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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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I have suffered from what I call “incomplete yawning syndrome” since my 30s at least. It seems to happen periodically with no rhyme or reason. I, too, have anxiety issues and GERD which are probably underlying causes but just today I had my first episode in MONTHS, maybe in a year and so I’m wondering if the trigger is allergies. I don’t have asthma but have noted that these episodes serm to start when the environment has changed. In one case, it was when we were driving across the country and it hit me hard when we reached Iowa. Iowa is where the humid part of the US starts so I was wondering if that triggered it. Today we experienced a warm spell that is rapidly melting a foot of snow and exposing the ground which has been snow-covered for several months. Yesterday I did a lot of dusting. So I’m wondering if one or the other caused me to start having these episodes again. Can anyone else see this pattern? I sure hate it when these gasping episodes begin because they seem to hang on for weeks before they go away.
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@cmohai- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It does sound as if you have allergies and because of global warming, it seems as if there is a lot of humidity everywhere. You mention GERD and anxiety. They can come in stages.
A lot of us wear masks to help control dust mites. Have you tried this?
Have you done anything about getting them under control? Have you had any tests done?
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I was thinking there is a connection with allergies too. I have year round allergies/sinus issues and have always lived in areas that don’t help (southern US). In fact, my seasonal allergies morphed into oral allergy syndrome so now I’m possibly allergic to a huge list of raw fruits and veggies with no way to test which ones except to eat them, which can cause anaphylaxis. I do notice that when the yawning/air hunger is present, my ears feel very full but I can’t tell if it’s from the yawning or sinus being that full. It’s been a while since my last episode but I’ve been working out and have been trying to keep my stress level down.