Posted on 11/24/2021 1:15:35 AM PST by nickcarraway
Social distancing and locking down millions of people around the world has been a real time case study in what staying at home would do to asthma rates, says a health professor.
There were fears at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that people with asthma would fare much worse than those without it.
Intuitively, a disease that attacks the lungs should put asthma sufferers at much greater risk. But this hasn’t been borne out.
It’s turned out people with asthma are at slightly lower risk of acquiring COVID-19, being hospitalised with it or indeed dying from it compared to people without asthma. Though, someone with asthma who is hospitalised with COVID-19 is slightly more likely to require ICU admission.
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It’s turned out people with asthma are at slightly lower risk of acquiring COVID-19, being hospitalised with it or indeed dying from it compared to people without asthma. Though, someone with asthma who is hospitalised with COVID-19 is slightly more likely to require ICU admission.
Social distancing and locking down millions of people around the world has been a real time case study in what staying at home would do to asthma rates. Because people in lockdown go outside a lot less, it could reduce their exposure to pollen and other allergens and irritants outdoors such as smoke, thereby reducing asthma attacks.
In 2019, there were 302,084 flu cases notified to health departments in Australia. And that was with a significant proportion of the population vaccinated.
In 2021, up to Nov 7, there have been just 598 flu cases (in Australia).
All of the above is true but the good doctor does not examine in depth the relationship between corticosteroids and reduced lung inflamation. He takes the idea of social distancing as the only reason why "maybe" hospitals are seeing fewer asthma attacks. And people in lockdown face different asthma triggers while being isolated indoors. Or whether the "slight" increase in ICU admission is due to hospitals overcompensating on ingress procedures, or if the patients actually needed an ICU.
Makes me wonder if this doctor is a True Believer or just self censoring.
Budesonide inhalers.
same concept with asthma...perhaps the virus can't get a good hold into the lungs.
Yes, Signs.
I am asthmatic and on a corticosteroid inhaler. One theory is that this existing treatment for inflammation inhibits any inflammation from Covid.
Reading this article, one could surmise that having a Symbicort inhaler in the house might be a good thing.
COVID doesn’t attack the lungs. It attacks the blood’s ability to transport oxygen and get rid of CO2.
That’s why a major symptom is low blood oxygen level, even though the patient does not feel it.
It's been a godsend to me. With it, I can live a normal life. Wish it had been around 50 years ago!
Seems like everything but the jabs works against covid. Vaping, smoking, inhalers, repurposed worm meds, malaria meds, sunlight.
I have moderate allergy driven asthma and use the daily steroid inhaler. Its supposed to lower your chances of getting covid by about 30%.
Well that is good to know. My mother called me yesterday begging me not to go to work because of my asthma. Intuitively it DOES make sense I should suffer more from a respiratory disease.
Have you used this powder inhaler? There is something in the instructions about using it with albuterol inhalers? I don’t have it in front of me. Any experience?
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