Anyone else with this problem?  I go to Pulmanary Specialist second
one and it seems now the stethescope is the way to determine how well
the patient is breathing.  If it sounds good it must be good-that's
the new way.  They used to have peak flow meters they would check your

I bought  a Compressor Nebuliser by Omron (CX) version some years ago.  I
need to change the filter. Now I know there are two in the machine.  I can
see a dirty one and a clean one. But, having lost the manual, i have no idea
how to remove the dirty one and replace it with the clean ...

and still doing wonderfully. I am down to 2 puffs a day of my steriod
inhaler with no ill effects. I just caught a cold and no issue with
breathing as of yet. I am not declaring a success yet, but I am
feeling hopeful!

Hi people,
I have a question. I just received my anti-allergen pillow encasings
(matress and bedding encasings underway). Now, do I still have to use normal
pillow covers around the encasings or do the encasings just replace the

See http://www.healthscout.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=68&id=508347
for an article about treating sinus troubles by humming and based on
increasing nitric oxide concentrations.
Just for the record, the historical humming method of Dr. Ludwig

My inlaws got a new carpet put in about three weeks ago.  I have been there
twice since--once on week after installation, and one three weeks after
installation.  Both times my sinused started to hurt and I had to leave much
sooner than usual.  

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/450757_4
Another Thunderstorm theory

Lawsuit against Consumer Reports dismissed
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/10153037.htm?1c
San Jose Mercury News, Nov 11, 2004
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the publisher of Consumer

From the Washington Hospital Healthcare System _Health Signs_
newsletter for Fall 2004:
Breathing problems are scary at any age, but they can be particularly
frightening in children.  Scientists have developed a new way to

I am a study coordinator with a company called IASUS
and we are currently looking for volunteers to undergo
a 4 week study measuring the effects of Fungal Therapy
upon individuals suffering from Asthma.

I am wondering whether anyone can help me out.  I have been taking seretide
inhaler for a few years now and about a year ago switched to symbicort as I
was having so many problems with my throat.
I am totally fed up with these throat problems which include dryness,

http://pats.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/1/3/215?ct
Inhaled Glucocorticoids, Lymphocytes, and Dendritic Cells in Asthma and Obstructive Lung Diseases
Steve N. Georas
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

       Having been on Serevent(Salmeterol xinafoate) + Flixotide
(Fluticasone propoinate) regularly for years with the occasional
additional puff of Salbutamol when necessary, my doctor is suggesting a
switch to Oxis.

The theoretical, ideological  part of the Buteyko Method is that
carbon dioxide is somehow a potent medication or something like a
vitamin widely applicable for many conditions independently of the
basic physiologies.  This if correct would mean that in addition to

how the heck do ya find that out?
med wise I take Advair (at highest dose) singular, flonase, clartin, patanol
and atrovent
usally allergic to certain animals and meds