Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 hi, to me, 300 does sound pretty low. i get 430 at best, and i am still quit ickle (14). do u know what ur best/normal peak flow is? generally speaking, if it falls below 75-50% of normal peak flow, you should see your doctor. if it is below 45%, you probably need imediate medical atention, and should go to the nearest E.R. hope this helps, dont risk anything if in doubt. it is better safe than sorry, at all times.good luckhannahFrom: oak1day To: asthma Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 11:42:24 -0000Subject: peak flow meter rateHI-I am 5'6" female and have had asthma off and on all mylife...sometimes severe enough for week-long hospitalizations and thenI can go for a decade with no problems at all, jog and everything.I only recently (3 years ago) found out that as an adult, asthma canpresent with no audible wheezing. I thought I had a cold and found outit was asthma.My question today is this: I have one of those peak flow meters and myhighest reading is 300. I have been very low energy. I can't find anyaverage reading charts on the web. Does anyone know if this 300 wouldindicate that I was having breathing issues? I have been tired andsore throat with a heavy feeling in my chest. If it is a cold, I donot want to go to my doctor for nothing.Any comments appreciated. Thanks.Join Excite! - http://www.excite.comThe most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 hi, to me, 300 does sound pretty low. i get 430 at best, and i am still quit ickle (14). do u know what ur best/normal peak flow is? generally speaking, if it falls below 75-50% of normal peak flow, you should see your doctor. if it is below 45%, you probably need imediate medical atention, and should go to the nearest E.R. hope this helps, dont risk anything if in doubt. it is better safe than sorry, at all times.good luckhannahFrom: oak1day To: asthma Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 11:42:24 -0000Subject: peak flow meter rateHI-I am 5'6" female and have had asthma off and on all mylife...sometimes severe enough for week-long hospitalizations and thenI can go for a decade with no problems at all, jog and everything.I only recently (3 years ago) found out that as an adult, asthma canpresent with no audible wheezing. I thought I had a cold and found outit was asthma.My question today is this: I have one of those peak flow meters and myhighest reading is 300. I have been very low energy. I can't find anyaverage reading charts on the web. Does anyone know if this 300 wouldindicate that I was having breathing issues? I have been tired andsore throat with a heavy feeling in my chest. If it is a cold, I donot want to go to my doctor for nothing.Any comments appreciated. Thanks.Join Excite! - http://www.excite.comThe most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 , 300 is pretty low. Generally, predicted peak flow is a function of height, age, and sex. There are a lot of resources on the internet that give predicted peak flow levels. One can be found at: http://www.healthcaresouth.com/pages/asthmaaverpeak.htm According to this, you should be seeing peak flows in the 430 - 460 range. Although I'm not a doctor, I would say that you could probably benefit from some medical attention. Good luck Greg > HI- > > I am 5'6 " female and have had asthma off and on all my > life...sometimes severe enough for week-long hospitalizations and then > I can go for a decade with no problems at all, jog and everything. > > I only recently (3 years ago) found out that as an adult, asthma can > present with no audible wheezing. I thought I had a cold and found out > it was asthma. > > My question today is this: I have one of those peak flow meters and my > highest reading is 300. I have been very low energy. I can't find any > average reading charts on the web. Does anyone know if this 300 would > indicate that I was having breathing issues? I have been tired and > sore throat with a heavy feeling in my chest. If it is a cold, I do > not want to go to my doctor for nothing. > > Any comments appreciated. Thanks. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 , 300 is pretty low. Generally, predicted peak flow is a function of height, age, and sex. There are a lot of resources on the internet that give predicted peak flow levels. One can be found at: http://www.healthcaresouth.com/pages/asthmaaverpeak.htm According to this, you should be seeing peak flows in the 430 - 460 range. Although I'm not a doctor, I would say that you could probably benefit from some medical attention. Good luck Greg > HI- > > I am 5'6 " female and have had asthma off and on all my > life...sometimes severe enough for week-long hospitalizations and then > I can go for a decade with no problems at all, jog and everything. > > I only recently (3 years ago) found out that as an adult, asthma can > present with no audible wheezing. I thought I had a cold and found out > it was asthma. > > My question today is this: I have one of those peak flow meters and my > highest reading is 300. I have been very low energy. I can't find any > average reading charts on the web. Does anyone know if this 300 would > indicate that I was having breathing issues? I have been tired and > sore throat with a heavy feeling in my chest. If it is a cold, I do > not want to go to my doctor for nothing. > > Any comments appreciated. Thanks. