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What Are Your Non-Pharmacological Ways to Help to Manage Asthma?
Asthma & Allergy | Last Active: Jul 15 8:58am | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
@drsharon - so sorry to hear about all the symptoms you are dealing with and having to move out of your own house.
I've not heard of an asthma/refrigerator connection, but if you're noticing a distinct correlation, have you had the chance to ask your allergist/pulmonologist about this? If so, what did he or she say?
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@lisalucier apparently new refrigerators off gas all sorts of nasty things from formaldehyde, benzene to acetylaldehyde and lots of other VOCs. I haven’t gone in to my pulmonologist yet, just treating it like any other flare up. I wasn’t expecting a reaction and just wanted to warn others. Formaldehyde is a common irritant for us