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Is it advisable for one whose asthma is well controlled to travel to places of high altitude?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Sure why not: Keep taking your medications, and bring your rescue inhalor as well. Trigger for asthma includes viral illness, fumes, smoking, allergens (dust, animal dander, ) chemicals, aspirin, cool dry air. It may take you time to acclimatize to high altitude (depending how high you are) . Without any other pulmonary conditon and well controlles asthma i will not be too concerned.
Answered 8/25/2012
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What do YOU mean by: "well controlled"? Asthma in america study reveals that most patients rating their asthma well controlled are not in control by the standards of allergists & pulmonologists. A simple yardstick is the rule of twos. Asthma is in control when albuterol use <3x/week & waking up at night from asthma <3x/month & exacerbation of asthma requiring Prednisone or er visit <2x/year. Pass & you're good to go.
Answered 6/30/2014
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