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Question: hello, my 20 yr old daughter is having a hard time breathing, she seems to really try hard to get a deep breath. She was at cardiologist and they said her lungs are clear and inhaling seemed ok but when she would breathe out seed to be a harder.
Brief Answer:
Discussion follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
I understand and appreciate your concern for your daughter.
It is good to know that the heart and the lungs have no significant illnesses.
This leaves us with two conditions. One is asthma where you may hear wheezing sound when she breathes out. This can be diagnosed with a lung function test Spirometry which may be done in the office of a doctor treating lung diseases. The other is a hyperventilation syndrome where a person has air hunger but all tests and blood oxygen levels are normal.
It is often precipitated by anxiety or stress. Breathing in and out of a paper bag often gives relief. She should adopt a healthy life style, eat healthy wholesome food, avoid caffeine and other stimulants, exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day and practice stress relief by meditation, yoga or relaxation exercise.
Do get back to me if you have further queries.
Discussion follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
I understand and appreciate your concern for your daughter.
It is good to know that the heart and the lungs have no significant illnesses.
This leaves us with two conditions. One is asthma where you may hear wheezing sound when she breathes out. This can be diagnosed with a lung function test Spirometry which may be done in the office of a doctor treating lung diseases. The other is a hyperventilation syndrome where a person has air hunger but all tests and blood oxygen levels are normal.
It is often precipitated by anxiety or stress. Breathing in and out of a paper bag often gives relief. She should adopt a healthy life style, eat healthy wholesome food, avoid caffeine and other stimulants, exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day and practice stress relief by meditation, yoga or relaxation exercise.
Do get back to me if you have further queries.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
She has been tested for asthma, she uses pure air and symbicort, she also use breathing treatments but none of them seem to be very effective. She is in good health 105lbs exercises does not drink caffeine only water.
Brief Answer:
Asthma ought to improve with Symbicort
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back and thanks for the information.
Please upload the result of the spirometry and I would be able to say whether it is diagnostic of asthma or not. Symbicort ought to give relief if she has asthma.
You could also have a talk with her whether she is stressed or anxious.
In the meanwhile while she is having the air hunger, let her try breathing in an and out of a paper bag. This will help to maintain the carbon dioxide level in the blood so that she does not have the drive to breath more and more.
Asthma ought to improve with Symbicort
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back and thanks for the information.
Please upload the result of the spirometry and I would be able to say whether it is diagnostic of asthma or not. Symbicort ought to give relief if she has asthma.
You could also have a talk with her whether she is stressed or anxious.
In the meanwhile while she is having the air hunger, let her try breathing in an and out of a paper bag. This will help to maintain the carbon dioxide level in the blood so that she does not have the drive to breath more and more.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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