Dyspnea - Difficulty Breathing, Uncomfortable breathing, breathlessness, Common causes
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Dyspnea is subjective experience of uncomfortable breathing. It is described differently as: intense tightening in the chest, air hunger, difficulty breathing, breathlessness or a feeling of suffocation.
Such differences in description is because, there is no objective criteria you can describe dyspnea, it is subjective experience. And simplest and broadest definition of dyspnea Is uncomfortable breathing.
Almost 85 % of cases are: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac failure, asthma, ischemic heart disease, interstitial lung disease and psychological conditions
Almost half of dyspnea cases are caused by Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or Asthma.
Symptoms of Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD) include:
Frequent coughing or wheezing. Excess phlegm or sputum. Shortness of breath. Trouble taking a deep breath. COPD is associated with long term smoking.
COPD is diagnosed using a simple breathing test called spirometry.
COPD has exacerbations which can be treated with antibiotics.
Quite smoking, exercise and healthy diet is important for management of COPD.
Asthma: affecting both children and adults, and is the most common chronic disease among children.
Asthma characterized by asthma attacks, symptoms which can be any combination of cough, wheeze, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Asthma characterized diurnal variation of symptoms. Coughing at night is common characteristic of asthma.
Inhaled bronchodilator medication can control asthma symptoms and allow people with asthma to lead a normal, active life. Avoiding asthma triggers can also help to reduce asthma symptoms.
If cough and fever are accompanied with dyspnea, pulmonary disease, infection is the primary concern. Such as pneumonia or acute bronchitis.
Acute bronchitis also can be associated with dyspnea + wheezing.
Chest radiography is fairly sensitive and specific to assess heart failure caused dyspnea.
Interstitial lung disease is an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs. The scarring causes stiffness in the lungs which makes it difficult to breathe and get oxygen to the bloodstream. Lung damage from ILDs is often irreversible and gets worse over time.
shortness of breath is accompanied with a dry cough, chest discomfort, fatigue and occasionally weight loss. Interstitial lung disease is rare disease and more common in older ages.
To diagnose an interstitial lung disease a chest X-ray or CT scan is informative lung study.
Rapid onset of very severe dyspnea without any other symptoms, can indicate pulmonary embolism or pneumothorax. Such cases are rare.
Pulmonary embolism shoud be always suspected if person has new onset of dyspnea plus + Deep vein thrombosis risk factors such as: prolonged immobilization, surgery, estrogen therapy,. Or obesity, lower extremity trauma and cancer.
New onset of dyspnea can defined as 4 weeks or earlier.
Pulmonary lymphogenic carcinomatosis can be considered when patient has malignancy especially breast, lungs and gastric cancer.
If Patient reports prominent dyspnea without any other features it can be extrapulmonary causes, including: anemia, panic disorder, neuromuscular disorders.
COVID 19 also can cause dyspnea, after 10-14 days muscle weakness and dyspnea can be prominent.
If Dyspnea is worse while sitting and standing and, it is better in recumbent position, it can be caused intracardiac shunt or pulmonary vascular shunt.
To anyone experiencing this often I would like to tell you that in my case I have had asthma symptoms when I let allergies untreated. Once in 2018 I even had a breathing stroke caused by huge general inflammation.
With “untreated allergies” I mean that I didn’t fix the root cause of the problem and after 20 years of having allergies I have finally found that dairy, gluten, sugar, dust and my cats hair were the main causes of my asthma.
I have been working on changing my gut microbiome for 3 years in which I obviously stopped smoking (weed, cigarettes), i started to eat fermented foods, plenty of more living water, minerals, magnesium, more veggies (all that fiber has made me super strong), i obviously vacuum every 5 days and groom my cats every 3 days.
I became aware of how certain “modern foods” are highly inflammatory and I haven’t had any lung issues even with covid and other viruses.
I do lung work by holding my breath several seconds and diaphragmatic breathing has also made my lungs stronger.
To be honest I also realized that every time I had been so sick of respiratory problems they always relate to a very sad or depressed part of my life, but once you start getting rid of alcohol, sugars, gluten and all those things that are inflammatory I promise that even sadness goes away because we have this bridge called gut-brain.
Basically, if your gut is healthy and you’re eating lots of fiber every day, all your lung issues (and other diseases) will fade away.
Check also this herb called andrographis paniculata. Ive used it for pneumonia and other virsuses/bacterias its super potent and anti inflammatory.
If you lack of any herbal remedies chamomile will be your best friend because it opens the lung vessels.
I have to yawn to get breath in. I feel like the trachea or the bronchioles are super tight and when I yawn it expands giving me relief. Breathing through my nose isn’t easy either but I think the worst part of it is not getting what I breathed in the lungs. It’s really frustrating
i have the same condition is it a disease 😢right now i'm i'm struggling hard to breathing that's why i'm searching this right now😢
@@ravinani8778 I haven’t found any treatments but if you guys do. Let me know
@@Sachi_IshI have same problem is there any treatment for it pls tell me
This happens to me but I got diagnosed with asthma a few months ago so it could be that, you should go see a doctor about it and see what they say they’ll check it out
Obviously get checked out but the most common reasons are Gerd ( acid reflux ) and anxiety, it could be an anxious habit you have picked up. I do this so much I keep taking deep breaths and get dizzy and feel like crap... it could be all in your head.. I end up doing it for a month then something else like clearing my throat all the time.. then always end up back to the deep breaths thing all the time...
I don't know if I have dysponea or not but since years I need to take deep breaths often and sometimes it gets difficult to breath when I told my parents they told me it's just because I get that after doing some work but I read an article it says it increases with time and now I need to take deep breaths even when I'm resting
Visit your doctor as soon as possible!,, Even. I am facing the same problem
@@Jishu-hc5yr i did it's because I have Anemia (condition where body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells) and my treatment started
@@fatimahtimalia419 don't worry you will be fine soon 😘
I habe exactly the same problem , need to see doctor! Alot of times when im trying to breathe in i cant take full deep.breaths and i get tightness in chest
@@akibhussain3665 yess we have one ayurvedic doctor here once my mom told her what's happening to me and turns out I had anaemia because of that it leads to dysponea i now take syrup of blood everyday it's been 1 month and i can see the results now i don't need to take deep breaths often
I was breathless a no of times after meals & walking. I learned that I was dehydrated as I was drinking very little plain water but a lot of caffeine. Caffeine dehydrates the body. Doctors always tells to drink more plain water..
When I encounter breathless again, I slowly drank a cup of plain water with a pinch of sea salt on the tongue and I was ok.
Now, I drink a cup of water before every meal & any activity that perspires. I have not encountered breathless anymore.
Thanks I drink lots of tea I will try this out I'm not a lover of water but think I need to try
Yea stop drinking plane water, try helicopter water
Thanks...I'm trying puddle water as its free of charge for someone with a budget. Just waiting for the ward nurse and a bed pan.
@@jeffpanzer1397
Anybody reading this, please do a blood test called 'ABG', 'CBC', 'Uric Acid', and 'Lipid profile' test. You will know a lot about your body. Also, check your sitting posture because our posture can also make breathing problems. Lastly, do check out 'Blood type diet' and always remember to sleep on time, exercise and eat healthy food and drink water! God bless you all!
Man I’m scared and pissed at the same time. I just would like to live and not have trouble with the easiest thing in the world.
One day I became sick, I became so sick I couldn’t breathe and had to go to the doctors. They put me on a machine to breathe better. My breathing was fine for a bit but now my breathing has gotten worse again and it hurts sometimes to breathe. Sometimes I get so scared because I feel like I’m dying and I start crying because I can’t breathe well. I’m only 18.
Do lung tests. If everything will be normal it can be panic attack.
bet you got the MRNA vaccine for covid.. did it to me too... doctors will not say its from that or they will get in trouble
God bless you
Same here🥺
Hi I have the same problem and also cry when I can't breathe well
How are you doing now
Im only 11 and i have shortness of breath,difficulty breathing,uncomfortable breathing and i cant sleep because of it. And its been like this for a few days 😭
Are you ok now?
@@zeusnetwork2820 yea i went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Me too bro
I'm 10
Turning 11 next month
It's scary. I'm 45 and a smoker. I just quit. I woke up not breathing very well. I will never smoke again. I hope this is what it is
Quit smoking never late. It always decrease risks of diseases.
@@Dr.Constantine I have not had a smoke all day. But I wonder why it has never happened before. Last night was the first night where I woke up and felt like I could not get enough oxygen
@@jamesswain2923same with me, comes and goes. Hope your well
My family smoked and I have lots of shortness of breath I wonder if I have this
I already struggle to get enough air many times which is why I will never smoke. If I ever date someone who smokes, my rules will be never smoke in the house if we live together and never smoke in my car. If we travel together, the person will be given smoke breaks to leave the car and smoke outside. I make these rules because smelling smoke makes it so I can’t breathe and become dizzy.
I too don't know it 😭😭😭😭😭😭 wasting my tym and I'm psychological inactive😢😢😢 now I'm came to know it tq I'm suffering this sym without unknowingly for 2yrs
I have a similar issue. I feel the need to take a deep breath constantly. I've seen a doctor for it, had blood work, a sleep study, chest x-ray, throat x-ray and everything came back normal for me. I smoked for 15 years and now I just vape too much. I've never been healthier though, recently lost a lot of weight and quit drinking alcohol. I still vape nicotine and thc and YES, I know there's no good in that but with blood results and a chest x-ray validating my health, I feel okay with it. But I still have this breathing issue? I feel like I cant comfortably lay or sleep on my back, so I sleep in a recliner chair for a few hours then I roll over into my bed and sleep on my left side for the rest of the night. I've read that not being able to sleep on your back is sign of heart failure, but I've had very healthy blood lab results for the past 5 years since vie been going constantly . I think I developed a strange anxiety disorder when I quit drinking alcohol. I think there's something wrong when I'm trying to fall asleep, but there's not. I'm scared to fall asleep sometimes because I worry how my body responds to this issue while I sleep. but I try to remember to breath calmly, and that it's just anxiety for me. I used to drink a lot, every single day for like 5 years and I just quit cold one day. never looked back. but the first few weeks that I quit, I had a really hard time adjusting to sleeping sober. I still struggle with this, not as much. and my breathing is normal most of the time. I can jog for over an hour, I exercise often and perform music in a band regularly.
Stop vaping!!! Even if your doctor said your X-ray is fine it’s the vaping. The oil in vapes coats in your lungs and causes you to not be able to breathe or get a deep breath. Happened to my friend and he stopped vaping and it went away.
I’m going through this exact feeling. Have u found a solution yet?
@@PrettyAddict14 personally, no. I haven’t exactly found a solution. A few different doctors have told me to reduce it to anxiety. I accepted that and moved on. I still struggle with the breathing issue, and I still have to take a deep breath frequently. But breathing exercises, like deep breathing for a few minutes, every day has kind of helped. Telling myself that I’m just experiencing anxiety has also helped. But I would suggest seeing a doctor if you haven’t already.
@@josephwastaken7104 thank u I’m going through the same thing. The doctors reduced it to anxiety even though I really don’t think that’s the case
@@PrettyAddict14 same
Thanks for this extremely informative video on Dyspnea.
Gerd is also one of the reason
Ok. How absolutely positively bizarre. So I am having a panic attack because I cannot breathe. This never happened to me in my entire life. Now it has happened the passed 3 winters. This is absolutely insanely unbearable. The physical structure of my nose has swollen shut. It is not mucus. The nose itself is inflamed and swollen inside and has swollen shut. It is unbearable and I can't sleep and I will be awake for the next 3 days as that's what happened last time. It's odd. I was thinking to myself that this marks the 3 year anniversary of this happening to me. You know what else is on its 3 year anniversary of being introduced into our environment? It's odd. I came to this video which shouldn't have any association with their 3 year anniversary but incredibly they have placed one of their narrative control banners at the top of this video specifically calling out the hunch I had. How curious. What does this video even have to do with that? Why is that there in a video about this topic?
Oh nevermind I get it. Because that is supposed to be the cause of those symptoms. Clever. You could so easily cause it with something else and then just say it is that. So very clever. God is clever too. Hell is inescapable for some.
anyone here find difficulty breathing aftwr sometime of looking down- i am looking down when im studying,and after sometime it feels difficult to breath and i feel like something is in my throat
Dont eat before study take vaporiser
@@arishbk9071 sorry, but what is a vaporiser?
hello we have similar symptoms
@@noctoxicph5110 what are u doing to fix it?
Use levocetrizine and montelkuest sodium tablets if you have to press chest while breathing it cures me
I need to know if this is bad because im pretty sure i have this and im going to the doctors office pretty soon because of this reason , and if it is bad at least i will be ready for whatever the doctor says
So what happened???
How are you now!?
Im 39M, going to quite smoking, just 1 to 2 smoke per day, my lungs condition is not very good, unable to do exercise and lift any kind weight things, my heart beats so fast and unable to breath properly. Im also dealing with panic & anxiety attacks too.
I started to have problem breathing for almost 2 weeks now, I cannot breathe properly and I need to yawn or to take a really big breath in order to feel relieved. I cannot make it stop I thought it’s because of a cold I recently had but my cold went away and the breathing didn’t go away.
Did you go to the doctor? And what did he tell you? I have been suffering from almost the same thing for two weeks. I thought it was esophageal reflux I bought medicine 3 days ago, but it doesn't help . If it continues like this, I will go to the doctor this Saturday to find the cause💔
I have been suffering too from the same thing, I went to the doctor and he said it's because of gastric but It's not stopping for me
Did u find any solution?
I can't fully yawn or breathe properly
Except when i lay down
How are you now?
@@Lilymarylovehow are you now?
I come here to see if it was really serious I actually had trouble breathing and chest pain and also coughing all day and have trouble at sleeping and I think I might have asthma, I got treated by medicine at my lungs and it's all done but now I'm still having this symptoms (btw the medicine I had lungs bacteria) I'm not good at English but hope you understand 😭 I'm really curious about my health right now at night I have trouble at sleeping because of my cough with plehgm and hard breathing.
I'm also had similar problem what I will do for it???
I also have it since last 14 yrs ....all reports ar normal......more than treatment I want diagnosis.
Is it suitable for me to go for an x-ray scan😢
Mine is caused from Hypertension Anxiety Disorder
It feels like I want to give up
I care for you, I hope you're feeling better. No matter how down you feel just know that you are important and you matter. If you are experiencing any if these symptoms don't be scared to reach out to people.
@@Lorec1 Thank you for your kind words and motivating me. You have no idea it means a lot to me while Im facing this situation🙏🏽 i do get better. Thanks to God the Almighty🙏🏽
I have similar symptoms. It seems to have connection with Covid as I noticed after contracting that disease. Possibly it was just a co-morbidity. It became more uncomfortable with age.
Tysm now I can breathe🙏🙏🙏👍
At last I can put a name to what’s going on. .. time to get help. Thank you
Superb
I just feel like I can’t make a full breath it it’s like it just gets cut off and it generally just feels like like my lungs have shrunk in half it’s horrible can’t sleep, I have athsma but it doesn’t feel anything like any asthma attack I’ve ever had been going on for a couple days and keeps getting worst
Ru Ok ❤
How are you now?
I don’t have chest pains UNLESS I need to breath stupidly hard. When I do something that makes me breathe in a different way, even walking, requires me to take exaggerated breaths while lunging my head up. It’s really getting annoying since I do swim as a sport and have to cope with this problem. It’s like a feeling of not getting maximum amount of air into my body every time I breath so I have to take a huge breath to make up the “loss”. The doctors can’t identify what it is and think it’s something called a vocal cord dysfunction. I don’t blame them because literally about the only “serious symptom is the difficulty of breathing part. But getting it checked is a huge pain since my family had to spend hundreds just to get the same or similar answers from everyone.
I have this feeling right now almost3 weeks now 😢
@@rohanalimkasid7549 I’ve had it for a couple of months. A year ago it happened and went away within a week but now it keeps on coming back.
MRNA vaccine did it to me.. bet you had it too.
@@rohanalimkasid7549 ya feeling better now?
I feel Breathless whenever I try to study! I can't study for 2hr+ at night(every time I noticed it) . Even after taking rests, still same.. it's been maybe 4/5 days...
[What should I do??]
its anxiety, try meditating. Im dealing with the same stuff
Did it ever go away?
@@jocelynw598 it goes away yea, also tryna breathing with your stomach. It opens your lungs wider making it a lot better to breathe. That helps out a lot. When we don’t breathe with our stomach we start to take shallow breaths which makes us feel breathless
Hi its giving me hard time to breath right now i dont know why but one day i got so sick and i always feel like im about to collapse and starting to cough at the first it was normal but not until the next day it got worse and had me hard time to breath the flema wouldn't even get out
And my head and heart hurts everytime i cough i feel like me brain is going to explode
how are you feeling now
Full of negatives with this problem psychologically 😭😭😭
In my case when i thinking about it, its happen for long time
Me tooo
@@Ayaani964 fuck anxiety 😕
@@theamazingcat12114 how r u now
@@Ayaani964 good 🗣 I minimize my overthinking.
@@theamazingcat12114 really?🙂
Can you give me ur nmbr
What to do shortness of breath
Depends on underlying cause. Universal advice is weight loss if overweight And physical activity.
@@Dr.Constantine What if histamine intolerance causes it?
I have dysponea but i Don't have asthma is so weird right?
Test for parasites in a good lab, ascarias can cause shortness of breath and asthma reaction to strong smells.
What if when you lay down you randomly have hiccups and then after they pass you randomly coughing and gasp for air and wheeze and feel your throat close and you have to gasp until you get your breathing down to normal? i also have random coughing during day, I have asthma and my family has history of sleep apnea and arrhythmia and acid reflux and I exhibited not breathing or gasping awake when I was a kid but idk if related to that happening when awake. My asthma is mostly allergy induced but I haven’t noticed or don’t think it’s been bad. I also feel like I need to clear my throat and like there’s something there maybe mucus or just something
I have this exact issue at the moment and I've just been prescribed a Salamol Inhaler, plus, some Antibiotics as they think it is a Chest Infection. Have you been able to overcome your Symptoms? If so, please share your remedies 🙏🏾
i need some answers i got sick back in 2017 with bronchitis i was put on medcine it got rid of it but i still had the tight feeling in my chest went to doctor they gave me an asthma treatment it help little not much i still have shortness of breathe till this day and yawning all the time i got my heart check out it was good and i went to lung doctor no asthma i tell my doctors they think im crazy they tell me that my lungs sound good
That can be panic attacks or anxiety disorder. Try gym and phisicall activity will help importantly.
I have anxiety and shortness of breath . Will exercise completely help rid of difficulty breathing.
Same bro
@justsul64 try carnivore diet. It's the most powerful diet for anything breathing and heart related. Also do fasting and take vitamin d3+ k2 supplements. Make sure the supplements are combined in the same bottle if possible. If not just get them separately and take them together. Take 100-200 mcg (micrograms) of k2 with 10000 UI of d3 at the same time. So let's recap
100% all beef high animal fat carnivore diet (exclude literally all foods and cooking oils that is not animal based as the magic happens when you only eat meat) and exclude all vegetable seed oils period, vegetable oil, soybean oil, Grape seed oil, cotton seed oil, canola oil, safflower oil, hydrogenated oils or any type of oil. They can be added to so many foods so make sure food labels don't contain them, but you'll be eating all beef and cooking them with butter and animal fats like tallow anyway (no margarine).
Make sure you are fasting and eating 1 meal a day ( no meals or snacks in between and on the weekend fasting 48 straight hours.
And 3 and last is take your vitamin d3 + vitamin k2 (mk-7) version of vitamin k2 with your meals when you eat the meat.
Do all this and you will absolutely reverse whatever issues you have. Just remember to be patient, it could take a month or two, maybe longe but just be patient. Also you will go through sugar cravings and junk food cravings for 2 or 3 weeks. Power through this because it won't last
Once you have done this you will feel amazing and be health issue free
have you tried anxiety meds?
I think this is my grandpa illness too 😢😢😢
I have the same problem where i need to take deep breath more often and some time i fail too..i have undergone almost all test but everything comes out normal plz help me
this is also my concern, i was rush to emergency and my medical exams came all good but still having difficulty breathing. and i ma just 22 yrs old
It’s anxiety
You should look into if your deficient in vitamin B12
fr bro what do i do
@@ericwilliams2043you think? i have the same thing as him and fast heart rate and when i think of the smalled problems my heart rate rises
Idk if i have asthma cuz the inhaler doesnt work and just makes me cough
If u don't have asthma an inhaler can effect negatively... it increased my pulse rate to 131 ....
@@GUNJANKAUR2020 i get really breathless im sure i have exercised induced asthma cuz even lifting my arms or walking from one place to another makes me really out of breath but the inhaler still wont work
@@aWERFRGT6545BGFG I have been breathless since past 1 week....... I tool asthma medication n inhaler but inhaler increased my pulse rate to 131 .... I would suggest don't self medicate as it can worsened other things ... just sharing my experience
@@aWERFRGT6545BGFG pls consult some doctor as there can b mny reasons.... mine was GERD ..... bloating .....
I get shortness of breath when I try to sleep straight on my back, it started happening about a month ago. I end up turning to my right to fall asleep. I also started coughing. Does anyone have anything similar?
Yes while sleeping I suddenly wake up after short breath
@@Rahul-222 Did you go to the doctors, if so - what did they say ?
@@eb2354 I would advice u to seek medical attention asap ...goggle will not provide you accurate information
May be it’s acid reflux
Maybe nutritional yeasts could help.
Yes then I have athma
In 3 people 1 don't have asthma. It is misdiagnosed in all over the world. But many other disorder mimic asthma.
My guess is you cant go what. Give a big what😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤✌💪
Im asthmatic, I had a flu or cold and was coughing hard, it got to the point I tried to breathe in and it wouldnt work, for a few seconds I was completely breathless, unable to take any air in as I attempt to inhale. Weird to explain but ultimately felt as though I was being choked to death.
I can feel you. 😭
Same prblm with me.. can you suggest how do I get rid of this problem??? Please let 😢😢
@@gssssitapurviratnagar2308 I have facing same problem this days.. please can you suggest something to get rid of this problem??? Plz plz plz