Does Anyone Get Lung Issues in Winter?

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I am wondering if you have al albuterol inhaler in addition to the steroid inhaler. Albuterol inhaler or the "rescue" inhaler is good to have if you are having episodes of shortness of breath that is not helped by the steroid inhaler.

Sometimes we can have enough inflammation in our lungs that a rescue inhaler is needed. So, that is why I asked the question. My thinking is that if you have a steroid inhaler to help decrease inflammation then it is a possibility that a rescue inhaler could be needed. Just some food for thought. I got diagnosed with asthma in 1091 and have had 2 or 3 inhalers all these years plus have carried a rescue inhaler all this time which I have needed to use occasionally.

My asthma is not bad but the extra humid weather or extra dry weather, extremely windy weather or very cold weather along with barometer changes will give me tightness of my chest and I then need the rescue inhaler. Usually use the steroid inhaler when I get this bad and then the albuterol inhaler. Just a sample of how I use inhalers. Might help you with questions for your doctor. As the years go by we learn to deal with these issues and doctors tell us more info over time that helps. meirish