It is normal to: Breathe harder and faster but you should recover at rest. Your heart rate will increase. You will feel hot and sweaty. You will look flushed and pink. You must stop if: You start to cough or wheeze. You gasp for air. Your chest feels tight. You cannot talk or speak to […]
Asthma symptoms you might notice at night include: Cough. Wheeze. Shortness of breath. Difficulty getting to sleep. Poor quality , un-refreshing , fragmented sleep. Wakening earlier. All of these cause you to have a bad night and can be very frightening, and results in an increase in day time sleepiness. This can be called ‘nocturnal asthma’.
Not every child will have all of these symptoms. If you notice any of them you should seek help right away: Disturbed sleep due to symptoms. Troublesome cough. Coughing spasms. Cough until they gag or vomit. A wheeze which can clearly be heard. Tummy or ribs visibly sucking in when breathing. Lethargic / sleepy / […]
Pelvic floor exercises can be quick and easily fitted into your daily activities. To exercise your pelvic floor: Lie on your back with your knees bent. Imagine you are at the toilet and you going to stop yourself passing urine midstream, or stop yourself from passing wind. Do not hold your breath while doing this […]
What is stress urinary incontinence? If muscles in your pelvis became weak, there is a risk of you leaking urine during exertion, or straining yourself. For example when you sneeze or cough. Women with COPD are more likely than men to have stress urinary incontinence because of the difference between male and female anatomy and […]
Coughing alone will only clear the sputum that is sitting in your trachea/windpipe. By using an Airway Clearance Technique you will give the whole of your lungs a proper clear out – right down to the tiny air sacs (alveoli). You will not need to cough as much when you use the breathing exercises in […]
Children can start to understand cause and effect so they start to recognise when they are becoming breathless and what to do about it. Sometimes they will know what triggers to avoid. They can identify how they feel. They can sometimes feel symptoms before we can see them. Listen to them and what they say! […]
In the early hours of the morning everyone’s airways become a bit narrower and breathing is slower. People without asthma don’t notice anything but children with asthma can find it harder to breathe at night. If they have asthma they are breathing less easily at this time and may wake up with a night time […]
These are just some health benefits as soon as you quit smoking After 20 minutes – Blood pressure and pulse improve. After 8 hours – Oxygen levels in the blood improve. After 1 day – Lungs start to clear out mucous and other debris. After 2 days – Sense of taste and smell starts to […]
