text: what lung problems can trigger asthma like attacks when the patient doesn't have asthma or allergies?   it sounds like multiple chemical sensitivity, your immune system is getting weakened by the toxic chemicals that todays manufacturers are using in their products. it is not all uncommon, my wife suffered from migrains until the day i found out about these chemicals and the myrad of problems they cause. i found a great company that offered healthy alternatives that are not any more expensive than say wal-mart to use and as soon as we got rid of the store products my wifes migraines disapeared. the links below will give you some idea about the chemicals used.