On 23 Jun 2000 22:04:56 EDT, Anee Stanford wrote about Pulmonolgy- very long : <snip> > "Aging can bring pulmonary changes that impair breath controll wich in > turn can make make speech nearly impossible..." > > Sometimes that is exactly how I would discribe it--like I can't cordinate > inhalation and exhealation process that we use to breathe. > > I am going to bring this new discovery to their attention at my > appointments. > > So I want to ask all the adults with CP on this list one more time has > anyone had this type of breathing problem before, or seen it in someone > with CP? By the way any idea of how many of us adults with CP there are on <snip> Hi Anee, I am a 25 year old with moderate CP, and chronic asthma. A part of my asthma is related to allergies, but a certain amount is CP related. I can relate to the feeling of not being able to coordinate breathing, particularly as a child. Years of practice (in - hold - out slowly - in - hold ... that brings back memories) have corrected some of that, but my chest muscles were always weak. I had a bad asthma attack in 1996 that landed me in hospital and left me even weaker for the next few years, to the point where I needed nebulising at least once a day. The only thing that broke that was taking up mountain triking (regular mountain bike converted to a trike). I think the physical demands of riding forced my breathing to become more automatic, and strengthened my chest enormously. I have been riding for over a year now, and have used the nebuliser 3 times in that period. I still have allergy related asthma, which is managed with inhalers, but breathing is easier and not as conscious as it used to be. So, I believe that CP can have an affect on breathing, especially if you have asthma as well. Cheers, Jeremy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeremy Persen, Nelson, New Zealand | Gravity is a myth, the Earth sucks. Email: [log in to unmask] |