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More information about respiratory symptoms and treatments

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AANMA publishes practical, family-friendly articles in its award-winning Allergy & Asthma Today magazine ^[1] as well as in The MA Report, our flagship newsletter (now online! ^[2]). For even more useful information, news and tips, subscribe to Allergy & Asthma Today, or give a subscription as a gift to someone you know with asthma or allergies. For access to our full article archives, join AANMA today ^[3]!

Contents

Basic Information on Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment ^[4]
Recognizing Symptoms ^[5]
Using Medication and Medical Devices ^[6]
Living with Asthma ^[7]
Eczema ^[8]
Food Allergies
Ask a Doctor ^[9]

Basic Information on Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment

^[10]What’s Behind That Wheeze? ^[10]
Knowing what’s happening inside the lungs is the first step to controlling asthma
New Asthma Guidelines – Setting Priorities for Asthma Care ^[11]
Six main points people with asthma need to know about asthma treatment
New Asthma Test – Will It Help You Breathe Easier? ^[12]
Exhaled nitric oxide tests are useful for measuring lung inflammation in patients of all ages

Recognizing Symptoms

Calming Your Cough ^[13]
What causes coughing, when to seek medical help and choosing treatment options
RSV – Much More Than the Common Cold ^[14]
What sound like a cold, looks like a cold and acts like a cold – but sends more babies to the hospital than any other condition?

Using Medication and Medical Devices

About Medications ^[15]
Giving medications to babies
Nebulizers — When only the mist will do ^[16]
Step-by-step instructions for using a nebulizer
Baby Breaths ^[17]
A special video calms and reassures babies and toddlers during nebulizer treatments.
Nebulizer Basics ^[18]
What parents need to know about using a nebulizer with babies and young children
Mastering HFA Inhalers – Step-by-Step Instructions ^[19]
Instructions for using metered-dose inhalers
Maximizing the Mist – Keep Inhalers Clean, Primed and Ready ^[20]
How to use and care for metered dose inhalers
Holding Chambers and Spacers ^[21]
Basic information on why and how to use holding chambers with MDIs
Peak Flow Meters ^[22]
How to use a peak flow meter
Ins and Outs of Holding Chambers ^[23](.pdf)
The 411 on Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI’s)
Nebulizer Know-How ^[24](.pdf)
Understand and maintain your nebulizer for peak performance

Living with Asthma

Sleep Matters: Getting a Good Night’s Sleep with Asthma and Allergies ^[25]
Why adults and children with asthma have trouble sleeping and what you can do about it
Hiring a Babysitter ^[26]
Tips on finding and using a babysitter
Parents ^[27]
Tips on finding childcare services
News2Use –Tree-lined Streets Lower Asthma Risks ^[28]
Research shows young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees are less likely to have asthma

Eczema

Detergent, Soap and Eczema: How One Mother’s Extreme Home Makeover Made a Difference ^[29]
Using detergent-free products for skin care, laundry and household cleaning helped prevent a baby’s eczema

Food Allergies

When Will I Outgrow Food Allergies? ^[30]
Research shows that food allergies are lasting longer into childhood – and even adulthood
Solving the Peanut Allergy Puzzle ^[31]
One family’s story of diagnosing peanut allergy in their baby
Cracking Open Egg Allergy ^[32]
Ewan was 10 months old when he had his first reaction to egg

Ask a Doctor

Click here to read questions from parents about their children’s respiratory symptoms, and answers from doctors! ^[33]

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[1] Allergy & Asthma Today magazine: http://www.aanma.org/publication/aat-subscription/

[2] now online!: http://www.aanma.org/publication/ma-report/

[3] join AANMA today: http://www.aanma.org/membership/join/

[4] Basic Information on Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment: #Basic Information on Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment

[5] Recognizing Symptoms: #Recognizing Symptoms

[6] Using Medication and Medical Devices: #Using Medication and Medical Devices

[7] Living with Asthma: #Living with Asthma

[8] Eczema: #Eczema

[9] Ask a Doctor: #Ask a Doctor

[10] : http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/whatsbehind/

[11] New Asthma Guidelines – Setting Priorities for Asthma Care: http://www.aanma.org/2009/04/the-new-asthma-guidelines-setting-priorities-for-asthma-care/

[12] New Asthma Test – Will It Help You Breathe Easier?: http://www.aanma.org/2009/04/new-asthma-test-will-it-help-you-breathe-easier/

[13] Calming Your Cough: http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/calming-your-cough/

[14] RSV – Much More Than the Common Cold: http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/rsv-much-more-than-the-common-cold/

[15] About Medications: http://www.aanma.org/2009/01/about-medications/

[16] Nebulizers — When only the mist will do: http://www.aanma.org/2009/06/nebulizers-mis/

[17] Baby Breaths: http://www.aanma.org/2009/03/baby-breaths/

[18] Nebulizer Basics: http://www.aanma.org/2009/03/nebulizer-basics/

[19] Mastering HFA Inhalers – Step-by-Step Instructions: http://www.aanma.org/2009/03/mastering-hfa-inhalers-%e2%80%93-step-by-step-instructions/

[20] Maximizing the Mist – Keep Inhalers Clean, Primed and Ready: http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/maximize-the-mist-keep-inhalers-clean-primed-and-ready/

[21] Holding Chambers and Spacers: http://www.aanma.org/2009/03/holding-chambers-and-spacers/

[22] Peak Flow Meters: http://www.aanma.org/2009/03/peak-flow-meters/

[23] Ins and Outs of Holding Chambers : http://www.aanma.org/pdf/AAT-Fall-07-Holding-Chamber-Challenge.pdf

[24] Nebulizer Know-How : http://www.aanma.org/pdf/Summer05-Nebulizer-Challenge.pdf

[25] Sleep Matters: Getting a Good Night’s Sleep with Asthma and Allergies: http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/sleep-matters-getting-a-good-night%e2%80%99s-sleep-with-asthma-and-allergies/

[26] Hiring a Babysitter: http://www.aanma.org/2009/01/hiring-a-babysitter/

[27] Parents: http://www.aanma.org/2009/01/parents/

[28] News2Use –Tree-lined Streets Lower Asthma Risks: http://www.aanma.org/2009/05/tree-lined-streets-lower/

[29] Detergent, Soap and Eczema: How One Mother’s Extreme Home Makeover Made a Difference: http://www.aanma.org/2009/04/detergent-soap-and-eczema/http://www.aanma.org/2009/04/detergent-soap-and-eczema/

[30] When Will I Outgrow Food Allergies?: http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/when-will-i-outgrow-food-allergies/

[31] Solving the Peanut Allergy Puzzle: http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/solving-the-peanut-allergy-puzzle/

[32] Cracking Open Egg Allergy: http://www.aanma.org/2009/02/cracking-open-egg-allergy/

[33] Click here to read questions from parents about their children’s respiratory symptoms, and answers from doctors!: http://www.aanma.org/publication/special-pubs/welcome-to-precious-breathers/prec-moreinfo/ask-a-doctor/

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