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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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I am quite happy I came across this thread. Thought I was alone. 43 male in good health. Was shoveling snow one afternoon. Went to bed and couldn’t satisfy that last little bit of a deep breath. Maybe the last 5%. Ignored it for a few days. Eventually went to emergency a couple times at different hospitals. So far I have had. 3 EKG’s, blood work three times, X-ray twice. Ultrasound once, cardiac stress test and a pulmonary function test. Every test says I am fine. Not on any medication. Very rarely will have a beer. Never done drugs. Regular breathing is fine. I walk and jog daily. Combination being more then 10km a day. No issues when exercising. Gets worse when I start thinking about it. Find myself taking deep breaths for no reason other than to test it. I feel
Like there has to be a physical issue….. which eventually leads to an anxiety issue making it worse. Trying to see a ENT doctor. Incredibly frustrated. Any of you whom have commented above have any resolution or miracle diagnosis?
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Hi @gsc, I take it this started for you recently. Did it start while you were shoveling snow, or when you went to bed? The tests showing normal results is good. If you plan on getting more tests, I would look for any nutrient deficiencies, GI issues, thyroid, and possible vocal cord dysfunction. If possible, I wouldn't take deep breaths just to test it. I remember doing this a while back and I believe at least for me, it made the issue worse and contributed to me hyperventilating.
Do you normally breathe through your mouth and are you aware of any snoring while sleeping?
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Yeah, I have found it too and am happy. 41 year old male in good health, mine started in mid-Nov 2022. Ton of clean tests…x ray and EKG, cardio stress, CT angiogram w contrast, pulmonary function test. All I’ve seen is my total lung volume is 79% of where my average group would be, everything else fine. Been on omeprazole for almost a month and eating whole food fruit veg only. I have a ton of notes from last weekend to take to my next doctor visit on 2/7…will follow up. Basically I’m now taking easy, WFH as much as possible, stopped exercising, and am looking int long Covid possibilities. Also trying some Buteyko breathing which actually feels like it might be helping but one thing I would like tasted next week is my CO2 in blood. Totally sucks