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In addition to being a cross dresser, ex-husband of Carmen Electra, ex-boyfriend of Madonna, and all-around bad boy, Dennis Rodman is a very good basketball player. Asthma didn’t stop him from playing 14 seasons in the NBA, winning 5 championships, and leading the league in rebounding for a record seven straight years. Rodman’s accomplishments are especially notable because sports such as basketball that require endurance and sustained exertion with few opportunities to rest tend to be more challenging for asthmatics (compared to baseball or tennis). Asthma hasnt stoped him from doing what he does best.

Facts About Asthma

Asthma is inside your lungs rather you feel it or not. It is a chronic disease of the airways of the lungs. Unfurtionetly asthma does not go away, but the right treatment can help keep it under control. Asthma is put into different categories or groups based on triggers and situations that cuases asthma symptoms. But no matter what type of asthma you have, the right treatment plan may help prevent symptoms. There are five different types of asthma.

**asthma** is a big contributor to keeping allergists in business. This chronic inflammation that causes airways to constrict affects about **20** million Americans, twice as many as **20 years ago**.

In general climate and altitude do not affect asthmatics who are in stable condition and whose symptoms are well controlled. Relocating seldom improves asthma. Some people find temporary relief from local pollen allergies but allergy symptoms soon crop up with the new environmental allergens. A person might find relief from asthma symptoms triggered by cold air or big city pollution but the new environment will likely bring different triggers. New forms of treatment focusing on good asthma control, however, can reduce symptoms without uprooting a family.

Altitude likewise has little effect on stable asthmatics. If the asthma is so severe that the person's blood oxygen is low (very unusual except during an acute attack), being at altitude or on an air flight would further reduce the blood oxygen level. The dry and often cool conditions experienced at significant altitude might trigger asthma symptoms. Humid air is more ideal for keeping the airways moist. Even the effects of dry, cool air, however, can be prevented by keeping the asthmatic condition under good control.

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