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What Causes Sudden Onset Of Breathlessness In Adult Male?
Question: From last night, I'm feeling difficulty for breathing, it wakes me up from Sleep. I had this problem from 12 to 3 AM post that some how I have managed to sleep till morning.
Now again, I feel like breathing is not hot happening easily but little difficult.
What Can I do?
Now again, I feel like breathing is not hot happening easily but little difficult.
What Can I do?
Brief Answer:
please visit Emergency room
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir
Sudden or acute onset of breathlessness in a 37 years old male can have many causes which may include a serious heart trouble, infection of lungs, spasm of airways and pulmonary embolism. All of them require urgent medical attention and meticulous work-up.
I recommend you to visit emergency room and get yourself examined. You may be required to undergo some general tests like chest xray and EKG.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
please visit Emergency room
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir
Sudden or acute onset of breathlessness in a 37 years old male can have many causes which may include a serious heart trouble, infection of lungs, spasm of airways and pulmonary embolism. All of them require urgent medical attention and meticulous work-up.
I recommend you to visit emergency room and get yourself examined. You may be required to undergo some general tests like chest xray and EKG.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Thanks Doctor, I seem to have recovered with no action, however there is some anxiety which seems to be making little over cautious.
Had good sleep previous night. Should I wait and then decide?
Had good sleep previous night. Should I wait and then decide?
Brief Answer:
you may see the physician at routine hours
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir
If you do not have any symptoms now and there is no symptoms on exertion also like rapidly climbing two flight of stairs, you may see the physician at routine hours but not later than that. We need to see him because we are not yet clear that why such symptoms occurred at all. Once we ascertain the exact cause and it is trivial, only then the problem will be considered to be tackled fully. Hence I still recommend a physician evaluation at earliest possible.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
you may see the physician at routine hours
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir
If you do not have any symptoms now and there is no symptoms on exertion also like rapidly climbing two flight of stairs, you may see the physician at routine hours but not later than that. We need to see him because we are not yet clear that why such symptoms occurred at all. Once we ascertain the exact cause and it is trivial, only then the problem will be considered to be tackled fully. Hence I still recommend a physician evaluation at earliest possible.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
can it be because of high acidity as well?
Brief Answer:
yes, this may be a possibility.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir
It is well known that distension of stomach due to increased gastric secretion and from excessive intake of fluids / water with meals can present as breathlessness. However, we can not be sure historically only.
The clues to same will be relief with antiflatulents and gastric acid release inhibitors (H2 antagonists / PPI). Precipitants will be intake of water/ fluids with meal, typically occurring after 1-2 hours of meals and feeling of fullness in abdomen too. Some relief is expected on standing rather than lying down.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
yes, this may be a possibility.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir
It is well known that distension of stomach due to increased gastric secretion and from excessive intake of fluids / water with meals can present as breathlessness. However, we can not be sure historically only.
The clues to same will be relief with antiflatulents and gastric acid release inhibitors (H2 antagonists / PPI). Precipitants will be intake of water/ fluids with meal, typically occurring after 1-2 hours of meals and feeling of fullness in abdomen too. Some relief is expected on standing rather than lying down.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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