A very happy Whanau
We have had the pleasure of helping a lovely family from the South Waikato recently. This is their story. We can help you too: 0-15 year olds living in the Waikato with asthma. Our services are free.This happy mum writes:...
January 22, 2021What is a Hypertonic Saline Test?
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December 8, 2020Ditch the blue, try the NEW!
Are you/your child (12+ years) using just a blue reliever puffer, but no regular preventer? It’s ok, you aren’t alone – PLEASE read on. There’s a new regime now and you need to know about this....
December 2, 2020Allergy Q&A with Dr Suniti Bisht – Is there a link between food and eczema?
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October 5, 2020Healthy home tip from Whare Ora – getting the most out of your heat pump
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September 21, 2020A top tip from Dr Hamish McCay – cough is NOT normal.
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September 7, 2020Are you using your nasal spray correctly?
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August 24, 2020What is a Spirometry Test?
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August 9, 2020Healthy Home Tip - Bubblewrap
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July 31, 2020The Emergency Department Process
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July 17, 2020A Clinic Consult Overview
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June 11, 2020Understanding Biologics
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May 21, 2020Redipred
Alyssia talks all about Redipred in this video....
May 6, 2020Action Plans
Alyssia talks all about Action Plans in this video....
May 3, 2020Wash your spacer
Alyssia shows you how to wash your spacer in this video...
May 1, 2020Correct MDI and spacer technique
Alyssia explains correct MDI and spacer technique with her little superstar Iyla-Jay helping her....
April 29, 2020The difference between internal and external walls
Alyssia explain the difference between internal and external walls in a bedroom and the best position for your child’s bed....
April 27, 2020A Different Inhaler?
Sheryl talks about how sometimes when you pick up your script, it may look like it’s a different inhaler – but sometimes it’s the same medicine in different packaging....
April 22, 2020Why too much reliever is not a good thing
Sheryl explains the analogy we use at Asthma Waikato to help people understand the limitations of reliever inhalers....
April 20, 2020Remember the preventer inhaler
Alyssia gives a couple of good ideas for remembering the preventer inhaler...
April 18, 2020Colouring Competition 2020
World Asthma Day - May 5th. Colour me in to WIN!...
April 14, 2020Correct puffer and spacer techniques
Our little Asthma STAR Iyla-Jay joins Alyssia to demonstrate correct technique using an MDI (puffer) and spacer....
April 7, 2020How to wash your spacer
Alyssia gives us a quick demo on how to wash your spacer correctly....
March 25, 2020A Walk Down Memory Lane
Over the years asthma treatments have changed and evolved. Back in the day would you believe that smoking was actually encouraged as a treatment for asthma? Now we know a lot better! And who remembers the spinhaler, the diskhaler and spacers the size of rugby balls? One person I was speaking to recently recalls his experience with the now discontinued devices: “You had to slide the white part out completely and load with the disc then set it to ‘1’ (don’t know why as ...
February 27, 2020Controlled Asthma
If you are needing to use your reliever inhaler more than twice a week, this can be a red flag that your asthma is not well controlled. However, there can be a lot of reasons why asthma is not behaving itself, and this video explores some of those reasons. A full assessment is required to ascertain what is needed so do check in with us or see your GP for more advice....
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