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  2. Buteyko method - Wikipedia

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    Buteyko practice emphasizes relaxation to counter asthma attacks. The first feeling of an asthma attack is unsettling and can result in a short period of rapid breathing. Buteyko method claims that by controlling this initial over-breathing phase, asthmatics can prevent a "vicious circle of over-breathing" from developing and spiraling into an ...

  3. Pursed-lip breathing - Wikipedia

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    It can be used effectively during asthma attacks to slow breathing and reduce the work of breathing. [1] Physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and respiratory therapists teach this technique to their patients to ease shortness of breath and to promote deep breathing, also referred to as abdominal or diaphragmatic ...

  4. Papworth method - Wikipedia

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    The Papworth method is a specific diaphragmatic breathing technique that was developed in the 1960s. The technique emphasises nose breathing and the development of a breathing pattern to suit current activity. It also involves relaxation exercises that, in concert with the breathing technique, have been purported to aid depression and anxiety.

  5. Spirometry - Wikipedia

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    to diagnose or manage asthma [5] [6] [7] to detect respiratory disease in patients presenting with symptoms of breathlessness, and to distinguish respiratory from cardiac disease as the cause [8] to measure bronchial responsiveness in patients suspected of having asthma [8]

  6. Shortness of breath - Wikipedia

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    Shortness of breath (SOB), known as dyspnea (in AmE) or dyspnoea (in BrE), is an uncomfortable feeling of not being able to breathe well enough. The American Thoracic Society defines it as "a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity", and recommends evaluating dyspnea by assessing the intensity of its distinct ...

  7. Here's What An Asthma Attack Actually Feels Like ... - AOL

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    Asthma Attack Symptoms Vary. Asthma attacks are the same. They don’t all start the same way, and they don’t all progress in the same way, either.“Asthma symptoms can come on very abruptly or ...

  8. Man documents inflated grocery prices in Alaskan hometown ...

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    In the most recent video, Magdanz described his visit to the newest grocery store in Kotzebue, recording some food and drink prices there.. Butter was on sale for $8.14 per pound, a quart of ...

  9. Bronchoconstriction - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the SABAs, these medications do not provide relief of acute symptoms or asthmatic attacks, and their benefits are typically only seen after 3–4 weeks of therapy. Due to this delayed therapeutic response, it is essential that patients who are prescribed corticosteroids for respiratory disease are adherent to their medication regimen.