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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 214907" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>what is qvar? I haven't heard of that. thank you is on singulair, advair (which I HATE), and albuterol. doctor keeps INSISTING advair is the "best" but it carries more risk than I like, long term use risks. </p><p> </p><p>And we never see a lot of difference in his peak flow. But there can be a substantial pulse ox difference even with-o a peak flow change. I gave up on the peak flow meters when he was getting the same reading in the hospital one day and his pulse ox had dropped below 80 and the docs were really getting nervous and pumping him full of stuff.</p><p> </p><p>I was thrilled when our school got the pulse ox. We have one little girl in k or pre-k who is so severely asthmatic that she has to have that available. So they trained the teachers and the school secretary and assistant secretary to use it. Now if they have a question they just pop that on there. It is wonderful, and so not-scary to the kids. </p><p> </p><p>I am aware of what wheezing it, but not rales. what is that? I only know that thank you gets coughs, but no wheezing until this year. And that for him the peak flow meter doesn;t measure when he needs the medications. I tend to base giving him his albuterol on the coughing and the frantic look in his eye. It is not the "I'm upset" look, and he is just htis year aware of when he starts to feel that way. </p><p> </p><p>I wish ALL schools had pulse ox machines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 214907, member: 1233"] what is qvar? I haven't heard of that. thank you is on singulair, advair (which I HATE), and albuterol. doctor keeps INSISTING advair is the "best" but it carries more risk than I like, long term use risks. And we never see a lot of difference in his peak flow. But there can be a substantial pulse ox difference even with-o a peak flow change. I gave up on the peak flow meters when he was getting the same reading in the hospital one day and his pulse ox had dropped below 80 and the docs were really getting nervous and pumping him full of stuff. I was thrilled when our school got the pulse ox. We have one little girl in k or pre-k who is so severely asthmatic that she has to have that available. So they trained the teachers and the school secretary and assistant secretary to use it. Now if they have a question they just pop that on there. It is wonderful, and so not-scary to the kids. I am aware of what wheezing it, but not rales. what is that? I only know that thank you gets coughs, but no wheezing until this year. And that for him the peak flow meter doesn;t measure when he needs the medications. I tend to base giving him his albuterol on the coughing and the frantic look in his eye. It is not the "I'm upset" look, and he is just htis year aware of when he starts to feel that way. I wish ALL schools had pulse ox machines. [/QUOTE]
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