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What Causes Inability To Breath When In Contact With Cleaning Supplies, Smoke, Mold Or Dust?

I am 30 and a non smoker. When I come in contact with cleaning supplies, smoke, mold, dust...I get a feeling like I can't breathe and it lasts for hours. it feels like I have a hole in my airway or something. My x ray of the lungs was good. this has been on going for years but in the last couple of months, it has gotten dramatically worse. I have always lost my voice when i catch a cold. I can't shout at games without my voice cracking.
Tue, 20 May 2014
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Hello
As you mentioned that when you come in contact with dust, mite , pollen, mold , smoke ,you feel breathlessness ( difficulty in breathing ) .
When someone ( few not all ) come in contact with these items ( mentioned above ) ,person get allergy ,hence there develop bronchoconstriction and this causes difficulty in breathing .
As these are predisposing factors causing bronchial asthma .
As you mentioned that due to cleaning work you feel such type of symptoms i.e allergy i.e. asthmatic allergy .
2nd thing mentioned in the query is that cold causes chocking of voice as this (sudden increase or decrease in temperature ) is also predisposing factor of bronchial asthma .
These symptoms are due to allergy hence no finding in lungs only pulmonary function test will find out something, so get in PFT .
The best treatment is avoidance of predisposing factors as mentioned earlier .
In my opinion consult a physician or pulmonologist and get his opinion.
Good luck.
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What Causes Inability To Breath When In Contact With Cleaning Supplies, Smoke, Mold Or Dust?

Hello As you mentioned that when you come in contact with dust, mite , pollen, mold , smoke ,you feel breathlessness ( difficulty in breathing ) . When someone ( few not all ) come in contact with these items ( mentioned above ) ,person get allergy ,hence there develop bronchoconstriction and this causes difficulty in breathing . As these are predisposing factors causing bronchial asthma . As you mentioned that due to cleaning work you feel such type of symptoms i.e allergy i.e. asthmatic allergy . 2nd thing mentioned in the query is that cold causes chocking of voice as this (sudden increase or decrease in temperature ) is also predisposing factor of bronchial asthma . These symptoms are due to allergy hence no finding in lungs only pulmonary function test will find out something, so get in PFT . The best treatment is avoidance of predisposing factors as mentioned earlier . In my opinion consult a physician or pulmonologist and get his opinion. Good luck.