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Sounds like me arova. However you need a thorough medical assessment. The risks of ignoring it are far greater than any risk from taking whatever medication the doc might recommend. I speak from 50 years experience of dealing with asthma. regards, Andrew

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got a bad cold about two months ago and I have been having breathing problems since then …especially at night I find it hard to breath and keep wanting to cough …taking short breaths and not wanting deep ones as they’ll just make me sneeze really badly.  It’s like a really bad cold without the sore throat and I think it’s time I did something about it. The difficulty breathing is that caused by irrated lungs or mucus or what? I don’t get a blocked nose at all and just cough for no reason.  Can someone be partly affected by pneumonia or is that called something else? — is that what asthma is? (a while back I was working at midnight outside –it’s winter here) What natural alternatives would help? just wish it would go away.

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At night the temperature drops and approaches the dew point temperature. The result is moisture condenses on particulate in the air. So the moisture becomes particulate rather than molecular and the size of these droplets grow. They may even become visible "smog" (10 – 100 microns). The effect of this moisture on the lung ironically will cause the small airways to be stressed by drying. The reason is as follows the lung is a filter and will remove all particulates greater than a micron or two. Also while the lung is trying to humidify the air during inspiration the collected moisture (from the warm moist surface of the airways) is rapidly condensing on the inspired cool moisture particulates, growing any residual (unfiltered) particles, ensuring that they are redeposited. This effect is called "rain out". The result is very dry air only will reach the alveoli, causing considerable stress in the tissue and lasting problems esp. with EIA, chronic nocturnal asthma and COPD. To relieve this stress you must use breathing techniques during the day a molecular moisture humidifier at night. Other types of humidifier produce moisture in steam/mist form that is mostly counter productive for the reasons given. There remains much confusion in the medical community about moisture and its effects on the lung. Bill. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got a bad cold about two months ago and I have been having breathing problems since then …especially at night I find it hard to breath and keep wanting to cough …taking short breaths and not wanting deep ones as they’ll just make me sneeze really badly.  It’s like a really bad cold without the sore throat and I think it’s time I did something about it. The difficulty breathing is that caused by irrated lungs or mucus or what? I don’t get a blocked nose at all and just cough for no reason.  Can someone be partly affected by pneumonia or is that called something else? — is that what asthma is? (a while back I was working at midnight outside –it’s winter here) What natural alternatives would help? just wish it would go away.

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At night the temperature drops and approaches the dew point temperature. The result is moisture condenses on particulate in the air. So the moisture becomes particulate rather than molecular and the size of these droplets grow. They may even become visible "smog" (10 – 100 microns). The effect of this moisture on the lung ironically will cause the small airways to be stressed by drying. The reason is as follows the lung is a filter and will remove all particulates greater than a micron or two. Also while the lung is trying to humidify the air during inspiration the collected moisture (from the warm moist surface of the airways) is rapidly condensing on the inspired cool moisture particulates, growing any residual (unfiltered) particles, ensuring that they are redeposited. This effect is called "rain out". The result is very dry air only will reach the alveoli, causing considerable stress in the tissue and lasting problems esp. with EIA, chronic nocturnal asthma and COPD. To relieve this stress you must use breathing techniques during the day a molecular moisture humidifier at night. Other types of humidifier produce moisture in steam/mist form that is mostly counter productive for the reasons given. There remains much confusion in the medical community about moisture and its effects on the lung. Bill. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got a bad cold about two months ago and I have been having breathing problems since then …especially at night I find it hard to breath and keep wanting to cough …taking short breaths and not wanting deep ones as they’ll just make me sneeze really badly.  It’s like a really bad cold without the sore throat and I think it’s time I did something about it. The difficulty breathing is that caused by irrated lungs or mucus or what? I don’t get a blocked nose at all and just cough for no reason.  Can someone be partly affected by pneumonia or is that called something else? — is that what asthma is? (a while back I was working at midnight outside –it’s winter here) What natural alternatives would help? just wish it would go away.

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…..I think it’s time I did something about it.

I agree with you, I would imagine it’s time to see someone in the medical profession and get a hands-on diagnosis.

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I got a bad cold about two months ago and I have been having breathing problems since then …especially at night I find it hard to breath and keep wanting to cough …taking short breaths and not wanting deep ones as they’ll just make me sneeze really badly.  It’s like a really bad cold without the sore throat and I think it’s time I did something about it. The difficulty breathing is that caused by irrated lungs or mucus or what? I don’t get a blocked nose at all and just cough for no reason.  Can someone be partly affected by pneumonia or is that called something else? — is that what asthma is? (a while back I was working at midnight outside –it’s winter here) What natural alternatives would help? just wish it would go away.

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I got a bad cold about two months ago and I have been having breathing problems since then …especially at night I find it hard to breath and keep wanting to cough …taking short breaths and not wanting deep ones as they’ll just make me sneeze really badly.  It’s like a really bad cold without the sore throat and I think it’s time I did something about it. The difficulty breathing is that caused by irrated lungs or mucus or what? I don’t get a blocked nose at all and just cough for no reason.  Can someone be partly affected by pneumonia or is that called something else? — is that what asthma is? (a while back I was working at midnight outside –it’s winter here) What natural alternatives would help? just wish it would go away.

Sounds a little like "cough variant asthma", but you really should see a doc to find out.  In the meantime try some plain expectorant cough syrup (with no cough suppressants, decongestants, etc).  Stay away from "natural" asthma remedies as they will definitely make a problem like this worse.

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The GREAT news is that it was not a small stroke, with that as a given, I can work around anything else!!!!! Once again, thanks to all, I’m going back to bed! Paul

 Hi Paul,  Thats the way to look at it.  Lets hope that there is not too much dammage to your inner ear but those stokes, wellll not to worry, you did not have one of those.  Time Paul, do what is required and give it time.  It could of happened to any of us. Harv

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Paul-Good news that it wasnt a stroke. As for  the vertigo, I have had that a time or two.   I remember sitting up on the edge of the bed an just falling over, because your inner ear doesnt know which way is up (literally) A really weird sensation. Hope it all improves very quickly for you Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’.  We’re all in this together."  Red Green

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oh, paul, this is lousy. i hope they are able to do something (minor) for you that makes you feel better. having met susie, i’m not surprised that she is not scared off. you two make a great team. take care of yourself, diane

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To JD, pbjcb, dianeC and everyone else! Thanks for the info you all forwarded (and the good wishes), it really helped during this past week. A fast update, the arterial inflamation/infection caused my interior and exterior carotids to swell, partially blocking the carotid sinus and causing most of the ‘light-headed and dizzy spells. Thyroid tests, hdl/ldl, ekg etc, blood workups all came out within norms; With the family history of heart trouble, they’re scheduling me for a full heart, stress work up and poss. angio/dye test just in case. This blood vessel inflammation ‘can’ cause plagues on it’s own. But, the tests have to wait until : The not so good news is that the vertigo has not abated. Preliminary tests indicate nerve damage to the inner ears from the infection, and all I can do is go the course of treatment with the anti-inflm/bio’s and HOPE that it’s not permanent. Rolling over in bed and ending up grabbing the floor is not my idea of fun! In the mean time, I’m just learning to compensate and not move unless I have to. I’ve learned that, knees permitting, I can semi-squat and not fall over, but if I tip my head to the side or back – over I go. The hope is that 3 or 4 weeks and I will shake off most of it! The GREAT news is that it was not a small stroke, with that as a given, I can work around anything else!!!!! Once again, thanks to all, I’m going back to bed! Paul – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Paul, I’m sorry to hear things have been going so poorly for you.  Susie sure is a keeper though!  :) I’m an RN who hasn’t worked for awhile, but as I remember it, a bruit or a thrill is caused by blood flow in your vessels having to go around stuff ~ kinda like a stream with rocks and boulders in it doesn’t flow smoothly.  Or if you have an aneurysm, the blood won’t flow smoothly through the vessel at that point either.  This can be heard (bruit) or felt as a vibration (thrill). hth.  And I hope things start looking up for you soon! Barbara Joy Hi folks, More than 5000 messages since I’ve been here, so just marked them as read and will start from scratch. Last time on wasn’t doing too well, and not really back to speed yet. Susie’s son (Scott) gave her a surprise 50th B’day party Saturday the 11th that went very well. Folks from her childhood thru current co-workers and she was truly surprised! I wasn’t up for much but was able to do some of  the telephone contact and follow-up for Scott but wasn’t really able to do more than that. The last two months have been just too punky for much of anything, and on Sunday it all kind of crashed again. on top of the flare, fatigue hit like a brick, fever, the whole works; My lymph system decide to join in and many of the nodes are swollen larger than the end of my thumb- that is NOT normal for me-and along with it started to feel fuzzy-headed so pretty much stayed down. Yesterday vertigo added to the party so hiked over to my dr. (family history includes thyroid, diabetes, and atherosclerosis; all MY tests for these in the past have always been negative…but). Well, the doc pulled all the tests-blood sugar ok, thyroid not back yet, but—-exterior carotid sounds are abnormal (bruits and thrills– great, now I get to learn a whole new vocabulary) , pressure too low, and it appears I’ve been running a nice little inflammation along my arteries. Preliminary guess is I had a couple of  TIA’s (transient ischemic attack) sunday and monday and the carotid sinuses are showing some stenosis. I AM NOT PLEASED! He says ‘if’ that’s what it is, it was very minor, and very early stage. Doc is not in panic mode so scheduled me for the full go round on friday, earlier if  I have any more episodes. Aside from feeling like a dishrag, I guess things will work out. Susie’s just taking things as they come- seems I can’t scare her off no-how! (how’d I get so lucky anyway?!) Can anybody tell me what ‘bruit or thrill’ means??? From my dad’s heart history I ‘m pretty familiar with the heart itself, but don’t know squat about the upper vessels in the neck. Also, aside from the anti-inflam. and anti-bio’s, any experience of vitamin/diet that will speed up clearing up this blood vessel inflammation??? With the vertigo, I’m just not up to sitting in front of this machine very much right now so would appreciate any info, or sites to look for. At least for right now I’m just not up for much, so I’ll take any help you research mavens can offer. Take care all, I’ll look in when I can. email me direct if you can, thanks Paul

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Hi folks, More than 5000 messages since I’ve been here, so just marked them as read and will start from scratch. Last time on wasn’t doing too well, and not really back to speed yet. Susie’s son (Scott) gave her a surprise 50th B’day party Saturday the 11th that went very well. Folks from her childhood thru current co-workers and she was truly surprised! I wasn’t up for much but was able to do some of  the telephone contact and follow-up for Scott but wasn’t really able to do more than that. The last two months have been just too punky for much of anything, and on Sunday it all kind of crashed again. on top of the flare, fatigue hit like a brick, fever, the whole works; My lymph system decide to join in and many of the nodes are swollen larger than the end of my thumb- that is NOT normal for me-and along with it started to feel fuzzy-headed so pretty much stayed down. Yesterday vertigo added to the party so hiked over to my dr. (family history includes thyroid, diabetes, and atherosclerosis; all MY tests for these in the past have always been negative…but). Well, the doc pulled all the tests-blood sugar ok, thyroid not back yet, but—-exterior carotid sounds are abnormal (bruits and thrills– great, now I get to learn a whole new vocabulary) , pressure too low, and it appears I’ve been running a nice little inflammation along my arteries. Preliminary guess is I had a couple of  TIA’s (transient ischemic attack) sunday and monday and the carotid sinuses are showing some stenosis. I AM NOT PLEASED! He says ‘if’ that’s what it is, it was very minor, and very early stage. Doc is not in panic mode so scheduled me for the full go round on friday, earlier if  I have any more episodes. Aside from feeling like a dishrag, I guess things will work out. Susie’s just taking things as they come- seems I can’t scare her off no-how! (how’d I get so lucky anyway?!) Can anybody tell me what ‘bruit or thrill’ means??? From my dad’s heart history I ‘m pretty familiar with the heart itself, but don’t know squat about the upper vessels in the neck. Also, aside from the anti-inflam. and anti-bio’s, any experience of vitamin/diet that will speed up clearing up this blood vessel inflammation??? With the vertigo, I’m just not up to sitting in front of this machine very much right now so would appreciate any info, or sites to look for. At least for right now I’m just not up for much, so I’ll take any help you research mavens can offer. Take care all, I’ll look in when I can. email me direct if you can, thanks Paul

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Hi Paul, I’m sorry to hear things have been going so poorly for you.  Susie sure is a keeper though!  :) I’m an RN who hasn’t worked for awhile, but as I remember it, a bruit or a thrill is caused by blood flow in your vessels having to go around stuff ~ kinda like a stream with rocks and boulders in it doesn’t flow smoothly.  Or if you have an aneurysm, the blood won’t flow smoothly through the vessel at that point either.  This can be heard (bruit) or felt as a vibration (thrill). hth.  And I hope things start looking up for you soon! Barbara Joy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi folks, More than 5000 messages since I’ve been here, so just marked them as read and will start from scratch. Last time on wasn’t doing too well, and not really back to speed yet. Susie’s son (Scott) gave her a surprise 50th B’day party Saturday the 11th that went very well. Folks from her childhood thru current co-workers and she was truly surprised! I wasn’t up for much but was able to do some of  the telephone contact and follow-up for Scott but wasn’t really able to do more than that. The last two months have been just too punky for much of anything, and on Sunday it all kind of crashed again. on top of the flare, fatigue hit like a brick, fever, the whole works; My lymph system decide to join in and many of the nodes are swollen larger than the end of my thumb- that is NOT normal for me-and along with it started to feel fuzzy-headed so pretty much stayed down. Yesterday vertigo added to the party so hiked over to my dr. (family history includes thyroid, diabetes, and atherosclerosis; all MY tests for these in the past have always been negative…but). Well, the doc pulled all the tests-blood sugar ok, thyroid not back yet, but—-exterior carotid sounds are abnormal (bruits and thrills– great, now I get to learn a whole new vocabulary) , pressure too low, and it appears I’ve been running a nice little inflammation along my arteries. Preliminary guess is I had a couple of  TIA’s (transient ischemic attack) sunday and monday and the carotid sinuses are showing some stenosis. I AM NOT PLEASED! He says ‘if’ that’s what it is, it was very minor, and very early stage. Doc is not in panic mode so scheduled me for the full go round on friday, earlier if  I have any more episodes. Aside from feeling like a dishrag, I guess things will work out. Susie’s just taking things as they come- seems I can’t scare her off no-how! (how’d I get so lucky anyway?!) Can anybody tell me what ‘bruit or thrill’ means??? From my dad’s heart history I ‘m pretty familiar with the heart itself, but don’t know squat about the upper vessels in the neck. Also, aside from the anti-inflam. and anti-bio’s, any experience of vitamin/diet that will speed up clearing up this blood vessel inflammation??? With the vertigo, I’m just not up to sitting in front of this machine very much right now so would appreciate any info, or sites to look for. At least for right now I’m just not up for much, so I’ll take any help you research mavens can offer. Take care all, I’ll look in when I can. email me direct if you can, thanks Paul

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The GREAT news is that it was not a small stroke, with that as a given, I can work around anything else!!!!! Once again, thanks to all, I’m going back to bed! Paul

 Hi Paul,  Thats the way to look at it.  Lets hope that there is not too much dammage to your inner ear but those stokes, wellll not to worry, you did not have one of those.  Time Paul, do what is required and give it time.  It could of happened to any of us. Harv

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Paul-Good news that it wasnt a stroke. As for  the vertigo, I have had that a time or two.   I remember sitting up on the edge of the bed an just falling over, because your inner ear doesnt know which way is up (literally) A really weird sensation. Hope it all improves very quickly for you Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’.  We’re all in this together."  Red Green

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oh, paul, this is lousy. i hope they are able to do something (minor) for you that makes you feel better. having met susie, i’m not surprised that she is not scared off. you two make a great team. take care of yourself, diane

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To JD, pbjcb, dianeC and everyone else! Thanks for the info you all forwarded (and the good wishes), it really helped during this past week. A fast update, the arterial inflamation/infection caused my interior and exterior carotids to swell, partially blocking the carotid sinus and causing most of the ‘light-headed and dizzy spells. Thyroid tests, hdl/ldl, ekg etc, blood workups all came out within norms; With the family history of heart trouble, they’re scheduling me for a full heart, stress work up and poss. angio/dye test just in case. This blood vessel inflammation ‘can’ cause plagues on it’s own. But, the tests have to wait until : The not so good news is that the vertigo has not abated. Preliminary tests indicate nerve damage to the inner ears from the infection, and all I can do is go the course of treatment with the anti-inflm/bio’s and HOPE that it’s not permanent. Rolling over in bed and ending up grabbing the floor is not my idea of fun! In the mean time, I’m just learning to compensate and not move unless I have to. I’ve learned that, knees permitting, I can semi-squat and not fall over, but if I tip my head to the side or back – over I go. The hope is that 3 or 4 weeks and I will shake off most of it! The GREAT news is that it was not a small stroke, with that as a given, I can work around anything else!!!!! Once again, thanks to all, I’m going back to bed! Paul – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Paul, I’m sorry to hear things have been going so poorly for you.  Susie sure is a keeper though!  :) I’m an RN who hasn’t worked for awhile, but as I remember it, a bruit or a thrill is caused by blood flow in your vessels having to go around stuff ~ kinda like a stream with rocks and boulders in it doesn’t flow smoothly.  Or if you have an aneurysm, the blood won’t flow smoothly through the vessel at that point either.  This can be heard (bruit) or felt as a vibration (thrill). hth.  And I hope things start looking up for you soon! Barbara Joy Hi folks, More than 5000 messages since I’ve been here, so just marked them as read and will start from scratch. Last time on wasn’t doing too well, and not really back to speed yet. Susie’s son (Scott) gave her a surprise 50th B’day party Saturday the 11th that went very well. Folks from her childhood thru current co-workers and she was truly surprised! I wasn’t up for much but was able to do some of  the telephone contact and follow-up for Scott but wasn’t really able to do more than that. The last two months have been just too punky for much of anything, and on Sunday it all kind of crashed again. on top of the flare, fatigue hit like a brick, fever, the whole works; My lymph system decide to join in and many of the nodes are swollen larger than the end of my thumb- that is NOT normal for me-and along with it started to feel fuzzy-headed so pretty much stayed down. Yesterday vertigo added to the party so hiked over to my dr. (family history includes thyroid, diabetes, and atherosclerosis; all MY tests for these in the past have always been negative…but). Well, the doc pulled all the tests-blood sugar ok, thyroid not back yet, but—-exterior carotid sounds are abnormal (bruits and thrills– great, now I get to learn a whole new vocabulary) , pressure too low, and it appears I’ve been running a nice little inflammation along my arteries. Preliminary guess is I had a couple of  TIA’s (transient ischemic attack) sunday and monday and the carotid sinuses are showing some stenosis. I AM NOT PLEASED! He says ‘if’ that’s what it is, it was very minor, and very early stage. Doc is not in panic mode so scheduled me for the full go round on friday, earlier if  I have any more episodes. Aside from feeling like a dishrag, I guess things will work out. Susie’s just taking things as they come- seems I can’t scare her off no-how! (how’d I get so lucky anyway?!) Can anybody tell me what ‘bruit or thrill’ means??? From my dad’s heart history I ‘m pretty familiar with the heart itself, but don’t know squat about the upper vessels in the neck. Also, aside from the anti-inflam. and anti-bio’s, any experience of vitamin/diet that will speed up clearing up this blood vessel inflammation??? With the vertigo, I’m just not up to sitting in front of this machine very much right now so would appreciate any info, or sites to look for. At least for right now I’m just not up for much, so I’ll take any help you research mavens can offer. Take care all, I’ll look in when I can. email me direct if you can, thanks Paul

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Hi folks, More than 5000 messages since I’ve been here, so just marked them as read and will start from scratch. Last time on wasn’t doing too well, and not really back to speed yet. Susie’s son (Scott) gave her a surprise 50th B’day party Saturday the 11th that went very well. Folks from her childhood thru current co-workers and she was truly surprised! I wasn’t up for much but was able to do some of  the telephone contact and follow-up for Scott but wasn’t really able to do more than that. The last two months have been just too punky for much of anything, and on Sunday it all kind of crashed again. on top of the flare, fatigue hit like a brick, fever, the whole works; My lymph system decide to join in and many of the nodes are swollen larger than the end of my thumb- that is NOT normal for me-and along with it started to feel fuzzy-headed so pretty much stayed down. Yesterday vertigo added to the party so hiked over to my dr. (family history includes thyroid, diabetes, and atherosclerosis; all MY tests for these in the past have always been negative…but). Well, the doc pulled all the tests-blood sugar ok, thyroid not back yet, but—-exterior carotid sounds are abnormal (bruits and thrills– great, now I get to learn a whole new vocabulary) , pressure too low, and it appears I’ve been running a nice little inflammation along my arteries. Preliminary guess is I had a couple of  TIA’s (transient ischemic attack) sunday and monday and the carotid sinuses are showing some stenosis. I AM NOT PLEASED! He says ‘if’ that’s what it is, it was very minor, and very early stage. Doc is not in panic mode so scheduled me for the full go round on friday, earlier if  I have any more episodes. Aside from feeling like a dishrag, I guess things will work out. Susie’s just taking things as they come- seems I can’t scare her off no-how! (how’d I get so lucky anyway?!) Can anybody tell me what ‘bruit or thrill’ means??? From my dad’s heart history I ‘m pretty familiar with the heart itself, but don’t know squat about the upper vessels in the neck. Also, aside from the anti-inflam. and anti-bio’s, any experience of vitamin/diet that will speed up clearing up this blood vessel inflammation??? With the vertigo, I’m just not up to sitting in front of this machine very much right now so would appreciate any info, or sites to look for. At least for right now I’m just not up for much, so I’ll take any help you research mavens can offer. Take care all, I’ll look in when I can. email me direct if you can, thanks Paul

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Hi Paul, I’m sorry to hear things have been going so poorly for you.  Susie sure is a keeper though!  :) I’m an RN who hasn’t worked for awhile, but as I remember it, a bruit or a thrill is caused by blood flow in your vessels having to go around stuff ~ kinda like a stream with rocks and boulders in it doesn’t flow smoothly.  Or if you have an aneurysm, the blood won’t flow smoothly through the vessel at that point either.  This can be heard (bruit) or felt as a vibration (thrill). hth.  And I hope things start looking up for you soon! Barbara Joy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi folks, More than 5000 messages since I’ve been here, so just marked them as read and will start from scratch. Last time on wasn’t doing too well, and not really back to speed yet. Susie’s son (Scott) gave her a surprise 50th B’day party Saturday the 11th that went very well. Folks from her childhood thru current co-workers and she was truly surprised! I wasn’t up for much but was able to do some of  the telephone contact and follow-up for Scott but wasn’t really able to do more than that. The last two months have been just too punky for much of anything, and on Sunday it all kind of crashed again. on top of the flare, fatigue hit like a brick, fever, the whole works; My lymph system decide to join in and many of the nodes are swollen larger than the end of my thumb- that is NOT normal for me-and along with it started to feel fuzzy-headed so pretty much stayed down. Yesterday vertigo added to the party so hiked over to my dr. (family history includes thyroid, diabetes, and atherosclerosis; all MY tests for these in the past have always been negative…but). Well, the doc pulled all the tests-blood sugar ok, thyroid not back yet, but—-exterior carotid sounds are abnormal (bruits and thrills– great, now I get to learn a whole new vocabulary) , pressure too low, and it appears I’ve been running a nice little inflammation along my arteries. Preliminary guess is I had a couple of  TIA’s (transient ischemic attack) sunday and monday and the carotid sinuses are showing some stenosis. I AM NOT PLEASED! He says ‘if’ that’s what it is, it was very minor, and very early stage. Doc is not in panic mode so scheduled me for the full go round on friday, earlier if  I have any more episodes. Aside from feeling like a dishrag, I guess things will work out. Susie’s just taking things as they come- seems I can’t scare her off no-how! (how’d I get so lucky anyway?!) Can anybody tell me what ‘bruit or thrill’ means??? From my dad’s heart history I ‘m pretty familiar with the heart itself, but don’t know squat about the upper vessels in the neck. Also, aside from the anti-inflam. and anti-bio’s, any experience of vitamin/diet that will speed up clearing up this blood vessel inflammation??? With the vertigo, I’m just not up to sitting in front of this machine very much right now so would appreciate any info, or sites to look for. At least for right now I’m just not up for much, so I’ll take any help you research mavens can offer. Take care all, I’ll look in when I can. email me direct if you can, thanks Paul

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Who makes BMW alloys?,i am in the uk so the supply may be different also are they treated with a special paint and or laquer,i have noticed that on the TD alloys style 7 that the inside of the cross spokes are towards the back of the wheel are of a matt finnish,is there a reason for this at all. thanks for any help

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Who makes BMW alloys?,

Wish I knew i am in the uk so the supply may be different also are they treated with a special paint and or laquer,i have noticed that on the TD alloys style 7 that the inside of the cross spokes are towards the back of the wheel are of a matt finnish,is there a reason for this at all.

I’m guessing the paint is a powder coat base with a coat of paint on top and a coat of clear on top of that.  The powder coat is probably specific to bonding to the alloys and provide a good base.  But the paint on top is probably less specific, there are a wide number of brands and kinds of paints used on wheels, so it’s hard to say if there would be anything particular about the paint and clear used on BMW wheels.  The matt finish is the powder coat and you see it simply because it’s cheapest for them to paint the front and leave the back which no one sees.

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Who makes BMW alloys?,i am in the uk so the supply may be different also are they treated with a special paint and or laquer,i have noticed that on the TD alloys style 7 that the inside of the cross spokes are towards the back of the wheel are of a matt finnish,is there a reason for this at all. thanks for any help

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Who makes BMW alloys?,

Wish I knew i am in the uk so the supply may be different also are they treated with a special paint and or laquer,i have noticed that on the TD alloys style 7 that the inside of the cross spokes are towards the back of the wheel are of a matt finnish,is there a reason for this at all.

I’m guessing the paint is a powder coat base with a coat of paint on top and a coat of clear on top of that.  The powder coat is probably specific to bonding to the alloys and provide a good base.  But the paint on top is probably less specific, there are a wide number of brands and kinds of paints used on wheels, so it’s hard to say if there would be anything particular about the paint and clear used on BMW wheels.  The matt finish is the powder coat and you see it simply because it’s cheapest for them to paint the front and leave the back which no one sees.

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4. (WARNING—SILLY INSIGNIFICANT QUESTION) are there any stupid conventions    for left/right means gay/straigt?  i’d hate to cause anyone confusion.

Left means "transsexual psychopath" – It must be true, I saw it in "The Silence Of The Lambs". Some people (and round here, that means *most* people) will think you’re some kind of pervert, whatever you pierce & wherever you do it.  Thats their problem.  Just remember that sooner or later, *someone* is going to misinterpret it / take offence at it, so be prepared & don’t be surprised when it finally does happen. As far as "codes" go, if you travel at all you’ll find that the "rules" aren’t regionally consistent anyway.

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As far as "codes" go, if you travel at all you’ll find that the "rules" aren’t regionally consistent anyway.

I’d be curious to know more about these variations. What are the "rules" in England, for example? In one of the Pippi Longstocking movies the pirate father has a big gold hoop in his right ear. I can’t remember where the movie was made, however.  Maybe it was Sweden. — People who are easily shocked … should be shocked more often. — Mae West

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4. (WARNING—SILLY INSIGNIFICANT QUESTION) are there any stupid conventions    for left/right means gay/straigt?  i’d hate to cause anyone confusion. Left means "transsexual psychopath" – It must be true, I saw it in "The Silence Of The Lambs".

well, that’d probably get me some interesting looks.  and i guess it would only be sending mixed messages to sheriffs and i don’t much like them anyway. Some people (and round here, that means *most* people) will think you’re some kind of pervert, whatever you pierce & wherever you do it.  Thats their problem.  Just remember that sooner or later, *someone* is going to misinterpret it / take offence at it, so be prepared & don’t be surprised when it finally does happen.

yup.  i expect that goes w/o saying.  oh well, i’ve been called worse. the point of the question was more an effort to avoid giving a mixed/incorrect message to someone familiar w/ piercing.  mostly an etiquette thang. As far as "codes" go, if you travel at all you’ll find that the "rules" aren’t regionally consistent anyway.

thanx.  i suspected as much.  thanx to all who have answered, but i really didn’t mean to start such a furor over such a dumb question.  this started more threads than any of the other questions, and was by far the least significant of them. i got some good responses on the biking question and am no longer worried about it.  so far no answers on healing time vs. sand/ocean in the pierce. this would be appreciated, but unless the answer is "you can’t get sand in it or you’ll die" i expect i’ll be getting a hole put in me this weekend. take care all, -don.

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I’m currently writing a paper on available asthma treatments – a topic close to my own heart, being a sufferer. I’ve being tracking down the history and development of the main drugs I personally use for control (salbutamol and beclomethosone), and was wondering if anybody could offer any leads. Also of specific interest to me is the general history of bronchodilators, including any natural precursors or alternatives. I have read that the plant Datura (Angel’s Trumpet) was once used in so-called "anti-asthma" cigarettes! Anybody know anything about this?? Thanks.

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I’m currently writing a paper on available asthma treatments – a topic close to my own heart, being a sufferer. I’ve being tracking down the history and development of the main drugs I personally use for control (salbutamol and beclomethosone), and was wondering if anybody could offer any leads.

As for the bronchodilators, they tend to be altered versions of epinephrine.  The chemical structure was altered in order to increase the beneficial effects and to reduce the side effects.  The MDi was developed in order to apply the drug topically rather than systematically. Ephedrine (from the herb ephedra) was used for a long tome as a stimulant and bronchodilator.  However with the advent of safer medications there is no reason for anybody to treat asthma with this ‘natural’ drug. Intal (cromyln sodium) was derived from investigations into the herb khella (an ancient Egyptian asthma remedy). Other ‘ancient asthma remedies’ include: strychnine, belladonna, opiates, and psycoactives.

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I’m currently writing a paper on available asthma treatments – a topic close to my own heart, being a sufferer. I’ve being tracking down the history and development of the main drugs I personally use for control (salbutamol and beclomethosone), and was wondering if anybody could offer any leads. Also of specific interest to me is the general history of bronchodilators, including any natural precursors or alternatives. I have read that the plant Datura (Angel’s Trumpet) was once used in so-called "anti-asthma" cigarettes! Anybody know anything about this?? Thanks.

Probably the oldest asthma drug is Ma Huang, used in China for 4,000 years. See:  http://www.mothernature.com/healthnotes/Herb/Ephedra.asp ephedra Excerpt: "Historical or traditional use: The Chinese have used ephedra  medicinally for over 5,000 years. Ephedra is listed as one of  the original 365 herbs from the classical first century A.D.  text on Chinese herbalism by Shen Nong.1 Ephedra

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I read a recommendation for nat mur a homeopathic medicine and I have been taking these tablets for the past six months. My asthma appears to have disappeared and I have not used an inhaler for over two weeks. My breathing feels totally normal. Ted Light — Ted Light

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I read a recommendation for nat mur a homeopathic medicine and I have been taking these tablets for the past six months. My asthma appears to have disappeared and I have not used an inhaler for over two weeks. My breathing feels totally normal.

I suggest that you get a validated ingredients list from the manufactuer.  Some ‘homeopatic’ asthma remedies have been discovered to be adulterated with corticosteroids. BTW, if the homeopathic stuff worked for you you might want to ask your doctor for some placebo extract, studies have shown that it works just as well as the homeopathic stuff and is not only less expensive but probably covered by your health insurance. ‘Reply to’ address changed to foil email spammers.

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i…@pacificnet.net writes:  Asthma is an allergic reaction to food and life!  An anti-yeast  nutritional program can do wonders to minimize asthmatic attacks.  Stress management, releasing negative emotions and learning how to  express feelings effectively are essential strategies to uproot the  problem!  Dr. Juliet Tien

My first reaction to this is that this is crap and shouldn’t be in this newsgroup. But on second reading, I’ll instead say that there may be some information that is buried in your message that *might* be helpful to some people, and that it’s just badly worded. If you have some advice to offer or a suggestion that may help some, please word it as such, and don’t imply that asthma is a single thing and that you have a single cure. Otherwise you’ll be flamed. – Allergy is only one possible root of asthma. – Yeast may only be a factor for some people. – Stress management can help manage the stress that can trigger asthma   and the stress that results from having asthma. – Repressing your emotions may be a problem for you, and may lead to   stress that is a trigger for your asthma. But it’s not a problem for   everyone with asthma (talk to the parents of asthmatic infants) and   it’s not the cause of the asthma, or there would be a lot more   wheezing, repressed people in the world. — ————————————————————————- Mark Feblowitz,   GTE Laboratories Inc., 40 Sylvan Rd.  Waltham, MA 02254 mfeblow…@GTE.com, (617) 466-2947, fax: (617) 466-2618

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wrote: Thanks for posting: Interesting "BIG 4" of asthma remedies…

Hi Dee, I’ve tried twice to get through to your email address,  but  I get my mail returned. If you’re interested int the Buteyko CURE for asthma for NO CHARGE, please get in touch with me. My son was cured from Asthma and I’d really like to spread the message. Peter Kolb pk…@wt.com.au Phone 61-9-293-5414 Fax:    61-9-293-5407

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 _THE_ most effective dietary supplement for asthma and also for allergies is _MSM_ methylsulfonylmethane, a derivative of DMSO. I’m enclosing the draft of an article I’m writing about it. I’ve been using it myself now for about a month and a half and it has _DRAMATICALLY_ lessened my allergies, and I know people with asthma who’ve been able to throw away their inhalers because it works so well for some of them. If anyone reading this has had any experience with MSM, please share it with me, I’m on a learning curve with this wonderful substance and am trying to learn all I can about it! If you’ve had any experience with it, please let me know as it will assist me in completing this article. As you can see from the enclosed draft, MSM has broad based applications, and is extraodinarily non toxic!                 How Do You Spell Relief? M.S.M !   PATENTED, NON TOXIC RELIEF FOR ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, ARTHRITIS,          BACK PAIN, LEG CRAMPS, AND MANY OTHER AILMENTS!                   BENEFITS ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Draft in Progress by John C. Hammell Political Coordinator Life Extension Foundation, Political Office 1534 Polk St. Hollywood, FL 33020 800-333-2553, 954-929-0507 FAX, jhamm…@ix.netcom.com http://www.lef.org/lef/index.html Do you suffer from back pain and muscle cramps? Are allergies and asthma making your life a living hell? Do you suffer from migraine headaches? How about arthritis? Would you like to have less pain and faster recoveries from work outs? We are proud to announce a product that will shortly be a household word, just as coenzyme Q-10 and melatonin are many years after we were the first to introduce those cutting edgFrom: jhamm…@ix.netcom.com(John Hammell) Newsgroups: alt.support.asthma,alt.support.food-allergies,misc.health.alternative Subject: Re: MSM- _THE BEST_ NATURAL REMEDY FOR ASTHMA!!!! References: <4kck3p$n4k@news2.cais.com

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 _THE_ most effective dietary supplement for asthma and also for allergies is _MSM_ methylsulfonylmethane, a derivative of DMSO. I’m enclosing the draft of an article I’m writing about it. I’ve been using it myself now for about a month and a half and it has _DRAMATICALLY_ lessened my allergies, and I know people with asthma who’ve been able to throw away their inhalers because it works so well for some of them. If anyone reading this has had any experience with MSM, please share it with me, I’m on a learning curve with this wonderful substance and am trying to learn all I can about it! If you’ve had any experience with it, please let me know as it will assist me in completing this article. As you can see from the enclosed draft, MSM has broad based applications, and is extraodinarily non toxic!                 How Do You Spell Relief? M.S.M !   PATENTED, NON TOXIC RELIEF FOR ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, ARTHRITIS,          BACK PAIN, LEG CRAMPS, AND MANY OTHER AILMENTS!                   BENEFITS ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Draft in Progress by John C. Hammell Political Coordinator Life Extension Foundation, Political Office 1534 Polk St. Hollywood, FL 33020 800-333-2553, 954-929-0507 FAX, jhamm…@ix.netcom.com http://www.lef.org/lef/index.html Do you suffer from back pain and muscle cramps? Are allergies and asthma making your life a living hell? Do you suffer from migraine headaches? How about arthritis? Would you like to have less pain and faster recoveries from work outs? We are proud to announce a product that will shortly be a household word, just as coenzyme Q-10 and melatonin are many years after we were the first to introduce those cutting edg MSM is substantially inert to the chemistry of the body and, because of its extremely low toxicity and inertness to the diverse chemical reactions involved in the processes of life, it can be used as a diluent for blood, so it is absolutely safe to use. Although the precise mechanism of action is not yet known, for whatever reason the oral ingestion of MSM in sufficient amounts will ultimately bring MSM levels to or above those usually present in healthy mammals and will ameliorate a variety of symtoms associated with stress. Man and lower animals require about 1 mg/kg (1mg/2.20 lbs) body weight of MSM per day to replace the naturally occurring MSM now lost in food processing. (I weigh 210 lbs. 210 divided by 2.2 = 95.45 mg or about 100 mg/ day = minimum MSM I need to replace that lost in food processing. Studies to date indicate that it is desirable for animals to ingest about 0.5-1.0 mg/kg body weight, however any lower level will serve some benefit. Higher levels are either stored in the body as a sulfur reserve, provide a sufficient concentration to optimize synthesis of the multitude of required sulfur containing biomolecules, or are simply excreted through he renal pathway of through the skin. When you first start taking it we recommend loading up for the first (?) days to get your tissues saturated. ***(Keith- please make dose recommendations for people starting. (Specific dose recommendations for various conditions are listed below.) Because of the softening effect on human tissue and strengthening effect on nails, many have referred to nutritional sulfur as "the beauty mineral," but MSM is far more than a cosmetic aid, and several US patents are held on the product describing a large number of applications, some of which we will discuss below. OVERVIEW: THE VARIED USES OF MSM- THE NEXT HOUSHOLD WORD! ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA At last LEF is able to offer a product that helps a high percentage of allergy and asthma sufferers! Allergy is an abnormal tissue reaction to allergen challenge in man and lower animals. About 15% of the world population experiences allergies. A much higher percentage experience low grade allergy, i.e., below that considered debilitating, yet reductive of optimal health. Centuries ago primitive man faced far fewer allergens than we face today. MSM has a broad and profoundly beneficial effect in ameliorating diverse allergic responses. MSM taken at levels of about 50-1,000 mg/ day ameliorates most allergic reaction to inhalant, ingestant, contact and infectant allergies, but doesn’t necessarily eliminate those allergies. In cases where the MSM alone isn’t enough, sometimes the addition of allergy medication along with MSM allows for less medication to be used, with fewer side effects. Additional benefits are seen with MSM is administered along with water soluable vitamins, especially vitamin C. HOW MSM BLOCKS ALLERGENS Sulfur, an indispensable element in human nutrition, binds with a variety of toxicants through sulfur conjugation, a major detoxification pathway of the body. Undetoxified xenobiotics and metabolites have been related to some allergic illness. Proper sulfur oxidation requires molybdenum for enzyme activation and adequate levels of dietary sulfur to supply the detoxification pathway. Dimethyl sulfone (MSM) provides bioavailable sulfur that binds toxins and exerts a direct beneficial effect in ameliorating a variety of allergic responses.     Our Advisors hear from members with asthma, food allergies and or chemical sensitivities, and up until now we haven’t had a single product that can help you as much as this one! If you suffer from asthma and are you are allergic to shrimp, corn, wheat, dairy, or some other food but crave it due to allergic addiction– this will allow complete tolerance in many cases, and also alleviates nausea that many people have from taking their dietary supplements! By selling MSM through his health food store, Keith Morey found that it helps 80 percent of people with asthma to the point where many can stop using their inhalers, and it helps 60 percent of allergy sufferers, many to the point of having no more allergic symptoms! When allergy patients are not helped totally by MSM alone, when used in conjunction with allergy medication, they are often able to reduce the amount of medication they must take. (I am among the 60% of allergy sufferers who are aided tremendously by this product which I have been using now for a month with GREAT results! As a life long allergy sufferer, it is astonishingly wonderful to be able to breath freely all the time for the first time in my life! I can think much more clearly now that I can breath properly!) MSM with water has been atomized and breathed into lungs to make the tissues more flexible and effective. In cases where MSM doesn’t totally ameliorate an allergic response, it can be used along with allergy medication such that less medication needs to be used, thus sparing the patient unwanted side effects. MSM reduces the adverse response to inhalant allergens in part by a physical blocking action by binding tightly to the mucous membranes, coating them, as with a paint. I was skeptical when Keith first told me this because I’ve suffered from food and inhalant allergies all my life. I had allergy shots for years when I was younger through Dr.Diefendorf at the Summit Medical Group in N.J., and have used numerous antihistamine medications for horrible allergies to trees, dusts, molds, pollens, grasses and foods. While megadoses of vitamin C and the amino acid methionine have helped considerably over the past 17 years, I have NEVER experienced the complete ability to breath unencumbered through my nose the way I can now with MSM, and eagerly called Bill Faloon to tell him of this discovery so that we can share it with you! I used to dread my morning and evening vitamins because I felt nauseus from taking so many supplments which I must take for medical reasons, but the MSM has completely alleviated that problem along with enabling me to breath REALLY WELL through my nose for the first time in my life, with clear sinuses, no running nose from allergies, and absolutely no side effects since this is NOT a drug! Its indigenous to the human body and to the foods we eat! 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j…@purr.demon.co.uk (Jack Campin) wrote:

Thanks Jack… well said!!!  :-) I hope you’ll continue to post these kind of replies!!! Larry Withers – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -

brenda nichols (mr…@cycor.ca) wrote: I’d suggest alfalfa and Vitamin C and pantothenic acid.  C and pantothenic will support your adrenal glands.   To be anymore specific you should have a nutritional analysis done.  Let me know if you’re interested.  mr…@cycor.ca Alfalfa contains an ingredient which can (and in large enough dosage, invariably *will*) cause auto-immune disease resembling lupus.  This is not something human beings have any business eating. Your adrenal glands are damned unlikely to be involved in the aetiology of asthma. What might help: eating foods that get your vitamin A and carotenoid levels up to something reasonable.  This improves the state of your lung epithelium, making it better able to deal with irritants and allergens.  This is doable in most places simply by ensuring an adequate intake of vegetables and fish, and cutting out junk foods that contain inadequate levels of carotenoids per calorie.  Improving vitamin C intake can’t hurt, either. If you do need supplementary vitamin A and carotenoids, just try any pharmacy.  You don’t need to get suckered into some multilevel marketing shite, which is what I presume Brenda is up to. (For advanced asthma, this suggestion may come too late; for early childhood asthma, try it now if not sooner.  But don’t, whatever you do, discard any medications you’ve come to depend on – you may find you need less of them, but going off them in the faith that some alternative approach will work instantly is a good way to die horribly). ————————————————————————– — Jack Campin                                             j…@purr.demon.co.uk T/L, 2 Haddington Place, Edinburgh EH7 4AE, Scotland       (+44) 131 556 5272 ——————–  FERMAN PADiSAHIN, DAGLAR BiZiMDiR  ——————–

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