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 My is 275-325 range. they didn't seem too worried about 325 but they didn't like 275 at all but I'm sure it could be worse. But they still just have me on 2 inhalers and other people I have talked to are on more so I guess I'm not too badly off. However, she is wanting to see me every week still. I really wish doctors would speak frankly though. HUGS!!! MARIE mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds -mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 My is 275-325 range. they didn't seem too worried about 325 but they didn't like 275 at all but I'm sure it could be worse. But they still just have me on 2 inhalers and other people I have talked to are on more so I guess I'm not too badly off. However, she is wanting to see me every week still. I really wish doctors would speak frankly though. HUGS!!! MARIE mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds -mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I guess that includes me too. I guess that's why I'm having to see her every week right now. Thanks for info for me too. HUGS!!! MARIE mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds -mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I guess that includes me too. I guess that's why I'm having to see her every week right now. Thanks for info for me too. HUGS!!! MARIE mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds -mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 >I only recently (3 years ago) found out that as an adult, asthma can >present with no audible wheezing. I thought I had a cold and found out >it was asthma. lots of assumptions out there about asthma - including whether your asthma is silent or more audible. >My question today is this: I have one of those peak flow meters and my >highest reading is 300. I have been very low energy. I can't find any >average reading charts on the web. Does anyone know if this 300 would >indicate that I was having breathing issues? I have been tired and >sore throat with a heavy feeling in my chest. If it is a cold, I do >not want to go to my doctor for nothing. I would see doctor promptly with the 2nd to last sentence as well - brick on chest is not good. And if you have been measuring your PF for years then you probably know what your " personal best " is but if you haven't then you should be off to see doctor. Adult female about 5'5 = 5'10 should be if all symptoms under control 400-450 approx. I have only been diagnosed a couple of months so am on good dose of inhaled steroids twice daily which has made a big improvement but I am no where near reaching constantly 300 in fact when I do get above that say 330 it's because I have had to use the reliever. My doctor has decided to add a beta agonist to the string & I'm picking it up today to try it. Here in NZ there are rules about things and this one has to be applied for but the catch I have to use it 2wks to see if there is an improvement. Yes it's all a bit of a bother recording PF and stuff but if you can get a PF diary like a graph you can start to see a pattern emerging and if you can link to a diary that shows what you have been doing during the day even more interesting IMHO :-) in New Zealand where it's brilliant sunny day - we have had soooooo much rain of late. Summertime is officially over and it's Autumn [your Fall] but I hope still many more fine days ;-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 >I only recently (3 years ago) found out that as an adult, asthma can >present with no audible wheezing. I thought I had a cold and found out >it was asthma. lots of assumptions out there about asthma - including whether your asthma is silent or more audible. >My question today is this: I have one of those peak flow meters and my >highest reading is 300. I have been very low energy. I can't find any >average reading charts on the web. Does anyone know if this 300 would >indicate that I was having breathing issues? I have been tired and >sore throat with a heavy feeling in my chest. If it is a cold, I do >not want to go to my doctor for nothing. I would see doctor promptly with the 2nd to last sentence as well - brick on chest is not good. And if you have been measuring your PF for years then you probably know what your " personal best " is but if you haven't then you should be off to see doctor. Adult female about 5'5 = 5'10 should be if all symptoms under control 400-450 approx. I have only been diagnosed a couple of months so am on good dose of inhaled steroids twice daily which has made a big improvement but I am no where near reaching constantly 300 in fact when I do get above that say 330 it's because I have had to use the reliever. My doctor has decided to add a beta agonist to the string & I'm picking it up today to try it. Here in NZ there are rules about things and this one has to be applied for but the catch I have to use it 2wks to see if there is an improvement. Yes it's all a bit of a bother recording PF and stuff but if you can get a PF diary like a graph you can start to see a pattern emerging and if you can link to a diary that shows what you have been doing during the day even more interesting IMHO :-) in New Zealand where it's brilliant sunny day - we have had soooooo much rain of late. Summertime is officially over and it's Autumn [your Fall] but I hope still many more fine days ;-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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