Hi palmtrez123, I have posted about my sob a week ago as well. I also have severe asthma and gerd (which they initially said it was Barretts and I still think it is). Anyway, I have had endoscopies, ct scans, I've been prescribed everything under the sun with my asthma (as my pft show moderately severe obstruction) to no avail. None of my asthma meds work with improving my breathing. Anyway, yesterday I went to see an ENT and he scoped my throat because I was concerned that it may have something to do with trachea stenosis or possibly a tumor. After scoping my throat, he said that I have chronic fungal laryngitis most likely as a result of taking all of my asthma meds (the inhalers I'm talking about). He told me to make sure and not only rinse my mouth (which I had been doing) but also gargle my mouth out with water thoroughly after each use of any inhaler. He also put me on Fluconazole 100mg (generic for Diflucan) taking two pills the first day and one pill for the next nine days. I took my first dose last night, and fill a little better. I hope this works but I encourage you to see an ENT and have your throat scoped. I have learned that inhalers can reek havoc on our throats. (Catch 22- we are darned if we use them and darned if we don't). God bless and don't give up.

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