Dyspnea ( ; also dyspnoea ; Latin : dyspnoea ; Greek : δύσπνοια , dýspnoia ), shortness of breath (SOB), or air hunger , It is a normal symptom of heavy exertion but becomes pathological if it occurs in unexpected situations. In 85% of cases it is due to either asthma , pneumonia , cardiac ischemia , interstitial lung disease , congestive heart failure , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , or psychogenic causes. Treatment typically depends on the underlying cause.
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My age is 70 over the last ten years very occasionally when i am asleep I wake suddenly, I feel realy agitated sometimes short of breath very emotional, cant be still I forget what I was dreaming of other than that it was so stupid and nonsense I...
My daughter has come home from Day Care for the second day in a row missing her hair barette (small metal one). Didn't think much of it until tonight when she said she had a boo-boo in her tummy. Now I'm concerned she may have swallowed it. No...
Had what I thought was strep was on amoxillcin 5 days did not work then space for 2 days when I found out I had serrarati marcescens bacteria they put me on bactrim been to the er 3 times for shortness of breath er...
I have been getting these weird sensations of my chest burning up and whole body getting numb and tingly. It causes shortness of breath and stars or spots in vision. I am 25 weeks pregnant and it is extremely...
I am a 62 year old male. A couple years ago I choked on a taco and end up with hamburger in my lungs after a couple months I started getting sick and short of breath, real short. In a two year span I was sick and could not breath 6 or 8 times....
I have severe edema in legs, ankles,feets and,just recently in both arms. Occassional shortness of breath lying flat. Shortness of breath when bending over. I had a normal echocardiogram. I have a lenghty family history of CHF. Does a normal echo...
My heart beat is speeding up then slowing down and somtimes it feels like it stops then double beats in between. I get short of breath sometimes just walking up the stairs. I stopped smoking 4 months ago, I am 39 years old, I am 6'2 and 234...
hi yes i been on focalin for going on a month is it normal to have some chest tightness
Also I take 40 mg of focalin and lately my chest feels alil tight I just really want to kno if this is normal I am 29 yrs of...
over the past few weeks Ive started to develop some chest pains. At first, I noticed my heart skipping a beat when I was on the treadmill. Instead of the usual "lubdub" sound it would feel more like "lub..dub". I had to immediately get off the...
I have pain in my windpipe when inhaling. It's from lower sternum to the base of my neck. It's worse when walking. I have no difficulty breathing, no lung pain.
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hi i am 21 years old indian female who has been having breathlessness since last two days every time i walk for 5 minutes or more. i also suffer from fatigueness along with breathlessness. what is the medication which i should follow ?
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Hi, I m a 23 year old 5 month pregnant with first child who s been mildly healthy. But lately for. The last few weeks I ve been very short of breath ,tired all the time, always thirsty, very restless at night low urine out put and I ve noticed I ve been looking excessive amounts of hair . Could you please help me, is it just from being...
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I am a teacher, and one of my students accidentally elbowed me right below my sternum (in the triangle area). It caught me off guard, however it did not leave any bruising or marks. I had no breathing difficulties or any thing. I am 10 weeks pregnant, so I am just wondering if it could have caused harm of any kind. I have heard it likely won t...
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good morning sir, i am 12 years old girl. my problem is that i am having white patches (vitelgo). so far the doctor was treated me with styroids named Wysolone. because of that medicine i had put more weight on me, round face, breathing problems, dates problems. this is my humble request you to kindly solve my problem sir.
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Occasional (off and on during the day) tightness in the lower throat and collarbone area. No other systems such as tightness or pain in the chest or arms and face or shortness of breath. The condition is most noticeable when sitting quietly or driving and not noticed when working in the yard. The symptoms have increased in last few weeks The...
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my son is 13 years old & weighs 37 kg. day before yesterday he was having some cold for which the doctor advised him with some antibiotic & flucold tablets. but yesterday he was having some breathing difficulty during evening hours. i again took him to the hospital and the doctor told that he is having some asthama sort of problem and advised...
hi ive been having really bad breathing problems feeling like im soffucating all day gets worse when i eat afterwards i have to catch a breath every other minute ive been like this for about 2 months now i have alot of heart burn knott on my throat , i can take all that but the breathing i cant , feel very upset when it gets worse like i wanna...
hi, i was smashed to the floor in a football match on the right side of my upper back about two weeks ago, since then during my matches all my right upper back hurts and i become very short of breath and struggle to breath, my coach tells me to sit down and it can sometimes take upto 15 mins to catch my breath back what could this be?
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I wonder if someone could help me. I live in UK however, on my visit to Bangladesh last year a DR prescribed me Microgest 100 g to take twice a day. Both my husband and I have been trying for a baby and have been unsucessful. However, I seem to be suffering with a lot of side affects ie breathing difficulty, drowsiness, numbness on my hands etc...
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what could cause a random pounding heart in a 17 year old? for the last couple of months i ve experienced probably 5-6 times a really fast, pounding heart when I haven t done anything. it feels like i ve just ran a marathon when i ve just been sitting. 3-4 of the times it s been when im just laying in bed trying to fall asleep. It seems strange...
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