ISO advice on managing allergy-induced asthma and recommendations for pediatric pulmonologist

[Anonymous]

My seven-year-old DS suffers from allergy-induced asthma. The triggers appear to be dust and pollen, but I suspect that there are other triggers that I am not aware of.

In spite of our increased use of prophylactic medication this fall, he has needed to use his rescue inhaler several times -- not quite weekly, but getting close. I imagine that spending more time indoors in with forced-air heat has exacerbated his condition, but his condition seems to be worse this fall than last.

One of my resolutions for the new year is to manage his condition much more aggressively.

I would appreciate any advice from those of you whose children suffer from allergy-induced asthma on how you manage the condition.

I would also appreciate any feedback (positive and negative) you might have on the pediatric pulmonologists you have consulted.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

My experiene isn't probably worth much but here it is...

I went through a phase in grades 8-10 where I was diagnosed with allergy induced asthma. I had always had pretty bad allergies (trees, pollen) but in 7th grade, I caught pnemonia which I think weaken my lungs for a while and induced the asthma. I played a lot of sports at the time and that is when I was most prone to asthma attacks.

Treatment focused on my allergies and cutting back on sports when I had any sort of cold. I grew out of after about 2 years.

With allergies, its my experience that it really helps to try different medications. And after a while, some medications loose their effectiveness on you, so you have to change it up every now and then. sorry I don't have a dr. to recommend.

[Anonymous]

Recommend Doctor Rosenberg in Rockville--http://users.erols.com/ppac/index.html.

He isn't super touchy-feely (very nice though), but he has worked miracles for our son who gets asthma attacks when he gets congested. The nurse in his office is great too.

If the Rockville location isn't convenient, people also like Dr. Bautista at Georgetown Hospital. We met her too, and decided to go with Rosenberg based on personality and that it was an absolute pain to get an appointment with her--no one answers the phone!

[Anonymous]

http://www.fnapc.com/pulmonology/

I've seen Dr Clayton and Dr Kapoor. Dr Clayton has more patience I think but both are excellent and take time to explain everything. They also have an allergist on staff so everyone is communicating.