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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 24, 2016 11:17:32 GMT
We had a spate of "thunderstorm asthma" attacks here in my town on Monday night. 4 people have died 8 people are in intensive care, 3 of them in a critical condition 8500 people were treated at hospital! Many of those affected had NEVER had an asthma attack before LinkOne of the girls I work with didn't come in to work on Tuesday, and she had to leave early today. She is one of the people who was hit with an asthma attack (although she didn't have to go to hospital) and she's never had asthma before. I'd never heard of it before this week. |
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Post by suzastampin on Nov 24, 2016 11:30:29 GMT
I have never heard of this. I have regular asthma and know how quickly it can go down hill. How frightening for those who have never had asthma.
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Post by Merge on Nov 24, 2016 12:03:13 GMT
I've never heard of such a thing. How scary. So sorry for all those affected.
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Post by valincal on Nov 24, 2016 12:06:10 GMT
I've never heard of it...how frightening!
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 24, 2016 12:07:28 GMT
How frightening for those who have never had asthma. Yes, they wouldn't have known what was happening. I heard one woman say that because it was so hot she had a drink of ice water and immediately suffered even worse symptoms. She didn't find out until later that you should not drink cold drinks during an asthma attack. |
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Post by jennyap on Nov 24, 2016 12:20:21 GMT
Wow, I've never heard of that, how scary!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2016 13:02:20 GMT
I have asthma and I have never heard of this before. How scary!
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Post by destined2bmom on Nov 24, 2016 13:20:53 GMT
I have never heard of that before; and how heartbreaking for the patients and their families and friends.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Nov 24, 2016 13:35:35 GMT
Oklahomas weather is completely bipolar, especially this time of year. If this is a new thing, we would lose half the population every year!
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Post by DinCA on Nov 24, 2016 13:56:03 GMT
That is awful. I've never heard of it, though my asthma is always worse during wet or windy weather.
We have what is called Valley Fever here in California. After a long dry spell, the top soil is a very fine dust. If we have a wind storm, it blows the spores in the dust into the air and people can be infected. It is a very serious long-term disease. People do die from it sometimes but not immediately usually.
I'm guessing that the pollen is suffocating people and that the heart attacks are a secondary reaction to the suffocation.
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 24, 2016 14:01:05 GMT
I just read about it. How strange!
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Post by littlemama on Nov 24, 2016 14:46:58 GMT
I read about this a few days ago. How awful!
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Post by anniefb on Nov 24, 2016 16:44:59 GMT
I've never heard of it either. Very scary!
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Post by zookeeper on Nov 24, 2016 16:48:32 GMT
This is really scary! I have never heard of this!
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Post by joylynaroundthebnd on Nov 24, 2016 16:48:50 GMT
My asthma has been triggered by changes in barometric pressure. I can predict quick weather changes and thunderstorms. My reactions have not been as serious as the ones described. The most memorable was when DH and I were traveling towards a thunderstorm. The closer we got the harder it was to breathe.
When the wind is strong, I have trouble breathing. Sometimes it feels like the air is being sucked out of my lungs.
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Post by Tammiem2pnc1 on Nov 24, 2016 17:18:02 GMT
My sons asthma is pretty weather driven. We had a cold front come through on Saturday and it came in pretty quickly, it sent him into an attack. He used his inhaler and we had him drink a cup of hot cocoa and that seemed to help him immensely. Quick changes in the air pressure can wreak havoc on him, so I can see why people would have what they call "Thunderstorm" asthma, though I've never heard of it before.
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Post by scrappinmama on Nov 24, 2016 17:21:34 GMT
I've never heard of it. I have asthma and even I can struggle to keep calm during an attack. How scary to have a severe attack for the first time.
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Post by melanell on Nov 24, 2016 17:57:31 GMT
i have never heard of it, but I have asthma and for my entire life I have noticed that sudden weather changes are very difficult for me. And my DH, who does not have asthma does show a real sensitivity to sudden temp. changes in terms of his breathing. This story is really scary. How awful for all of those people.  |
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Post by mom on Nov 24, 2016 18:06:21 GMT
How scary! I have never heard of this before now!
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Post by txdancermom on Nov 24, 2016 18:23:51 GMT
I have never heard of it, but I will have allergy issues sometimes when there is a sudden change of weather
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Post by AllieC on Nov 24, 2016 22:09:12 GMT
I had never heard of it either until this week. A few friends in Melbourne posted on FB that they were really struggling and I thought it was an isolated thing until the news the next day. For the medical services to see 8500 people in one night is incredible.
Some have said that most should not have gone to the ER however apparently many of the people who suffered had never experienced asthma before so not being able to breathe would have been extremely frightening.
It really was a super rare combination of a number of factors that led to it and I hope to never see it again.
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Post by Zee on Nov 24, 2016 22:11:11 GMT
Never heard of this, interesting
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Post by georgiapea on Nov 24, 2016 22:29:58 GMT
Scary. Atmospheric conditions change during thunderstorms so it is quite reasonable that they could affect people's breathing ability. I can't breath if I get too hot.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Nov 24, 2016 22:36:43 GMT
I can get freezing cold/dry cold weather asthma I found out. That is how it was diagnosed. I believe thunderstorm asthma is a thing, too. If it hadn't happened to me I would wonder but now I believe it!
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Post by melissa on Nov 24, 2016 23:47:12 GMT
I haven't seen the term before, but my own physician has often warned me to be more pro-active with changes in weather, so the phenomenon is generally well known I think.
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Post by flanz on Nov 24, 2016 23:56:07 GMT
WOW! Thanks for sharing. I, too, have had asthma (for several years after having pertussis) but had never heard of this. HORRIBLE!
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 25, 2016 0:11:31 GMT
I had never heard of it either until this week. It really was a super rare combination of a number of factors that led to it and I hope to never see it again. I read that it has happened in Melbourne before but I can't remember it. It has also has happened in the UK and Italy. |
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Post by hannahruth on Nov 25, 2016 17:21:46 GMT
Had never heard of this until I saw the reports on the news.
Sounds terrifying (and from the reports - looked pretty scary).
I guess it was so sudden and unexpected that there was no way to protect yourself from being affected from this other than staying indoors.
Thoughts are with those affected.
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Nov 25, 2016 20:02:35 GMT
Very scary!!! Never heard of it before. But as a newly diagnosed asthma sufferer (last 3 years), this would give me great concern!
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