It has been really hard adapting to my asthma diagnosis.
- I thought that the reason I wasn’t good at sports when I was a kid was because I was out of shape.
In part I had issues with lots of physical activity because I would lose my breath much quicker than other people. This naturally discouraged me from being more active, although I still liked to play outside with my friends if it didn’t involve a lot of running. As far as competitive sports were concerned, I just couldn’t keep up with the other kids. Although many people would have been diagnosed with asthma given the symptoms, my doctor never caught it. He wasn’t concerned at the time about my inability to catch my breath and simply told me that I wasn’t being active enough. It wasn’t until last year that I was finally diagnosed and told to use an inhaler and to get some kind of air purifier for my house. I was telling my doctor about my breathing issues at home before he gave me my asthma diagnosis. Aside from getting an air purifier to run in my living room, I decided to upgrade my air conditioner filters as well. For years I used cheap, flimsy filters because I didn’t see the purpose of a more expensive product. Now that I know what my problems are with my respiratory system, I decided to look for allergen filters that collect tiny fungal, bacterial, and viral particles that are missed by cheap filters. You have to be careful about what brand and model you purchase because some are denser than others. If you use a filter that is too dense, it will significantly slow the air flower in your HVAC system. Aside from performance drops, this could also put undue pressure on your air conditioner long term. Getting better air filters to help clean the air