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Can Hormonal Imbalance Lead To Swollen Throat And Breathlessness?
Question: every few months to few weeks I go through a period of time where I feel like I have these type of attacks where I feel like my throat is swollen with difficulty breathing and hard and fast heartbeat it's gotten so bad if ended up in the ER several times they have no idea what it can be and say it's anxiety attacks I truly believe it's not and don't know what to do
Brief Answer:
hormone imbalance, stress or others.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
* There are different reasons for such presentation of a sudden feeling of throat swelling, breathing difficulty with heartbeat alterations as
- underlying stress - hormone imbalance - laryngospasm - others.
Kindly provide further details, so that I can answer your query completely.
1. Duration of such symptoms and progress of severity since the beginning.
2. Any problem in swallowing food or liquids.
3. Chest pain, cough if any.
4. Alteration in weight if any.
5. Personality type as cool, aerogent or else.
6. History of smoking, alcohol if any.
7. Sleep pattern.
8. Any investigations carried out till now.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
hormone imbalance, stress or others.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
* There are different reasons for such presentation of a sudden feeling of throat swelling, breathing difficulty with heartbeat alterations as
- underlying stress - hormone imbalance - laryngospasm - others.
Kindly provide further details, so that I can answer your query completely.
1. Duration of such symptoms and progress of severity since the beginning.
2. Any problem in swallowing food or liquids.
3. Chest pain, cough if any.
4. Alteration in weight if any.
5. Personality type as cool, aerogent or else.
6. History of smoking, alcohol if any.
7. Sleep pattern.
8. Any investigations carried out till now.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
I have always had issues sleeping I do smoke 1 to 2 packs a week weight is 185 no issues with drinking or swallowing I'm on zubsolve 5.5 mg 1 and a half times a day and have been slowly backing off the meds the past few weeks 2 about one a day I'm usually pretty laid-back I'm not one to usually worry about things I haven't had any type of relapses in over 4 years I never drink alcohol I had Echo cardiogram done which was normal and also had a breathing test done in a pressurized chamber which was normal also
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
* Issue seems possible from low immunity of lungs from chronic smoking with hormone changes via altered sleep pattern.
* Guidelines at present
- The prime focus should be tapering smoking quantity with an aim to stop it within shortest possible period.
- Deep breathing exercises, walking in fresh air, YOGA on regular basis.
- Balanced nutritious diet with plenty of liquids.
- Manage sound regular sleep of 6-7 hours.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
* Issue seems possible from low immunity of lungs from chronic smoking with hormone changes via altered sleep pattern.
* Guidelines at present
- The prime focus should be tapering smoking quantity with an aim to stop it within shortest possible period.
- Deep breathing exercises, walking in fresh air, YOGA on regular basis.
- Balanced nutritious diet with plenty of liquids.
- Manage sound regular sleep of 6-7 hours.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Dr. Prasad
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