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Aramar, I am new to the newsgroup, I am a journalism student studying the effects of asthma in Harlem, New York and two of the subjects for my piece have had asthma for several years. Please advise as to where this literature on the long term effects of asthma. and cellular damage can be found. Kim n 2 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There seems to be some literature now that asthma if not properly suppressed can over the long term cause increasing cellular damage.  Thus it is reasonable that some people with asthma not controlled or not sufficiently controlled could have increasing problems as they age.

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Your inquiry is of particular interest to me. For the past ten or so years asthma attacks have been limited to short durations following colds or other bronchial illnessess.  For the first time I have been dealing with asthma or six weeks….and I have a feeling that this is just the first of many subsequent episodes.  I am 64.  My family appears to have a history of asthma which grows increasingly difficult to manage in the senior years.  Perhaps some well based theories might suggest inteventions.  I am interested…..

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There seems to be some literature now that asthma if not properly suppressed can over the long term cause increasing cellular damage.  Thus it is reasonable that some people with asthma not controlled or not sufficiently controlled could have increasing problems as they age.

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Jemina, my experience has been very much like yours. Once the only identifiable triggers were dust, colds and pollen (and EIA). Now the list has expanded to include smoke of all sorts, perfumes, animal dander, cold air, hor humid air… sometimes it seems like half the world is a trigger! The severity of the attacks and speed of onset has increased too. On the bright side, the meds have reduced the number of attacks. — Adam

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Hi. I was wondering if anyone found their asthma seemed to get worse as they got older? I was wondering if I was imagining it or whether my sensitivity to allergens triggered my asthma more easily. Any details re web sites about this would be most welcome. cheers Jemina

I’m 46 years old now.  Here’s my pattern:         9 years:  First diagnosed; occassional attacks            14 years:  Attack frequency diminishing            17 years:  Symptom-free; start smoking one pack per day            18 years:  Quit smoking, after wheezing during a cold;            20 years:  Occassional wheezing if I have a cold, but otherwise OK            23 years:  Full-scale attacks return when exercising; at this point I was                        running about 10 miles per day and in excellent shape            24 years:  Asthma back under control; taking Intal and occassionally albuterol                            tablets; only use over-the-counter inhalers            28 years:  Frustrated over exercise-induced asthma, begin taking allergy shots                            Still running 10 miles per day and in excellent shape            32 years:  Begin taking 2.5mg prednisone daily for another health problem,                            which later proved to be false; stop allergy shots; asthma still under control;                            Running was still going very well up until I began the prednisone, then it                            got worse and I never returned to the previous performance level.            35 years:  Suffered a messy divorce; remarry a smoker (not recommended; at the                            time, I thought that tobacco smoke didn’t bother me:  WRONG!);                   asthma starts getting worse; require more frequent use of inhalers            40 years:  Asthma still getting somewhat worse;  Intal no longer sufficient                            to control asthma before exercise;  Begin taking Azmacort;            45 years:  Begin taking Accolate, but give it up after 6 months;  asthma still                            getting somewhat worse;  wife still smokes, although she attempts                            to minimize my exposure;  still competing in running events, although                            asthma is a limiting factor in long distances           46 years (current):  Same as above; cold winter air worse than ever. I have not gone to an emergency room with a bad attack since I was about 14.  However, the fact that I do seem to be getting worse, like the others who responded to you, is a cause for concern. Bob — Bob Duncan "The devil made me do it the first time, the second time, I done it on my own."   — Billy Joe Shaver

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Hi. I was wondering if anyone found their asthma seemed to get worse as they got older? I was wondering if I was imagining it or whether my sensitivity to allergens triggered my asthma more easily. Any details re web sites about this would be most welcome. cheers Jemina

Mine is (getting worse). I have had my allergies (dog dander, dust mites, house dust) switch from giving me sinus infections to giving me asthma attacks over the last year or two. And the asthma has gotten worse (that is, the attacks are more frequent and more intense). I gave up on allergy shots, and have tried my best to treat my house (dusty, with two dogs) as best I can, but am reconsidering the shots. Anyone here have a feeling one way or the other whether allergy shots do any good? — Sal Sessa http://www.eventsphoto.com

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Hi. I was wondering if anyone found their asthma seemed to get worse as they got older? I was wondering if I was imagining it or whether my sensitivity to allergens triggered my asthma more easily. Any details re web sites about this would be most welcome. cheers Jemina

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