Allergist Sakina Bajowala, MD: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, or EIB, used to be termed exercise-induced asthma, but what’s important to know is that you can experience EIB even if you don’t have a diagnosis of chronic asthma. In EIB, symptoms of coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness or chest pain can present during or shortly after completing exercise.
It’s believed that dryness and irritation of the upper airways from breathing in cold dry air or exercising in conditions where there’s increased allergen exposure or air pollution can contribute to these symptoms.
If you’ve been diagnosed with EIB or believe you have it, it’s important to be evaluated by an allergist who can perform breathing tests to help make the diagnosis and also to receive a prescription for a rescue inhaler that can help expand your airways to give you the relief you need.
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