Blogs about: Vocal Cord Dysfunction
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Fall Update
I haven’t posted much since Monkey hasn’t been playing soccer, which is his usual trigger. But he has had a handful of non-exercise-induced attacks, which is a new and not-so-welcome devel… more →
Adventures with Asthma and Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD)
Advice on living with asthma: 10 tips
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The Talking Twenties wrote 3 months ago: by keito Posted in LIFE I was diagnosed with activity-induced asthma while in grammar school, and fa … more →
A New Way to Diagnose Exercise-Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction!
fauquierent wrote 3 months ago: Researchers in Helsinki, Finland validated a new method to diagnose exercise-induced vocal cord dysf … more →
Fall Update
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lioness321 wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t posted much since Monkey hasn’t been playing soccer, which is his usual trigge … more →
VCD In the News
lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: There doesn’t seem to be anything really new here, but here’s a link to a Newswire artic … more →
June 21 -- Some answers from the pulmonologist
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lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: We had Monkey’s pulmonologist appointment today. We met with the nurse practitioner. They did … more →
An aside -- VCD following cardiac surgery
lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: Even though this blog is intended to be a record of Monkey’s experiences with VCD, its diagnos … more →
Another IMT review
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lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: This is an article about using inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in COPD patients. I’m mostly … more →
Long-Term Outcomes of Vocal Cord Dysfunction
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lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: I found an encouraging article abstract today on the Long-term outcome of vocal cord dysfunction. Of … more →
Yoga?
lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: A friend suggested that Monkey might benefit from yoga, because of its emphasis on breathing. I … more →
Inspiratory Muscle Trainers
lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: I did a little research on inspiratory muscle training today. I found several articles suggesting th … more →
More about Spiriva
lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: I spoke to the nurse in pediatric pulmonary today. She said that while the spiriva doesn’t bui … more →
Spiriva
lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: We decided to give the Spiriva (tiotropium bromide) a try. I did find a few references to using it o … more →
What is VCD
lioness321 wrote 2 years ago: VCD stand for Vocal Cord Dysfunction. It is also known as PVFM — Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion … more →
