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Why Am I Experiencing Feeble Shortness Of Breath While?
Question: I felt that I experienced feeble shortness of breath while trying to sleep tonight. I've not tested for Covid as I have not experienced any symptoms.
Brief Answer:
Can come from anxiety of you thinking you may have covid
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Shortness of breath without other symptoms like cough can come from anxiety. Especially the shortness of breath while someone is not exercising or is in bed.
It cannot come from covid because then you would have cough and also fever. In this case shortness of breath is a sign of lung damage so that is why people have other symptoms too before their lung is damaged so much as to suffer from possibly to work good enough so then people have shortness of breath.
They to control your breathing by taking long deep breaths in and out.
Do not think too much that it can be covid because without other symptoms I guarantee you it is not.
Hope this is helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards, Dr. Klarida Papaqako, General and Family physician.
Thanks.
Can come from anxiety of you thinking you may have covid
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Shortness of breath without other symptoms like cough can come from anxiety. Especially the shortness of breath while someone is not exercising or is in bed.
It cannot come from covid because then you would have cough and also fever. In this case shortness of breath is a sign of lung damage so that is why people have other symptoms too before their lung is damaged so much as to suffer from possibly to work good enough so then people have shortness of breath.
They to control your breathing by taking long deep breaths in and out.
Do not think too much that it can be covid because without other symptoms I guarantee you it is not.
Hope this is helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards, Dr. Klarida Papaqako, General and Family physician.
Thanks.
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