Interesting. In many ways we are still in the dark ages of medicine (treating symptoms). In the future we will know the causes of asthma, and directly fix them.
I would argue that the dark ages of medicine were the dark ages. Yes, we might still be tilting at windmills in our battle with symptoms, but this is no dark ages, rife with misinformation, superstition and a complete lack of records.
Indeed. Our ignorance will invariably overshadow our knowledge, the universe is too vast and too complex for it to be otherwise. But we shouldn't let perfection be the enemy of good.
I found the first report from 1828 to be excellent and hold the possible key to a cure overlooked by every other, "During each of her periods of confinement for childbearing, the fits were far less numerous and severe in character, but within a few months after she had given birth, they returned."
To bad the evolution of traditional medicine influencing "specialties" will lead to fewer and fewer "common sense" breakthroughs. Without the advent of new "specialties" that fill in the gaps and strengthen the bonds tying every brain surgeon with every podiatrist together, we would have no hope of ever getting as far as we have (which ain't much). There needs to be a reformation of medical school education, what we have now is CRAP.
I've had asthma my whole life. Just a few years ago I realized that my nighttime asthma problems were caused by acid reflex and I stopped taking my asthma medicine and replaced it with acid reducers. My asthma medicine wasn't helping. The most important thing now is that I sleep on my left side.
This is something I figured out myself based on Googling. None of my doctors ever suggested it.
I am not sure if this was my entire problem my whole life or if its just gotten worse recently and that's why I notice it more.
I am not at all a doctor, just a personal anecdote about acid reflux while sleeping. Start jogging. I know this could be very hard with asthma, but it completely cured my night time acid reflux.
Interesting timing, my friend's son was recently hospitalized (in the ICU) with a severe asthma attack. Very scary, and a week later he's still in the hospital -- but improving and out of the ICU.
His treatment? O2 and a nebulizer of some sort.
I can't help but think that with how common asthma is, that we'd be further along in treating it than a 5 or 6 day stay in a hospital for a bad flare up.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 23.2 ms ] threadTo bad the evolution of traditional medicine influencing "specialties" will lead to fewer and fewer "common sense" breakthroughs. Without the advent of new "specialties" that fill in the gaps and strengthen the bonds tying every brain surgeon with every podiatrist together, we would have no hope of ever getting as far as we have (which ain't much). There needs to be a reformation of medical school education, what we have now is CRAP.
This is something I figured out myself based on Googling. None of my doctors ever suggested it.
I am not sure if this was my entire problem my whole life or if its just gotten worse recently and that's why I notice it more.
You should see a gastroenterologist for proper treatment of your reflux.
His treatment? O2 and a nebulizer of some sort.
I can't help but think that with how common asthma is, that we'd be further along in treating it than a 5 or 6 day stay in a hospital for a bad flare up.
Seems like his asthma didn't prevent him for living for almost two centuries!