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What Can Cause Shortness Of Breath And Feeling Like Something

Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2022

Question: What can cause shortness of breath and feeling like something is stuck in my throat?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Throat infection can cause similar symptoms.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, possibility of throat infection is more likely.
Please let me know
1. Since how long you are having this symptom?
2. Any fever?
3. Any allergies?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions so that I can guide you better about medicines and investigations.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (18 hours later)

Throat infection?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, this might be the cause, throat infection.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
Yes, this can be a cause, throat infection.
Also let me know answers of above asked questions in previous chat.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

My labs aren’t showing a infection anywhere

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Any smoking habit or allergy?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
Any smoking habit or allergy?
Any lung reports done?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions so that I can guide you better.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (12 hours later)

No smoking , did a lung function test and it was normal but that’s it

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Any stressor in your life?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
Any stressor in your life?
Any allergies?
Any medications tried for this?
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

What can causes mental changes?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Any stressor in your life can cause mental health problems.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
Any stressor in your life can cause mental health problems.
Any family related, job related, health related, love related, marriage or relationship related or financial troubles can cause stress and anxiety.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (15 hours later)

I’m talking about like illnesses

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Didn't understand what you want to ask.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
Sorry to say but I don't understand what you want to ask.
Do you want to ask like which disease can cause mental illnesses?
Or which lung condition can cause breathing difficulty?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (19 minutes later)

Both of them. How can I liminate cancer?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Stress, anxiety, overthinking can cause mental illness.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
Stress, anxiety and overthinking can cause mental health problems.
Lung conditions like asthma, bronchitis etc can cause your symptoms.
For lung cancer, you need to get done chest x ray or CT thorax with neck.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

I had multiple CT scans of my chest and x-rays and they have been normal. What’s thorax neck scan?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Thorax and chest are same.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
Thorax and chest are same.
If your CT scan is normal, no need to worry for cancer.
Why you are so much afraid of cancer?
Smoking habit?
Family history of cancer?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (21 minutes later)

Family history of cancer. But my labs are good. But had a couple of abnormal high blood counts between the years of 2014-2019

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Smoking habit?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
OK. I can understand your fear.
What about smoking habit?
Or alcohol?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar