nasal /head colds and loss in fev1

[Nightwriter]

I used to ALWAYS have colds go into my chest. And my FEV1 would go down. The dripping down the back of the throat going down into the chest, causes the asthma component of CF to kick in. Inflammation increases and in response the lungs produce more mucus. With the airways now swollen, the mucus with bacteria gets trapped. And after that, you are on your way to an excerbation either from inflammation or infection.

It pretty much never happens anymore in my case for two reasons. 1) I keep the asthma component as well controlled as I can (I slip up sometimes) 2) I take my own cold remedy concoction of available OTC supplements and treatments which include Airborne, Zinc lozenges, Zicam, Dristan 12 hr. spray, and nasal rinses. And I add extra breathing treatments with the Flutter. I haven't had a "real" cold in years.

The worst scenario would be mild symptoms --slight cold feeling but no runny nose or cough for a day or two. Or at very worst for a few days (rarely). My FEV1 might temporarily go down a bit and I might get a little short of breath. I might feel that effect for a week or two. But that's nothing compared to the bronchitis or pneumonias that I used to get.

 

[Nightwriter]

I used to ALWAYS have colds go into my chest. And my FEV1 would go down. The dripping down the back of the throat going down into the chest, causes the asthma component of CF to kick in. Inflammation increases and in response the lungs produce more mucus. With the airways now swollen, the mucus with bacteria gets trapped. And after that, you are on your way to an excerbation either from inflammation or infection.

It pretty much never happens anymore in my case for two reasons. 1) I keep the asthma component as well controlled as I can (I slip up sometimes) 2) I take my own cold remedy concoction of available OTC supplements and treatments which include Airborne, Zinc lozenges, Zicam, Dristan 12 hr. spray, and nasal rinses. And I add extra breathing treatments with the Flutter. I haven't had a "real" cold in years.

The worst scenario would be mild symptoms --slight cold feeling but no runny nose or cough for a day or two. Or at very worst for a few days (rarely). My FEV1 might temporarily go down a bit and I might get a little short of breath. I might feel that effect for a week or two. But that's nothing compared to the bronchitis or pneumonias that I used to get.

 

[Nightwriter]

I used to ALWAYS have colds go into my chest. And my FEV1 would go down. The dripping down the back of the throat going down into the chest, causes the asthma component of CF to kick in. Inflammation increases and in response the lungs produce more mucus. With the airways now swollen, the mucus with bacteria gets trapped. And after that, you are on your way to an excerbation either from inflammation or infection.

It pretty much never happens anymore in my case for two reasons. 1) I keep the asthma component as well controlled as I can (I slip up sometimes) 2) I take my own cold remedy concoction of available OTC supplements and treatments which include Airborne, Zinc lozenges, Zicam, Dristan 12 hr. spray, and nasal rinses. And I add extra breathing treatments with the Flutter. I haven't had a "real" cold in years.

The worst scenario would be mild symptoms --slight cold feeling but no runny nose or cough for a day or two. Or at very worst for a few days (rarely). My FEV1 might temporarily go down a bit and I might get a little short of breath. I might feel that effect for a week or two. But that's nothing compared to the bronchitis or pneumonias that I used to get.

 

[Nightwriter]

I used to ALWAYS have colds go into my chest. And my FEV1 would go down. The dripping down the back of the throat going down into the chest, causes the asthma component of CF to kick in. Inflammation increases and in response the lungs produce more mucus. With the airways now swollen, the mucus with bacteria gets trapped. And after that, you are on your way to an excerbation either from inflammation or infection.

It pretty much never happens anymore in my case for two reasons. 1) I keep the asthma component as well controlled as I can (I slip up sometimes) 2) I take my own cold remedy concoction of available OTC supplements and treatments which include Airborne, Zinc lozenges, Zicam, Dristan 12 hr. spray, and nasal rinses. And I add extra breathing treatments with the Flutter. I haven't had a "real" cold in years.

