US EditionThunderstorms Linked to Sharp Increase in Asthma Attacks
- Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center found thunderstorms linked to higher asthma-related emergency visits in Wichita, presenting these findings this week at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology meeting.
- Strong winds and storm moisture can lift pollen and mold, breaking pollen into smaller fragments that trigger severe allergic reactions, while Wichita, Kansas, ranks atop the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s allergy capitals list.
- The analysis covered January 2020 to December 2024 and included 4,439 asthma-related ER visits, with 38 storm days representing 2% of days but accounting for 14.1% of visits and nearly 18 ER visits per day during storms.
- For patients with asthma, researchers advise taking extra precautions during thunder, including staying indoors, carrying rescue inhalers, and maintaining controller medications to avoid emergency visits.
- The authors caution the results are preliminary, not yet peer-reviewed, and show correlation not causation; they plan follow-up studies on wind patterns, humidity and pollen.
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