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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

Lung Health | Last Active: Oct 23 10:20am | Replies (3405)
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@sprucy11

I purchased a pulse oximeter and it showed my O2 levels were in the 97-99% range. Is that too high? If so do you have any suggestions on how I can lower it?

I have tried the Buteyko method a couple times, but it didn't really give me any long term relief so I kinda gave up. If you're saying it works then I guess I will put a little effort in and keep trying.

When I was diagnosed with LPR, he gave me "magic mouthwash" to drink and that didn't really do anything. I did get a second opinion a few months later and that doctor couldn't confirm I had LPR. So I am not really sure what to think, when I went to the ENT that diagnosed me my esophagus was really inflamed and I had the feeling like food was stuck. No growths or tumors were found.

I never even noticed I had this shortness of breath issue till about a year later when I started going to the cardiologist, and then the pulmonologist. While I was having tests done, I was worried I may have pulmonary hypertension, and that could've caused me to have anxiety and then cause me to hyperventilate. But I don't have pulmonary hypertension, and my heart is fine, so I don't know why I still do this.

Maybe its a tick that I've developed from going to doctors and being under a lot of stress. Even though my life isn't stressful at the moment, it's changed me perhaps. Not sure. And I don't know if this is something I've been doing my whole life and just noticed in the past year. I have no answers...

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Gabe, Volunteer Mentor | @gabrielm | Sep 18, 2021

I wouldn't know if your O2 levels are too high or not, but in my case I knew 100% was high because normal for someone living in my area at this higher elevation is low to mid 90s. But the way I brought mine down was through the frequent breath hold exercises to slightly increase CO2 levels.

Interesting about your LPR. The inflammation seems to indicate there is some sort of reflux going on, but I suppose that could be do to other conditions. Many people on this forum have a GI issue like reflux, so there may be a connection between that and breathing but I'm not sure what that connection may be. I do have a hunch that inflammation in general may play a part in breathing.

Do you notice the air hunger occurring mostly when you're at the doctor? You mentioned it happens when you're sitting around - is it worse in doctor settings? How about sitting vs lying down?

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