Never thought I`d be asking a question about asthma, but I`ve suddenly (in my late 40`s) developed asthma for the first time in my life. I had my suspicions, confirmed by my GP today.
My trigger is definitely cold air and this has come on suddenly over the past 10 or so days.
ie when I get up in the morning I`m suddenly wheezing, coughing & sound like I`m coming down with a upper respiratory infection including my voice being hoarse – as the day warms up it goes away, only to return if I`m outside in the cold air at night or the following morning. My house is very warm, though I do turn heating off overnight & sleep warmly dressed under a winterweight doona. I`m not cold in bed or waking up with asthma during the night, but the moment I`m mobile in the morning, it starts. It took me a few days to realise it may be asthma, originally I thought I was getting a mild cold, but with it disappearing every day mid morning, it clicked that it was likely to be possibly asthma. Surprise at my age.
GP has prescribed a puffer today to use for symptoms & I`m going to also see if running my r/cycle aircon in mild heater mode overnight keeps the bedroom air warmer for early morning as a preventative. Plus not go out into the night air too much.
Has anyone else had asthma develop well into adult years after never having it before? and has anyone else had asthma where cold air is the primary trigger – what tips could you suggest?
