Sorry to hear that you are feeling grim. I have read that this summer will be a bad year for asthma and hay fever sufferers because the late spring has meant that many more irritants have been released by plants at the same time, whereas they normally release over a span of weeks.
I do not contradict the sound advice that MargaretP has given.
What I
can add is info about some alternative therapy which may help to prevent frequency of attacks in the future.
I do have some breathing problems too, and have been searching for some improvement which doesn't involve pharmacuticals.
Salt Therapy for Treatment of Asthma, Sinusitis, Hayfever, Ear Infection and More::Natural Treatments, Drug Free Treatments::Salt Cave London, United Kingdom
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2. Negative ionized tiny salt particles get into the respiratory system; they can even reach the deepest part of the lung (alveoli).
3. Based on clinical studies, the inhaled dry saline aerosol reducing inflammation in the whole respiratory tract, absorbing edema from the mucosa lining the airway passages leading to widening of the airway passages, restoring the normal transport of mucus and unclog blockages in the bronchi and bronchioles leading to rapid elimination of the residual tar and foreign allergens
4. Patients feel their respiratory system clean again. It can improve the quality of patients’ life, reducing the antibiotics and corticoids or steroids intake, reducing the rate of annual hospitalizations and decrease the frequency of asthma attacks.
The way to get salt therapy at home is to use a saltpipe inhaler
The Original SaltPipe: Information about salt pipe, dry salt inhaler
Salt Pipe- salt pipe helps asthma, salt pipe for better breathing
I bought one last week, so I haven't used it long enough to report whether it works.
It never needs a refill,- at that price it had better not do!
To supplement that I have bought a Himalayan salt lamp, which works like an ionizer, and also puts fine salt particles in the air.
Salt lamps Rock Salt lamp Himalayan Crystal Salt for health wellbeing
The salt used is NOT at all like table salt - it has trace minerals which you body needs to function.To learn more about salt -
Facts about Salt related to Salt Pipe
Hope you are better soon