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I’m a 70 year old female who has been experiencing really bad wheezing since about last October, it got worse so in February I went to my GP and, after blood tests and a chest CT scan showed no reason for this he referred me to a cardiologist for an echocardiogram and a consult. I finally had that appoinment today and it showed no problem with my heart which, while reassuring, does not really help. My wheezing comes and goes, sometimes is really bad for weeks at a time even when I’m just sitting reading a book or watching tv, on some occasions I’ve got super hot and felt like I was going to pass out, other times it’s like someone has flicked a switch and I’m perfectly okay for a few weeks. The cardiologist was as mystified as I am, his suggestion is that I purchase an electronic gadget that I would use to get a EKG reading when I’m having the wheezing then email it to him. He says it could be an arrhythmia or Atrial Fibrillation but without actually seeing the reading while it’s happening there’s nothing he can do. I have NO palpitations or chest pain and my BP, heart rate and oxygen level remain perfectly normal on the days I’m wheezing bad. I’m just wondering if anyone else has this same problem and what the outcome was.

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@wendyann56 Have you seen a pulmonologist? How is your adiposity (percentage of body fat)? Does your spine support your head and thorax well.....or do you have the early stages of a 'dowager's hump?' Do you habitually slump when you sit? Have you been tested for allergens formally? Are your bowels moving at least once a day (this may look like a very odd question, but some bowels are 'lazy' and only expel their contents after days of buildup. Naturally, there is volume to consider, and it's all sharing the same enclosure...your abdominal cavity)?