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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Dizziness?
my sister has been complaining of shortness of breath and dizziness for weeks, she has been a smoker (over 1 pack a day , for years and years) i can see her struggling to breathe, what could this be? she wont go to the doctor because she said she is afraid. has had a chest xray and her doctor says she has asthma and put her on inhaler. i think he is a quack!
Fri, 21 Apr 2017
It is a possibility that your sister does in fact has Asthma, given her history of chronic smoking.
Breathlessness is a very common symptom of Asthma. The dizziness can be due to decrease in oxygen concentration in her blood from inflammation of her lung tissue.
I would recommend continuing her inhaler and also consult a Pulmonologist if her breathlessness is not adequately controlled with inhaler.
Hope this answers your question. Thank you.
Breathlessness is a very common symptom of Asthma. The dizziness can be due to decrease in oxygen concentration in her blood from inflammation of her lung tissue.
I would recommend continuing her inhaler and also consult a Pulmonologist if her breathlessness is not adequately controlled with inhaler.
Hope this answers your question. Thank you.
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