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Originally Posted by Sweetbriar
My lungs LOVE warm and humid air, and they tend to get a bit croupy (for lack of a better word) whenever I'm in a dry environment. I just spent two days in a casino and could feel the dry creep down in my chest because of it. I live in the deep South and keep the windows open as often as possible, even if it's just a few hours at night. Would that be an indicator that I'm unlikely to get asthma? Are there any solid predictors on who gets it or who wouldn't?
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75% of people with asthma show signs and symptoms before the age of 7 yrs. I doubt you have it if it hasn't manifested itself by now. Could you get occupational asthma? Yes, but that's another story.
Atopy or a genetic predisposition to allergies is the number one factor as to who gets it. If one of your parents has/had allergies, you have around a 40% chance; if both of your parents have allergies the odds go up to around 60%.
Humidity is a trigger to asthma. Asthma patients should try and get the humidity in their home down to 50% or lower.