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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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I force myself to breathe through nose when I am running. I sometimes breathe through mouth afterwards.
I've tried both types of breathing, but I'm not sure if that is of any relevance. Chest is always tight regardless, and these rare "successful" inhales/breaths come both through nose and mouth.

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Gabe, Volunteer Mentor | @gabrielm | Aug 29, 2022

I remember when I first started learning breathing through just my nose, I went as long as possible without taking in a big breath even when the “empty lungs” sensation arose. After a couple of days of doing this reduced breathing, the feeling pretty much went away. It’s tough because I resisted the urge as much as I could but it was like my mind and body adjusted to reducing the breath. Glad that you breathe mostly through your nose while you run. I would suggest trying to reduce intensity or time such that you wouldn’t need to breathe through your mouth and try that for just a few
days. Do you snore at night and you know if you’re a mouth breather at night?

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