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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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I haven’t tried the acid reducer yet. I did look up that breathing technique mentioned in the original post. I’ve been doing that. My breathing has somewhat returned to normal. I just have soreness from when it started and I was forcing as many deep breaths as I could. It only acts up when I feel the pain or I think about it to much. I did sleep most of yesterday away which is why I’m probably up so early. I think the fact that a lot of my neighbors are burning yard waste isn’t helping. It’s causing non stop sinus drainage that then causes stomach pain and sore throat.
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I've dealt with bouts of SOB since my early 20s (now 32). The last time I experienced an episode, it lasted almost 3 months and completely freaked me out. Went for all the test and exams etc.
Another episode came up about 2 weeks ago. I treated it like it was allergy induced asthma and for the FIRST time...something WORKED. Your experience sounds very similar to me.
I was given a prescription for a an inhaler when I went to the ER the last time I had an episode. I didnt use it as prescribed because I didnt believe I had asthma. However, used it as prescribed this time around with an allergy med and it is all gone! Finally able to breathe. Chest muscles have relaxed.