Comments on: Adult Asthma Misdiagnosed by One-Third?

By: Olen Mezzatesta

Olen Mezzatesta — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:12:00 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:36:34 +0000

I often wondered about that myself. It’s a very thin line between chronic asthma and copd… Great article!

By: wendy

wendy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:06:21 +0000

I can believe asthma is a syndrome (or collection of syptoms) rather than a solitary illness. I think it is far more complex than we know.

My children had a mild form of asthma in childhood. One was exercise induced and the other was more seasonal allergens. Coughs, colds that lingered, but no inhalors. No attacks that sent us to the hospital, so we were lucky. As adults they have outgrown their asthma.

So no lung function studies. Hubby, however, with his COPD has had numerous spirometry tests. His last one he couldn’t do, so go figure…. Not much lung function left.

By: Noelle

Noelle — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:50:49 +0000

I’m still waiting to get my health insurance back so I can go to the allergist and figure out why my lung capacity has been on the fritz lately.

By: freadom

freadom — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:46:16 +0000

Again, great wisdom. My turn to ask you a Q.

Have you ever come across any articles that stated exactly WHEN the theory that asthma was psychosomatic was disproven? Studies?