New Asthma Device
New Asthma Device
More Americans than ever before are suffering from asthma, making it one of the country's most common diseases.
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" And it's very hard to -- me ten year old Jason Gore dean has been suffering from asthma since he was two years old. And where it's shocking because when you realize how not breathing properly you realize you've. To help with actually feel when they're -- I think you can dam. It's forced the DC fifth grader to stay on the sidelines when it comes to sport isn't playing with his friends. Formula. Holds very hard -- Control my rules and."
" Patients -- experience. Shortness of breath difficulty breathing."
" Wheezing -- practice -- the chips typically doctors test for asthma by measuring how much air a person in -- an -- But allergist doctor tell all in -- says that doesn't always indicate just how severe the person's condition it."
" Not allow us to give you need to a degree of inflammation that you have food and -- Airways and this is very important we could be probably missing. That the patient moves more medication because we're not measuring the -- of information."
" But now doctors have a new tool it's a device called an idea that measures the amount of nitrous oxide gas in a person's breath. Nitrous oxide is produce normally in the body but high levels can indicate that your Airways inflamed. -- more asthma the patient could be 74 from. High -- McNeal can it to folks I think -- still higher reading on the device means that inflammation is severe and in that case the patient may need a higher dose of medication. A lower reading could indicate that their asthma is under control. In this office visit for Jay gore dean his Nyack -- showing that is as the Mets are working for him right now. And exchange rules com I asked them -- and you. Asthma attacks and that's a relief for his mother who's had to take jade and to the hospital for his asthma more than month. It's another stat there. Who know me -- knowing exactly what's going on with his lungs."
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