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[ella]

How do you manage your asthma? I've only been here a few weeks and I'm already out of breath going up the subway stairs. Are you able to do any vigorous cardio exercise, such as jogging/running/aerobics? What in the world do you do during the "yellow dust?"

[Yaya]

I returned to Korea in 2005 and was okay the first year. Then in fall last year, my lungs started to close up all of a sudden. My doctor said it was asthma and gave me medicine, only I got worse. Then I remember I got it during my two miserable years in Los Angeles, and that I had cured it via Oriental medicine (hanyak). So I blew 600,000 won on treatment, and I'm fine now.

I use a mist when I need it, but I haven't had to use it in a while. And yeah, I hear exercise is good for preventing asthma, and perhaps you might want to invest in an air cleaner for home.

[just because]

Some peoples asthma is triggered by the dryness in the air combined with the cold...the air is very dry at the moment.

Get a humidifier and that may help you somewhat.....