Doing a disability assessment

In order to claim government help for living with a disability you will have to complete a disability assessment. This can be a stressful and demanding experience, so we have gathered some helpful tips from those who have already been through the process.  ...

Finding an advocate

If you have concerns with how your condition is being managed, or any questions about aspergillosis and its treatment, you may find yourself needing speak up on behalf of yourself. Most people will be able to do this for themselves, or with help from family and...

Plugs and Slugs

People who have aspergillosis tend to cough up characteristic mucoid plugs often when being given oral steroids. These can take many shapes and forms and be different colours depending on what they contain – some can have hard objects within them, others can be very...

Living with CPA and ABPA

Gwynedd was formally diagnosed with CPA and ABPA at the National Aspergillosis Centre in 2012. Below she lists some of the symptoms she experiences and what she has found helpful in managing the conditions.  These symptoms fluctuate and can be very insignificant until...

Ear, Eye and Nail Aspergillus infections

Ear, Eye and Nail Aspergillus infections OtomycosisOnychomycosisFungal Keratitis Otomycosis Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the ear, and the most frequently encountered fungal infection in ear, nose and throat clinics. The organisms responsible for otomycosis are...