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What Causes Shortness Of Breath With Headaches And Dizziness?

Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2014

Question: I am 24 years old MALE. I have been having Shortness of breath since very long. Also alot of clearing of throat. I have been having sever eheadaches, pain under my eye lids, dizziness/lightheadness sometimes and sometimes when i wake up in morning I have to spit yellow mucus as well. I have had chest x ray done and everything was normal. I have got blood work done everything was normal. I went to emergency last week and they said I have sinus problems.. Also I have been to lung doctor and they did some test of me breathing into a pipe which was also normal. I really want my normal life back. please help me doctor. A month ago I had also went into hospital and they said it could be gerd and i am taking some gerd medicaiton but it doesnt seem to help. I seem to have a tightness on top of my chest when i breathe in. Please let me know doctor. Could this cause my shortness of breath?? its been months and i feel like giving up. im always tired and fatigued.

Answered by Dr. Deepashree (3 hours later)

Brief Answer: hi.stress and sinus problem. Detailed Answer: Hi sir, Analyzing your symptoms in my opinion you have sinus problem. The headache, dizziness, pain behind the eyes, yellow sputum all suggest that you have sinus problem. I have had patients complaining about breathing difficulty through nose and also cause little tightness in chest with this condition. As per your investigation your x ray and spirometry report is normal. So its very unlikely to have any lung disorders. Continue your medication for GERD. If I were your treating doctor I would have recommended you to get CT Scan of nose to know the conditions of your sinuses. Discuss about this test with your treating doctor. Any type of stress can also cause shortness of breath so keep your mind calm. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Deepashree (3 hours later)

this was actually when I had went to the er last week. do I need to see an ent doctor? this problem has been going on since 7 months and my life has been misreable since then..I can't even work out anymore because it makes the breathing worse. can sinus really cause severe breathing issue?? also sometimes I feel like when I eat the breathing gets better but if I eat a very good heavy meal it gets super bad. I'm so eager to get this fixed

Answered by Dr. Deepashree (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Also consult a good physician. Detailed Answer: Hi sir, Breathing difficulty can be because of many reasons. As it gets worse with physical exertion, it needs to be thoroughly checked. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more than one reasons - its evident that you have sinus issues, but other reasons also need to be unearthed. Your doctor will look for simple cold, allergy, deviated nasal septum, nasal mass or poylp, enlarged tonsils, spasm of larynx, vocal cord lesions, chest and lung disorders, cardiac disorders, gastric problem, anemia and thyroid disturbances. I insist that your doctors also look into other causes as sinusitis will not cause breathing difficulty to this extent. I understand you have undergone few tests, but I will order for other routine tests to look into those illness too. Therefore you should also consult a physician too. You can continue your gastric medications, and take small and frequent meals to reduce gastritis. Hope this helps. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Deepashree (10 hours later)

what kind of physician do you think I need to see?Also you said anemia and thyroid disturbances. Wouldnt that show with the blood work and Chest xray if there was any issues with that?

Answered by Dr. Deepashree (6 hours later)

Brief Answer: General physician and ENT doctor. Detailed Answer: You need to consult a general physician. Anaemia and thyroid disturbance can be detected in blood test. But these are individual test and I am not sure if your doctors have already ordered it. Discuss with the physician. I would also suggest you to meet a ENT physician and get detailed endoscopic examination of nose and throat . Hope I have answered all your questions . Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad