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Shortness of breath: occasional 'bad' days?

Posted by Ray Kemble @ray666, Nov 11 5:13pm

Hello,

I have idiopathic polyneuropathy. It was diagnosed in August 2022. I'm also recovering from a sepsis infection, diagnosed this past April. Both conditions have contributed to balance difficulties and on-and-off shortness of breath. Today, surprisingly enough, the shortness of breath is worse. I'm hoping it's temporary and that tomorrow the shortness of breath will return to being an on-and-off nuisance. Have any of you had a similar experience with shortness of breath: most days it's only a nuisance, but then every once in a while, you'll have a 'bad' day.

Ray (@ray666)

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Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Nov 16 11:28am
In reply to @johnbishop "Welcome @pinoaktree, Thanks for sharing your experience. It's great to hear that you have found some..." + (show)
@johnbishop

Welcome @pinoaktree, Thanks for sharing your experience. It's great to hear that you have found some relief using acupuncture. Sadly there are a lot of different alternative treatments not covered by Medicare. I haven't experienced the shortness of breath myself but have hypertension and high blood pressure along with my neuropathy and have found breathing exercises help me relax better, especially breathing in through the nose and slowly exhaling through the mouth.

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has a lot of good information on their Living Well with PN page - https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/. Do you have any other treatments or therapy that has helped you?

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Hello,

I need to double underscore what you say, John (@johnbishop): " … and have found breathing exercises help me relax better, especially breathing in through the nose and slowly exhaling through the mouth." That's my experience, too: when I feel myself getting super-wheezy, all I need to do is remind myself to breathe "properly," as I have been taught, with deliberation: in through the nose, out through the mouth. In less than a minute, my breathing will relax and I'll feel all-around much, much better.

Ray (@ray666)

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stallen | @stallen | Nov 17 11:42am
In reply to @ray666 "Hello, I need to double underscore what you say, John (@johnbishop): " … and have found..." + (show)
@ray666

Hello,

I need to double underscore what you say, John (@johnbishop): " … and have found breathing exercises help me relax better, especially breathing in through the nose and slowly exhaling through the mouth." That's my experience, too: when I feel myself getting super-wheezy, all I need to do is remind myself to breathe "properly," as I have been taught, with deliberation: in through the nose, out through the mouth. In less than a minute, my breathing will relax and I'll feel all-around much, much better.

Ray (@ray666)

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Ray…as an add to that…try a tad bit of Vicks around each nostril opening…helps provide “ease”.

Steve

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Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Nov 17 2:23pm
In reply to @stallen "Ray…as an add to that…try a tad bit of Vicks around each nostril opening…helps provide “ease”...." + (show)
@stallen

Ray…as an add to that…try a tad bit of Vicks around each nostril opening…helps provide “ease”.

Steve

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A coincidence, stallen: I used a little Vicks for that very reason only this morning! Thanks, though, for the tip. Cheers! –Ray (@ray666)

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