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Where to go for Shortness of Breath?

Lung Health | Last Active: Feb 15, 2022 | Replies (19)

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@merpreb

I hope that you don't mind me jumping in here. I used to do a lot of nasal sprays and they are one way to deaden sensations in your nose. It's very difficult to wean yourself off of them, but if you haven't yet I suggest that you do and, the sooner the better. You won't breathe well for a few days until the swelling goes down inside your nose. It's called a rebound effect: after using a drug for so long it actually turns around and does the actual opposite.

If there is no underlying medical cause then I would ask if there have been any changes in your life that would cause undo stress. In other words, has something changed?

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I stopped using nasal sprays months ago and haven’t used them since. I do have large turbinates and a deviated septum. Which is definitely not the cause of my shortness of breathe because even when I breathe from my mouth it is no different. I’ve gotten blood tests, an endoscopy, been to the hospital and doctor where they have written it off as anxiety in the end. I thought they might have been right because its been a couple months since I started having this feeling again.