Peak flow monitor for asthma Posted: 01-01-08 12:06pm
I have severe asthma and use a peak flow
monitor three times daily to check my
breathing. I use it first thing in the
morning, in the afternoon, and before I go
to bed. Over the past week, my readings
had been improving, and were regularly in
the 400 range. Then, for no explainable
reason, for the past two days I have been
back down in the 350 to 370 range. I have
made no changes in my medication or
activity level, nor has anything in my
environment changed. Is this just the way
asthma is, it can change from good to bad
with no explanation?
Do any of you asthma veterans out there
have an explanation as to why peak flow
readings change? Would regular exercise
help improve my readings?
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wickedwanda
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Peak Flow Meter Posted: 01-01-08 23:51pm
Hello,
Have u fiqured out what is your red zone
is ? That is your critical zone, that
means you should seek professional help.
This is the reason u do them so your
doctor can monitor these reading, i have
kept medical records, peak flow meter
reading, (diet, exercise, triggers and
what u did that day, weather too)for over
15 years.. i have been very ill since a
doctors error. Your peak flow reading is
telling you that there is a trigger around
you that is bothering your lungs.. Is your
bedroom enviorment totally sterile, very
little as the way of furnishings and
change your filters on your furnace. It
could be the cold.. keep track of
everything and this way when your doctors
ask you what you did that day, a diary can
be extremely helpful, and over time u may
be able to discern what is triggering you
so that your peak flows drop, the more
information on bad days the better.. Good
luck old timer peak flower!
