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What Causes Breathlessness, Sleep Apnea With Excessive Weight?
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I am 42 years old and have been having periods where I feel as if I am hungry for air, sometimes I can catch it and sometimes it is as if I could get just a little bit I would be satisfied but can't. I then try to push all of the air out of my lungs and take a deep breath and I can catch it then. The thing is it doesn't seem to happen all of the time. It seems to happen more toward the evening then anyother time. I usually walk about two miles a day at about 15 min per mile and it doesn't seem to bother me while I am walking but I do find myself taking deep breaths every now and then. I am over weight (300) and have sleep apnea and sleep with a Cpap machine. I went to the Dr and he seems to think it is stress but I told him I am as stress free now as I have ever been so he listened to my lungs and said they sounded clear but set me up for a stress test and a lung Xray. I am wondering what this could be, I am worried it could be cancer or something. I used to smoke but have quit for alost 3 years now. Thanks for any insite you might give.
I am 42 years old and have been having periods where I feel as if I am hungry for air, sometimes I can catch it and sometimes it is as if I could get just a little bit I would be satisfied but can't. I then try to push all of the air out of my lungs and take a deep breath and I can catch it then. The thing is it doesn't seem to happen all of the time. It seems to happen more toward the evening then anyother time. I usually walk about two miles a day at about 15 min per mile and it doesn't seem to bother me while I am walking but I do find myself taking deep breaths every now and then. I am over weight (300) and have sleep apnea and sleep with a Cpap machine. I went to the Dr and he seems to think it is stress but I told him I am as stress free now as I have ever been so he listened to my lungs and said they sounded clear but set me up for a stress test and a lung Xray. I am wondering what this could be, I am worried it could be cancer or something. I used to smoke but have quit for alost 3 years now. Thanks for any insite you might give.
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
Hello! Welcome to HealthcareMagic!
Causes of your breathlessness:
1. Your Cpap setting is low according to your weight.
2. You have developed COPD as a new era of diseases apart from sleep apnea.
3. Stress may be also cause. Rule out these things.
Hope this clarifies your concerns. Thank you for the query.
Take care
varanasichestclinic.com
Causes of your breathlessness:
1. Your Cpap setting is low according to your weight.
2. You have developed COPD as a new era of diseases apart from sleep apnea.
3. Stress may be also cause. Rule out these things.
Hope this clarifies your concerns. Thank you for the query.
Take care
varanasichestclinic.com
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