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Could a person with asthma experience shortness of breath every 5 minutes daily?
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Possibly: It is possible that if your asthma is uncontrolled you could experience frequent shortness of breath. Every five minutes is excessive even for poorly controlled asthma. It may be worth checking a peak flow rate which is an index of how severe your asthma is on a daily basis. You can get a peak flow meter from your doctor.
Answered 5/26/2014
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Possibly: Very severe and/or poorly controlled asthma can lead to an almost constant situation. Please go to your physician and get checked. You may want to investigate your surroundings for a trigger that is causing this situation. Often, occupational asthma occurs at work throughtout the day and may improve after leaving your workplace. Check things out.
Answered 12/9/2013
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If poorly controlled: Sounds like poorly controlled asthma with exacerbations! with fall and flu season around the corner , a quick visit to your md would help a lot! please start a asthma "diary" to help your md gauge and adjust your rescue and preventive meds, mdi and long term inhaled steroids , singular. And need for antibiotics i'd with secondary infections.... Warm regards!
Answered 3/13/2013
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