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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

Lung Health | Last Active: May 27 5:58pm | Replies (3353)
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@merpreb Hi Merry. Thank you for your concern, but I am no stranger to SOB. It gets worse when the humidity levels rise. It is more difficult for me to move warm, thicker air in and out of my lungs. This is not uncommon for people with bronchiectasis, COPD, etc. I go back to the Mayo on June 5 & 6 for my annual lung function tests and cts. I usually do step up my game with more diligent breathing treatments with albuteriol, sodium chloride, and Tobramycin. Really, it's just the nature of the beast. I am also trying to be mindful of hydrating more.

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | May 13, 2019

I have been diagnosed (3 years) with exercise induced asthma that gets to be problematic when the humidity rises. I have been exercising all winter in a controlled environment at the gym. Last week, I went to the walking path at the park, and Crash! I could feel my breathing become labored and I needed to take frequent stops to catch my breath. I did use my albuterol inhaler in advance of my walk, but I am disappointed that I struggled so much. I 'thought' that I had this under control last year, so this really has dealt me a blow.
I think I am going to call my pulmonologist about resumong my daily inhaler which we dropped during the winter months at my request because I had several episodes of oral thrush)

Last summer I used a spacer with my emergency inhaler, and found it to be helpful.
Do you, or anyone esle, have suggestions about use of an emergency inhaler? Do you get better results with a spacer? Are spacers product specific?

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