Dr. Hylton Ivan Lightman, DCH, FAAP, MD is an adolescent medicine doctor in Oyster Bay, NY specializing in adolescent medicine, pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine) and allergy.
601 Jarvis Avenue
Oyster Bay, NY 11691
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
He has a state license in New York.
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Hylton Ivan Lightman, DCH, FAAP, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Hylton Ivan Lightman, DCH, FAAP, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Oyster Bay, NY.
These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Hylton Ivan Lightman, DCH, FAAP, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
$915
BEXSERO $484 |
NUCALA $344 |
FLULAVAL $50 |
KINRIX $17 |
$20 |
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AbbVie, Inc. |
$454
Mavyret $217 |
Humira $118 |
$118 |
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Shire North American Group Inc |
$271
ELAPRASE $159 |
VPRIV $77 |
VYVANSE $18 |
$17 |
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Pfizer Inc. |
$261
EUCRISA $180 |
TRUMENBA $25 |
PREVNAR 13 $23 |
PREVNAR - 13 $14 |
$20 |
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AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
$214
SYMBICORT $214 |
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Other |
$1,257
XIFAXAN $309 |
AUVIQ $100 |
Humira $94 |
QVAR $68 |
GARDASIL9 $56 |
Other $631 |
Food and Beverage | $3,187 |
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Education | $185 |
Dr. Hylton Lightman is a physician who specializes in allergy and adolescent medicine. Dr. Lightman's patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). These areas are among his clinical interests: asthma and allergies.