On 18 Apr 2006 08:53:18 -0700, "-L." > wrote:

>Dee Randall wrote:
>>
>> Are you saying that "cough-variant asthma" is the term for "trouble
>> expelling air"?
>
>Not exactly, but that's why you cough. You cannot get the "used" air
>out of your lungs.
>
>> If so, I will have to remember that so as be more
>> knowledgeable about this condition.
>> Thanks for taking the time to explain.
>
>It's sort of a condition that most doctors don't know to diagnose or
>treat so it can be difficult to get resolved.

I went in and told my doctor that I had a cough that just wouldn' t go
away. She looked me dead in the eye and said one word. "Asthma."
She was right. The inhalers worked, at least for a time. Now, all
they do is make me light-headed.

Carol
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