| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| allergy and environment | 9/24/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: I would be greatful if you could answer this question : Is there a relation between air pollution ...
A: Yes, it has been shown that pollution aggravates allergies. Actually, a lot of things can trigger ...
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| My EcoQuest experience | 9/20/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I wanted to let you know that I currently have an Ecoquest in my home. (I do not sell them!) I ...
A: Patti, I am glad you found a product you are happy with! I will certainly take your experience to ...
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| aerosol | 9/1/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: good day!! what will be the effect if i still continue to use the expired Albuterol Inhalation ...
A: First of all, I'd like to appologize for the delay. I worked all weekend, and we were very busy, so ...
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| Allergies = Breathing problems? | 9/1/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: It's very simple, let me sum this up really easily so you can answer. Recently I've been having ...
A: First of all, Singulair is a 'maintenence' medication. It needs to be taken everyday for a while ...
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| Allergies = Breathing difficulty? | 9/1/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: It's very simple, let me sum this up really easily so you can answer. Recently I've been having ...
A: The Singulair won't help you until you have taken it for 3-4 weeks. If the pulmonary testing at your ...
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| antihistamine | 8/18/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: i have severe facial flushing when i drink alcohol and i read an article on a health webiste that ...
A: I sure can't go against a warning label. Especially on this topic. I just don't know the answer. ...
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| snotty nose/phlegm all my life | 8/10/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: hope you can help. I am almost forty and I have had excess mucous all my life. Nothing has made any ...
A: Here are a couple of web pages that do a good job of explaining: ...
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| snotty nose/phlegm all my life | 8/9/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: hope you can help. I am almost forty and I have had excess mucous all my life. Nothing has made any ...
A: I will admit up front that your liver condition puts a twist on things for me. I recommend talking ...
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| Breathing, | 7/27/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: Lately my breathing has been not so good. I went to a doctor, they couldn't find anything wrong. ...
A: First of all, it might help if I explain what a breathing treatment, or nebulizer, is and how it ...
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| Surgery and harder control asthma | 7/16/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: Three weeks ago I had Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, I end up needing breathing treatment after ...
A: I am not completely familiar with an Upper GI Endoscopy. But, if it's a procedure where they place a ...
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| Mold Concern | 7/13/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: My family has been suffering from breathing problems for the last year or so and I suspect it could ...
A: If it smells, then you probably have at least some mold. Here are a couple of links to find more ...
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| Mold Concern | 7/13/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: My family has been suffering from breathing problems for the last year or so and I suspect it could ...
A: I'd like to appologize for taking so long to respond. My computer crashed on me and I have not been ...
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| asthma | 6/29/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: nobody knows what I have. I've been to my doctor, a chinese herbalist, my chiropractor, an ...
A: First of all, I'd like to appologize for the delay in answering your question. My computer crashed ...
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| Coughing | 6/16/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: I'm not sure if you're the right person to ask this, But what kind of "diseases" or health problems ...
A: Coughing is a very general symptom that can be applied to so many different diseases, that it's ...
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| Low oxygen office | 6/3/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: at every engineering office I have worked in, I have noticed that everyone drinks caffeine ...
A: How has the oxygen level been measured and what is the %? For a building to have a low oxygen level ...
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| COPD treatments | 6/2/2005 | Sue Enlow |
Q: Sue, Do you know what advances there have been in the treatment of COPD? And, what new and/or ...
A: I hope that I can answer it adequately. If not, please feel free to ask me another question. I know ...
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| spontaneous pneunothorax | 5/29/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I am a nurse and understand the condition however I have had six or more of these in the past four ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering your question, I have been out of town. I have not read much ...
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| My son's mild Asthma | 5/9/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I do have a peak flow meter, and his is generally in the range of 140 to 160. I am told that this is ...
A: Sorry for the slow response, I am afraid that question would be answered best by his physician. The ...
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| My son's mild Asthma | 5/6/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: My son is now almost nine. He is allergic to tree nuts ( walnuts, pistachios). He has been mildly ...
A: You might try tracking his condition with a peak flowmeter (available at most pharmacies for a small ...
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| Allergies and shortness of breath | 4/25/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: My dad is 72 years old, in great health, resting heart rate of 50. Each year, starting in February ...
A: It sounds like it could be asthma. It might be possible to have a pulmonary function test done ...
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| respiratory | 4/13/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: Our biology teacher informed us that after a person "exhales" air that a portion of air remains in ...
A: Jim, Sorry for the slow response - I've been out of town. Your biology teacher is correct. When ...
