HOUSTON – According to the most recent allergy report, mold, grass, and tree pollen are high right now.
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Many Houstonians have been feeling allergy symptoms for weeks. Unfortunately, prolonged symptoms can lead to sinus infections or even asthma.
Asthma can develop, even if you’ve never had asthma before in your life. It’s called allergic asthma, or allergy-induced asthma.
Lopez said as allergy symptoms linger patients will get inflamed on the inside leading to coughing and trouble breathing.
“Maybe shortness of breath that they don’t typically experience,” explained Serena Lopez, CVS Region Quality Lead and Nurse Practitioner. “The tight-knit tightness in the chest is another symptom that they usually experience, and of course, they need to be evaluated in order to confirm that diagnosis so we can give them that proper treatment.”
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Treatment is allergic asthma is the same as any asthma and patients need a rescue inhaler to open the airway.
Houstonians are particularly vulnerable to developing this kind of asthma since some of the triggers include pets, pollen, mold (which is common in humid environments), and roaches.