The worst scenario would be mild symptoms --slight cold feeling but no runny nose or cough for a day or two. Or at very worst for a few days (rarely). My FEV1 might temporarily go down a bit and I might get a little short of breath. I might feel that effect for a week or two. But that's nothing compared to the bronchitis or pneumonias that I used to get.

 

[Nightwriter]

I used to ALWAYS have colds go into my chest. And my FEV1 would go down. The dripping down the back of the throat going down into the chest, causes the asthma component of CF to kick in. Inflammation increases and in response the lungs produce more mucus. With the airways now swollen, the mucus with bacteria gets trapped. And after that, you are on your way to an excerbation either from inflammation or infection.
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<br />It pretty much never happens anymore in my case for two reasons. 1) I keep the asthma component as well controlled as I can (I slip up sometimes) 2) I take my own cold remedy concoction of available OTC supplements and treatments which include Airborne, Zinc lozenges, Zicam, Dristan 12 hr. spray, and nasal rinses. And I add extra breathing treatments with the Flutter. I haven't had a "real" cold in years.
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<br />The worst scenario would be mild symptoms --slight cold feeling but no runny nose or cough for a day or two. Or at very worst for a few days (rarely). My FEV1 might temporarily go down a bit and I might get a little short of breath. I might feel that effect for a week or two. But that's nothing compared to the bronchitis or pneumonias that I used to get.

 

[laulau555]

whenever I have a cold my upper airways get very inflamed, but surprisingly the last few times even though I was struggling to breathe my FEV1's stayed pretty stable

 

[laulau555]

whenever I have a cold my upper airways get very inflamed, but surprisingly the last few times even though I was struggling to breathe my FEV1's stayed pretty stable

 

[laulau555]

whenever I have a cold my upper airways get very inflamed, but surprisingly the last few times even though I was struggling to breathe my FEV1's stayed pretty stable

 

[laulau555]

whenever I have a cold my upper airways get very inflamed, but surprisingly the last few times even though I was struggling to breathe my FEV1's stayed pretty stable

 

[laulau555]

whenever I have a cold my upper airways get very inflamed, but surprisingly the last few times even though I was struggling to breathe my FEV1's stayed pretty stable

 

[Solo]

I'm pretty much over the cold I had, it wasn't so much coughing fits, but mucus from clearing my throat. The strange thing is that my FEV1 was the highest its been in quite some time. The thing that royally ticks me off, is just when I'm feeling fine, and over my cold, I walk or sit by someone at work and they're coughing up a storm or sneezing like crazy. Geese, if only people would take care of themselves and not take their health for granted.

 

[Solo]

I'm pretty much over the cold I had, it wasn't so much coughing fits, but mucus from clearing my throat. The strange thing is that my FEV1 was the highest its been in quite some time. The thing that royally ticks me off, is just when I'm feeling fine, and over my cold, I walk or sit by someone at work and they're coughing up a storm or sneezing like crazy. Geese, if only people would take care of themselves and not take their health for granted.

 

[Solo]

I'm pretty much over the cold I had, it wasn't so much coughing fits, but mucus from clearing my throat. The strange thing is that my FEV1 was the highest its been in quite some time. The thing that royally ticks me off, is just when I'm feeling fine, and over my cold, I walk or sit by someone at work and they're coughing up a storm or sneezing like crazy. Geese, if only people would take care of themselves and not take their health for granted.

 

[Solo]

I'm pretty much over the cold I had, it wasn't so much coughing fits, but mucus from clearing my throat. The strange thing is that my FEV1 was the highest its been in quite some time. The thing that royally ticks me off, is just when I'm feeling fine, and over my cold, I walk or sit by someone at work and they're coughing up a storm or sneezing like crazy. Geese, if only people would take care of themselves and not take their health for granted.

 

[Solo]

I'm pretty much over the cold I had, it wasn't so much coughing fits, but mucus from clearing my throat. The strange thing is that my FEV1 was the highest its been in quite some time. The thing that royally ticks me off, is just when I'm feeling fine, and over my cold, I walk or sit by someone at work and they're coughing up a storm or sneezing like crazy. Geese, if only people would take care of themselves and not take their health for granted.