How to manage eosinophilic asthma for best quality of life?
I had allergic asthma starting at age. As an adult it infection induced. At age 68 I developed allergic eosinophilic asthma. 3 years in, with Fasenra and other standard daily meds including Advair, Montelukast, Claritin, and nasal rinse with budesonide, it is now non allergic eosinophilic asthma. Flare ups last about 12 weeks. My main trigger appears to be exposure to a virus or bacterial infection when we are in a group setting outside our normal set of friends, or a GI reflux flare. I have terrible sinus infections with each flare. During my last flare up I lost my hearing in the left ear. While some of it returned, I have loud tinnitus in it much of the time. There is some part of every day that I just don’t feel good - light headed, or a cough, or tightness in my chest, short of breath, or cold, or no voice, or whatever. Have any of you who have this illness found ways to manage for improved quality of life ? My pulmonologist has assured me that I am doing all that I can. Looking for a needle in a haystack! Thanks
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Have you had a CT recently? I think a lot of us longterm asthmatics also get Bronchiectasis. I take Montelukast and Brinsupri which the combination has eliminated my need for the steroid inhalants.
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