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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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@tamaracaitlin- Good morning. There is a name, it's called Shortness of Breath or Dyspnea which is the scientific name. There are a ton of names and symptoms and causes. My pulmonologist earlier this year said that the main cause for it now is obesity. I've mentioned this before but if I gain 5+ pounds it affects my breathing.
Here is some more information that you might find interesting.
https://www.medicinenet.com/shortness_of_breath/symptoms.htm
You don't mention when this started for you. Have you tried the buteyko method?
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That link made me have worse SOB. Js
It’s a list of the worst things in the world that can happen or be the cause. Which I’m sure everyone here at some point seen before and doesn’t want to go back to that page again.
The 5lbs over thing was very interesting though. Because at 173 I didn’t have any where near the problem I have now, but at 180 I can’t breath every day all day and just want to sleep because it’s the only time I’m ok..
And my business life requires me to be awake so that give me more anxiety and more sob.
If I had a magic genie and 3 wishes all
If then would be to be able to breath normal
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I was saying that in reply to @oldkarl , clearly whatever is going on with him isn't just shortness of breath. And yes, I'm aware there are tons of symptoms and causes for that.
Yes I did mention in my original post that my sob started in August 2019.
I went to the ER originally and had many tests done and they found a little bit of air trapped in my chest cavity, since they could not find a reason for it, (ie- tear in the esophagus or collapsed lung) they chalked it up to probably a burst blister on my lung, and said the air should clear up on its own. I have been seeing a lung specialist.
No I have no tried that method yet but I plan too.