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| respiratory system, lungs and breathing | 4/10/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I was curious if there is separation in respiration?!?! what i mean by that is, does the left ...
A: Alex, No, the separation ends in the back of the mouth where the nasopharyngeal air mixes with air ...
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| Drinking alcohol while taking allergy vaccine | 4/7/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I recently took a prick test to see what exactly I'm allergic too, and turns out I'm allergic to ...
A: Nora, The only thing I can find is a precaution listed for Zyrtec about a "reduction in alertness". ...
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| Air Purifier | 4/4/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: do you think the air purifier on the market today really do what they advertised? Recently i am ...
A: The products that I know will work are units with a HEPA type filter. You can buy these for a ...
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| smoke inhalation | 3/22/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: Neal, If I sent you a portion of my story to read--the scene where he is involved in the fire--would ...
A: Jen, With the variability of fires I could make the injuries appear logical. Also - if you don't ...
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| sickness | 3/20/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: How do our bodies get sick?
A: The most common sickness is a virus. To keep it simple let me say that the virus is an organism ...
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| loss of voice... | 3/18/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I am a 48 year-old singer who suffers from a chronic case of post nasal drip. My question is not ...
A: Reed, Sorry for the slow response! Your best long-term solution will be to see an allergist. You ...
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| pneumothorax | 3/17/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: Neal--my 17 yr old daughter was hospitalized in dec for a pneumothorax, 30% lung collapsed.there was ...
A: Gloria, I am sorry to hear about your daughter's pneumothorax. I am not able to offer any advice ...
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| smoke inhalation | 3/17/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I am writing a fictional story about a boy involved in a house/barn fire and wondered what his ...
A: Jen, The two main lung problems with a fire are: carbon monoxide poisoning and lung injury due to ...
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| als & a vent | 3/13/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I am a smoker, :o( my husband has ALS and is coming home from the hospital with a vent, he needs it ...
A: Juanita, I have bad news - no one is ever safe around smoke. Second hand smoke kills 3,000 people a ...
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| use of sildenafil 25 mg | 3/8/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: sir, the person(age 45 weight 100 kg_) who has tendency of frequent nosal congesion if take ...
A: I checked with eposcrates and found no interaction between sildenafil and cetirizene. Nasal ...
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| I have had athsma since I... | 2/26/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I have had athsma since I was in the first grade( I'm now almost 17). In the fifth grade, I caught ...
A: Gina, Sorry for the slow response - had some computer problems. More that likely the croup caused ...
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| bronchitis | 2/14/2005 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I have bronchitis. I am having difficulty breathing. I have been taking Doxycycline 100 mg. and ...
A: Kay, Hopefully you will see some improvement within a couple of days of starting your antibiotic ...
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| Cold | 11/30/2004 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I have had a cold for about a week. URI really, with a cough from post nasal drip. Today when I ...
A: It sounds like a cold. Try to drink plenty of fluids. It may last another week. If the mucus gets ...
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| Breathing Problem | 11/24/2004 | Neal Okerson |
Q: For more than a month now i have had trouble breathing, I find my self really gasping for air ...
A: My guess is the same as the opinion of the physician you saw. It sounds like GERD. I really cannot ...
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| Oxygen Therapy | 11/21/2004 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I have been diagnosed with COPD (oxygen level 59) & oxygen therapy has been perscribed when sleeping ...
A: I would consult with the physician about this. Sometimes oxygen is needed to ease the workload of ...
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| Anti-histamines and prolonged usage affecting immune system. | 11/10/2004 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I'm kind of sensitive to dust and develop allergic colds rather quickly if I'm exposed to dust for ...
A: I suspect that any possible progession from allergy into a cold would be because - when we have ...
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| Dx of atelectasis and pleral effusion | 11/9/2004 | Neal Okerson |
Q: You are so good! I was unaware there was a genetic deficiciency for emphysema!! SCary.. I wanted ...
A: Christine, Most likely, the pleural effusion is causing the atelectasis. What happens is the pleural ...
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| Dx of atelectasis and pleral effusion | 11/6/2004 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I am a 32 y/o female with a hx of smoking for 17 years (1 pack/day). Recently I had severe ...
A: Christine, A pleural effusion is when you have inflammation of one or both pleural layers. The ...
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| trach decannulation | 11/3/2004 | Neal Okerson |
Q: My mother had an episode of respiratory failure last year. She was comatose, and on a vent. She was ...
A: First let me answer your question then I will try to explain further. The pulmonologist will make ...
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