Poor you! My sister (who has asthma) loves her dehumidifier (or humidifier, depending on time of year), as getting the right level of humidity helps her a lot.
We got one, but the wrong type by accident; it's a hot air humidifiier, and for some reason that makes things worse! Cool mist seems to help, though. For the moment I sleep with the window open. Cool humid Scots air, hurrah. =)
I do a lot of low level stretches for flexibility which don't raise my breathing rate at all. And I always do them after I take a shower because then I know my lungs are properly humidified, and that I haven't been recently exposed to the air pollutants which trigger my asthma. Some of my stretches are yoga stretches and some are not, but leg lifts, calf stretches, peddling, arm bars, and arm circles should hopefully be within your reach. I can try to describe these in more detail if you need to know.
The inhaler is probably causing some of your problems as well. I pretty much fall asleep about an 1-2hrs after I use my inhaler because my body gets exhausted from the rapid heartbeat, etc. It sucks though because you can't sleep until the rapid heartbeat subsides and then it hits you all at once. I hate it when I get asthma attacks before bed for just this reason since then I'm doomed to stay up longer than I wished.
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My sister (who has asthma) loves her dehumidifier (or humidifier, depending on time of year), as getting the right level of humidity helps her a lot.
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The inhaler is probably causing some of your problems as well. I pretty much fall asleep about an 1-2hrs after I use my inhaler because my body gets exhausted from the rapid heartbeat, etc. It sucks though because you can't sleep until the rapid heartbeat subsides and then it hits you all at once. I hate it when I get asthma attacks before bed for just this reason since then I'm doomed to stay up longer than I wished.
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