When It’s Not Asthma, Think Larynx

“If the asthma is under good control but they are still having these episodes, then I do think that maybe they have a PVFMD component to their breathing issue.” Dr. R. Jun Lin Patients come into clinic short of breath. It hits during exercise, it looks dramatic, and they may even describe noisy breathing or the feeling that they “can’t get air in.” So we do what clinicians do: we think asthma. We try inhalers. But sometimes, no matter how many puffers are thrown at the problem, nothing change...