.
Your handling of AG’s symptoms & how to treat w/ albuterol at the first sign of illness really speaks to the power that an informed parent has to improve their child’s life dramatically. Congratulations on figuring out how best to help AG! I understand that everything evolves and this may not be the best regimen forever, but what a difference now compared to 3 years ago for you. Wow.
Andie
Thanks Rick, and welcome back, Andie.
I’m really, really hoping she sticks with her current symptoms for a few years at least……of course, now that I’m comfortable with them they’ll probably change if her previous years with asthma are any indication, lol. Thanks again!