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Shortness Of Breath Causing Disturbed Sleep, Mild Pain At The Bottom Of Throat Post Quitting Smoking, History Of Bang On Throat. Cause?
I quit smokeing the day after labor day,Now I m short of breath in the mornings I feel like I can t breath so I get up cause I can t sleep.I never felt this way when I did smoke.Any answers to this,I also feel like there s a small pain in the bottom of my throat .I had also hit my throat on medal rollars I can t remember when would that have anything to do with my breathing?
Fri, 12 Oct 2012
Hi,
Welcome to HCM
It is good to know that you have stopped smoking,for which please accept our congratulations,but remember to keep your will power.
Why are you having shortness of breath,may be you are having spam in your airways along with inflamation in airways or some kind of allergy to something.
Other thing which is possible is some inflamation because of infection or trauma causing obstruction in throat.
You should visit a Chest Physician and ENT surgeon to know exact cause of breathing difficulty so that it can be treated
After examination a X ray chest,Indirect or direct laryngoscopyand PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test) will help to diagnose your problem and treat accordingly.
Good Luck to you.
Welcome to HCM
It is good to know that you have stopped smoking,for which please accept our congratulations,but remember to keep your will power.
Why are you having shortness of breath,may be you are having spam in your airways along with inflamation in airways or some kind of allergy to something.
Other thing which is possible is some inflamation because of infection or trauma causing obstruction in throat.
You should visit a Chest Physician and ENT surgeon to know exact cause of breathing difficulty so that it can be treated
After examination a X ray chest,Indirect or direct laryngoscopyand PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test) will help to diagnose your problem and treat accordingly.
Good Luck to you.
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