katiebug2010

Cough Variant Asthma

Posted on 03/27/08, 08:48 pm

I was diagnosed with Cough Variant Asthma when i was in second grade. I was always coughing really hard and had some trouble breathing. I would love to meet others with CVA also. I have never talked to anyone else who had CVA, and doctors are not really aware of it. Some of the symptoms are different from regular asthma like no wheezing, pulse oxygen is always normal (even during attacks) and violent coughing up to months after an attack. I also have convulsions and lose consciousness during attacks. Anyone else have CVA or experience the symptoms that I do?

• Reply #1 03/07/09  9:09pm
  
  Star1
  Hi Katie,
  I have asthma in which I cough all the time.Not really wheezing and my oxygen level is always good,but I do cough all the time..I can't even really talk to anyone,because I start coughing..I have been to a Asthma specialist,but she didn't mention this type of asthma to me..I have been diagnosed with vocal cord disfunction.When I get to coughing so hard..I do feel my whole body going numb.and I feel like Iam going to loose consciouness,but I never do.I hate this feeling....
  I hope all goes well for you..
  
  Love Star,
• Reply #2 03/13/09  11:58am
  
  rsisland
  I haven't been given the label of CVA, but I'm pretty sure that is what I have. I never wheeze which makes the docs think I'm not having any troubles. My breathing just gets very shallow and I don't pass much air. My O2 does drop occasionally but not with all attacks. I haven't passed out...yet. Hoping to avoid that. I do get awfully weak during a coughing spell and feel as if I am about to collapse though.
  
  It's very draining to be like this.
  
  
  ~Robin
• Reply #3 04/28/09  1:40pm
  
  luv2bike
  I also NEVER wheeze, I cough instead but not to the degree all of the others have described (once maybe).
  
  The Pulmonologist I saw often said my symptoms were not typical Asthma symptoms. As well, my pulse ox readings are not very low but my breathing is shallow and my BP gets very high.
  
  Interesting, I've never heard of or read about CVA. Thank you for introducing it.

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