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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@tahiristan

How did they rule out Vocal Cord Dysfunction? Problem with a lot of doctors is they just rule things out even when there isn't sufficient evidence to do. You could also have Tracheal Stenosis. But there is a thing called Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (basically VCD during exercise). the National Jewish Health Center in Colorado specializes in treating that.

I get a really tight throat. Like the muscles in my throat feel like they're choking me. I got fed up with it man. I feel you. I am 28, almost 29 and this shit started when I was 21. I reached out to the National Jewish Health Center to see if anyone there can help me out with a more multi-disciplinary approach and the processed everything. I am just waiting for them to call me and schedule me. . Isn't it frustrating? You literally have to see 10 different doctors and you have to wait weeks in between. The NJH have a program where multiple specialists will see you in a few days. This is the best approach to solving breathing issues because traditional thinking of breathing problems is flawed. It is not limited to your lungs.

One thing we have in common is that the breathing issues get worse the day after exercise, or the hours after. And I am stubborn, I will still go workout but then I regret it immediately. It's terrible, you shouldn't be punished like this for wanting to exercise and be active.

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I haven’t experienced a “tight throat” although I do experience frequent swelling with my tonsils which I probably should have had removed when I was younger. I agree in terms of this not being isolated to the lungs. I feel like mine is either anxiety, stress induced or silent reflux. Honestly maybe a mixture of all of those but I’m really just not sure how it randomly started. I am curious if post COVID has anything to do with it?

I do feel short of breath when exercises but I actually feel it’s gets better for me following the workout because I almost feel like working out forced my brain to breath deeper if that makes sense