Feel shy with it!

Actually, you shouldn't felt ashamed with your sick. Your friend shouldn't insult you either. Because nowadays, asthsma is a common disease like flu. Some are hereditary disease and others usually is due to your room not enough fresh air. Even if your room got a little dust can be harmful to your nose, that's why you tends to have noise at night. Try to clean your bedsheet and pillow covers regularly. My aunt before also nearly got asthma, after doctor advised she cleans her bedsheet and pillow covers regularly. Now, she is healthy and fine like usual..Hope you, too.

My dear friend You have nothing to feel ashamed of, as it is not your choice. It's like flu.... anyone can get it. The fact that you only get it at night might mean that your bedding is full of dust might, which is small spiderlike insects that triggers asthma attacks. The good news about asthma is that it can be treated.... that's right!! You can have complete freedom from this disease. I have found a product that works brilliantly for me as it has helped thousands others. You can take a look on http://www.sti.za.net/asthma.html You have nothing to lose... except your asthma :-) Take care and good luck.

You have thought of killing yourself just because you have asthma? I'm sorry, but that is silly. I also have asthma. I use breathing medications 4 times a day PLUS I sleep with oxygen at night. I wouldn't even dream of killing myself over that illness, or any of the many other illnesses I have. I find it hard to believe that someone would tease another for having asthma - an illness that many many people have. Ignore any idiots who tease you. And get a better perspective on life while at it too. Be glad you don't have something such as cancer that will kill you! And be glad you don't live with health conditions that cause never ending pain like I do. And yet I'm still here.

You are right, that is not your fault anyway. If they are truly your friend, they should understand your pain, instead of teasing. You should get away from those people. Respect yourself, there is nothingt you can do about it. Stay strong.

Are they your friends? It's so terrible! When you have difficulties, as a friend he should be concerned about you and help you as much as possible. Insteadly, they actually accuse you. I don't consider they be your ture friends.

Lol theyr'e just having fun............dont take it to ur heart............u should be happy with who u are.... asthma...........well i wouldnt be ashamed of it cuz its not my fault

I certainly don't feel ashamed that I have asthma. Your friends are very unkind and hurtful, even though your noisy breathing may keep them awake at night. That, of course, is unfortunate but isn't your fault. Asthma is, unfortunately, on the increase. It is NOT an infectious disease (as I'm sure you know) but is probably not as well known, understood or accepted by people in your country as it is in the West. First you need to be certain that the noise you make when you sleep is asthma. If you breathe noisily or wheeze, that is different from snoring (which comes from the back of the mouth or the nose). Snoring has nothing to do with asthma, though people with asthma often snore. Asthma is a disease or condition of the lungs that makes the tissue swell and makes it difficult to breathe out. Asthma sufferers often feel short of breath because they can't exhale fully (and therefore can't take in enough fresh air). It is different from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) where parts of the lungs are collapsed and simply don't work. Snoring is different from both of these and happens in the back of the mouth (the soft palate) and in the nose (the sinuses). It can be much more annoying to other people than just noisy breathing but it is still not your fault! There is another condition that can be very alarming to others which is called Sleep Apnea. It means that while you are sleeping your body doesn't breathe normally and may even forget to breathe for quite a long time. Usually people with this problem either wake up or their bodies suddenly 'remember' to breathe - often with a sharp intake of breath which sounds like the snort of a pig or a dog! All of these things can be treated to a certain extent but it is important that your doctor understands exactly what is wrong. Snoring is probably the most common thing and the least easy to treat. There are some herbal medicines which claim to treat it but they really have little effect; acupuncture from a qualified acupuncturist might have some success. There are electronic devices (which work by picking up the sound) which partially wake you whenever you snore and there are also devices which tend to keep the nose open while you sleep (not very effective, in my experience). Often changing your sleeping position helps: most people snore more when sleeping on their back. Lying on your side or front encourages you to breathe through your nose rather than your mouth and makes it less easy for your soft palate to obstruct your breathing.

I don't know why are you calling friends, those who insult you. I will not consider them my friends if they insult me or tease me just because I have ashma. You don't have to be shy or nothing, you have to be yourself and ignore those people who don't respect you. there are lots of people who suffer from ashma and lead a normal happy life, just take your medicine and don't care in what others tell you, and you don;t have to be shy.

Sad to hear that your housemates are making fun of you. To think that these people should have been more helpful since you have a disease to be treated, they just elevate your worries. I hope you do consider taking medication from a good doctor. They say that asthma can be still treated at early age or else give your hope to God who is able to do anything because He created us. If you think that you are allergic to foods you eat, then stop eating them to reduce your chance of asthma attack. Try to relax and stay calm. Drink sambong leaves (blumea balsamifera) because they will be of help. Happy Mylotting!

hanah, its not a your fault. If you are having any disease or any problem. your friends need to show some courtesy and try to help you to come out from that problem. Tell me from which country you are? In india lot of medicines in Homeopathy, ayurvedic medicines to cure asthma. and some places gives the medicine free. and another habit in india keep the medicine in a small fish and gives to the patients.

Don't call them friends first of all. Friends are supportive and what you have are just people you happened to be close, and not good ones by the way. More you are reacting to their teasing worse they will tease you. So try not to give them such pleasure, pretend their bad jokes are nothing to you. Of course it's not your fault that you have this asthma. So don't even think of it. You are just not lucky with people whom you call "friends". I would try to get rig of them, honestly. My dad has ahtma so I know little bit about it. I would recommend you to have an allergy test, as asthma is based on allergy very often. And people may not even guess about it for years. Good luck and good friends.