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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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i’ve been trying various breathing techniques yes, and i think when i am having attacks it helps to get the big refresh breath a little easier… but it doesn’t stop the attacks from starting nor stop them when they are happening from continuing. i do work out i do the treadmill.. and when i am having a bad day i question of i should be doing it or not. sometimes i think it makes a bad day become worse and sometimes i think it doesn’t make it worse. but it doesn’t make it better either..
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One thing to consider that helped me is to exercise as much as your breathing allows, and not pushing too hard. I used to go on fairly long jogs before the breathing issue arose, and still pushed through it after it first came about, but I think it made it worse for me. So now I go on walks with a little jogging as my breathing will allow. If you're having a bad day, you might replace exercise with breathing exercises.
I follow the Buteyko Breathing method, which has helped me tremendously. It's not a bandaid so much at it is a holistic approach to better breathing habits. I only breathe through my nose throughout the day and while exercising. If you need to breathe through your mouth when exercising you're probably pushing too hard.
The Buteyko breathing exercises also doesn't stop the attacks or stop them directly, but after the first few days of me doing the exercises 2-3 times a day, gradually the severity of the air hunger lessened until it pretty much went away. I still do breathing exercises (breath holding while walking ~60 to 80 steps and resting 3 min between each set) daily which keep the air hunger at bay.