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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing, Skipping Heart Beat When Having Asthma?
I am having difficulty breathing; i am a 62 year old with asthma. I have given myself a treatment and have used my inhaler twice. I weigh 144 and am 5ft. 4i/2. no history of heart trouble, but yesterday my specialist told me my heart was skipping every other beat.
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Sun, 6 Apr 2014
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If you have used your inhalors and additional treatment and still short of breath then it would be best to consider visiting your doctor for an assessment.
You may need steroid therapy and also require additional nebulisations. This would be the best option.
I hope this helps
If you have used your inhalors and additional treatment and still short of breath then it would be best to consider visiting your doctor for an assessment.
You may need steroid therapy and also require additional nebulisations. This would be the best option.
I hope this helps
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