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What Causes Breathlessness While Suffering From Cold And Headache?

HELLO SIR , MY NAME IS ABDUL . AM 24 YRS OLD , I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM BREATHLESSSNESS SINCE 2 MONTHS I DONT KNEW WHETHER THIS IS A SYPTOMS OF ASTHAMA BUT I DONT SMOKE , ALSO I HAVE COLD RELATED PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS i.e COLD, HEADACHE, RUNNY NOSE etc BUT AFTER TAKING MEDCINES IT WILL BE OKAY BUT NOT HAVE VERY CRITICAL LIKE THIS BEFORE. SINCE 1 MONTH I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING PROLEMS ESPECIALLY IN NIGHT TIME LIKE CHEST TIGHTNESS , UNABLE TO BREATH THROUGH NOSE & MOUTH AS WELL. FEELING LIKE SOMEONE STOMPING IN CHEST & STOMACH BUT THIS HAPPENS ONLY 1 OR 2 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS BUT NOT REGULARLY I HAVENT TAKEN ANY X RAY OR TESTS LIKE THAT KINDLY SUGGEST YOUR OPINION DOCTOR.
Mon, 11 Apr 2016
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Hi Abdul,

From your symptoms, I can see two main possibilities as causing factors. First is, you might be suffering from some lung disease or asthma. In that case, you should see a pulmonologist and should go for chest x-ray and Pulmonary Function Test. If the pulmonologist will suspect you have asthma, he may include the test for that in pulmonary function test and do appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

The other possibility is anxiety. If you are going through a phase in life where you have too many things going on and feeling much stress, then you can feel breathlessness and tightening in chest. This may disappear on its own as you get out of the rough spell and when anxiety decreases or disappears. If you feel that this can be the reason for your breathlessness and is troubling you a lot, you can see a psychiatrist who can give you counselling sessions or can prescribe you medicines to find relief in the situation.

I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthCareMagic. I wish you feel better soon.

Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah

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What Causes Breathlessness While Suffering From Cold And Headache?

Hi Abdul, From your symptoms, I can see two main possibilities as causing factors. First is, you might be suffering from some lung disease or asthma. In that case, you should see a pulmonologist and should go for chest x-ray and Pulmonary Function Test. If the pulmonologist will suspect you have asthma, he may include the test for that in pulmonary function test and do appropriate diagnosis and treatment. The other possibility is anxiety. If you are going through a phase in life where you have too many things going on and feeling much stress, then you can feel breathlessness and tightening in chest. This may disappear on its own as you get out of the rough spell and when anxiety decreases or disappears. If you feel that this can be the reason for your breathlessness and is troubling you a lot, you can see a psychiatrist who can give you counselling sessions or can prescribe you medicines to find relief in the situation. I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthCareMagic. I wish you feel better soon. Best, Dr. Viraj Shah