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Post by flipnidaho on Feb 22, 2008 21:59:09 GMT 8
For those that have asthma and ride in the Manila area, what do y'all do to keep the asthma under control (apart from the meds of course). Do you wear a mask? Ride at certain parts of the day? Drive to the trailhead? I'm asking because SJ has asthma and is sensitive to bad air (which we get our share of here in Boise also) but the smog in the MM area is in a completely different league! Thanks! Gary
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Post by xctofi on Feb 22, 2008 22:35:24 GMT 8
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Post by flipnidaho on Feb 23, 2008 1:32:32 GMT 8
Tofi, can you get the Respro in Manila?
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Post by dayuhan on Feb 23, 2008 7:49:26 GMT 8
I'm asthmatic, and I just don't ride in Manila. Being in Manila at all is hard enough. Baguio is also bad, because you climb, which means you're breathing deep and really sucking the stuff in. Closest I ever came to an attack while riding was on Marcos highway. Deep breathing + diesel fumes = trouble.
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Post by kulot_salot on Feb 23, 2008 8:59:19 GMT 8
sharing time! i'm asthmatic (allergic reaction)... but haven't had the attack for 20years now... thanks to climbing & biking... i padyak all the way to the trailhead... my trick is not crank-up my power on roads... tis to prevent overly inhaling those fumes...
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Post by MrsM on Feb 23, 2008 14:46:11 GMT 8
I've asthma too and on days when I feel sensitive to smog and dust, I don't bike the streets at all, but I can still bike on the trails. I've tried using a face mask (Setlaz, locally purchased) while riding on the streets, but I find that it's not much help at all because I can't breathe too well when I'm trying to catch my breath on climbs. Better to stay in the trails if she's feeling sensitive to the smog.
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Post by xctofi on Feb 23, 2008 14:54:35 GMT 8
not sure about the Respro G, the Setlaz ones are available tho.
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Post by kaloi on Feb 23, 2008 15:30:53 GMT 8
Got asthma too upto age 15.. allergic from dust and changing weather. i never had attacks since i engaged in sports- basketball, cycling, swimming. i bike around manila a lot! siguro na-immune na lang sa usok hehe
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Post by Patrick on Feb 23, 2008 18:39:07 GMT 8
Biking helped me a lot but I am particularly allergic to diesel fumes and my dads smoking hehe.
I practice along south super highway and Buendia so it doesn't help hehe
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Post by sdny on Feb 23, 2008 20:20:19 GMT 8
i'd agree with kaloi, me too i had an asthma but since i got in love in sport/mountain biking, so far since 2003 i was not able to suffer the asthma attack! their is different kinds of asthma kc: weather/chocolate/foods, oily/fatigue,stress and environment/ especially inside our house! but biking around the metropolis is not a problem with me anymore immune na rin me sa pollution! but i'd always bring along my ventolin inhaler in case for asthma attack [ it's better to bring one, than not using it, but in case for emergency: same a principle as condom-har-har-har ]
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Post by alitaptap on Feb 24, 2008 12:08:49 GMT 8
I guess the lightest gadget you can bring w/ you to treat asthma while on a ride is a haler like Ventolin or Seretide. There is also a portable nebulizer which has a rechargeable battery pack for power. It weighs about half a kilo (560g to be exact), manufactured by Omron. And of course if you're planning to ride, you should condition yourself ii.e., avoid eating food that can trigger asthma, chocolat, citrus and nuts can also trigger asthma and smoking.
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Post by bobby on Feb 24, 2008 17:49:54 GMT 8
For those that have asthma and ride in the Manila area, what do y'all do to keep the asthma under control (apart from the meds of course). Do you wear a mask? Ride at certain parts of the day? Drive to the trailhead? I'm asking because SJ has asthma and is sensitive to bad air (which we get our share of here in Boise also) but the smog in the MM area is in a completely different league! Thanks! Gary i'd say what specific kind of bad air are we talking about that triggers SJ's asthma? Wearing a mask may be uncomfortable, there is this 3M brand N70 is the model i think, but it is industrial grade the microns it filters is quite high meaning that up to the smallest particles it can filter it. I used this during the SARS scare in the Phil. unluckily, suddenly they are difficult to find in stores here. Best thing is keep those halers handy they are light to carry anyway , and yes the COMP Air Elite Compressor Nebulizer System NE-C21 by Omron, at 560 g with batteries, get it there before coming here. Hope this helps.
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Post by flipnidaho on Feb 24, 2008 20:49:59 GMT 8
her asthma is triggered primarily by bad air (and some pollens, animal dander) so it's not exercised induced or cold induced. last summer we had a few hundred thousand acres burn all around boise and the air was always filled with smoke (not unlike what you'd see in MM but not diesel)... there were times where she bagged on riding altogether because she couldn't breath (or we left town for some cleaner air)...
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bobby
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Post by bobby on Feb 24, 2008 21:18:53 GMT 8
her asthma is triggered primarily by bad air (and some pollens, animal dander) so it's not exercised induced or cold induced. last summer we had a few hundred thousand acres burn all around boise and the air was always filled with smoke (not unlike what you'd see in MM but not diesel)... there were times where she bagged on riding altogether because she couldn't breath (or we left town for some cleaner air)... If it's bad air that she's having problem about, one solution is to purchase an air cleaner or air filter (a popular brand in the States is Honeywell). It is very effective. I have a daughter who is also asthmatic and during New Year's eve, right after the traditional fireworks lighting, this air filter can clear the smoke inside our house (which is about 350sq m maybe) in less than 5 minutes. Honeywell also produced a portable type of this. It can be worn around one's neck like a necklace. It is also lightweight.
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Post by Alphabolt on Feb 24, 2008 22:44:30 GMT 8
I ve asthma but I havent had a nasty attack for quite sometime now ... MTBiking kinda exposes you to alot of stuff which can also help build up your immunity system (IMHO)
I suggest car-riding out to the trailhead and take of early (630 or max 7am) so she can adjust to the humidity and heat buildup
and yeah bring a puffer , brad
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Post by jr on Feb 25, 2008 3:32:54 GMT 8
I ve asthma but I havent had a nasty attack for quite sometime now ... MTBiking kinda exposes you to alot of stuff which can also help build up your immunity system (IMHO) Right on.. I also had a severe asthma growing up. I used to have double bib (towel ;D). My parents ingored the doctor advice by not going outside during windy days. But when I turn 9 suddenly disapear. I dont know might be my immune system develop to fight it.
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Post by jobyoreta on Feb 26, 2008 8:05:18 GMT 8
I have really bad asthma ( been hospitalized a couple of times already). I rarely ride in the city, I've only done it a couple of times and only at night.
I always drive to the trailhead and it's usually really early (take off time is at 7am). Anyway, it's no fun biking all the way to he trailhead for me, what with the jeeps and the buses cutting you and breaking your momentum and stride every 50 meters. Before leaving, I take a puff of my Ventolin Inhaler (P460 at Mercury Drug), and I'm good to go.
HTH
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Post by jgutierrez on Feb 27, 2008 10:46:09 GMT 8
I just got this link, Respro in Manila is sold by Triumph JT Marketing Corp, Address 311 Rizal ave Extension (bet 8th and 9th ), Kalookan
City model sells for P2,000; filters at P900
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