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What Causes Recurring Shortness Of Breath?
Hey I m having breathing problems more like I m hungry for air. It has been two months and an ER visit told me my kings were healthy and my heart wasn t irregular but that s all they did since I didn t have insurance they without further test all they could rule was maybe anxiety but I know it can t be that. Can someone give me some options here.
Thu, 6 Aug 2015
Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Shortness of breath has many causes affecting either the breathing passages and lungs or the heart or blood vessels. An average 150-pound (70 kilogram) adult will breath at an average rate of 14 breaths per minute at rest. Excessively rapid breathing is referred to as hyperventilation. Shortness of breath is also referred to as dyspnea.
Causes of shortness of breath include asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, anemia, lung cancer, inhalation injury, pulmonary embolism, high altitude with lower oxygen levels, congestive heart failure, allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, subglottic stenosis, interstitial lung disease, obesity, tuberculosis, emphysema, pulmonary artery hypertension, rib fracture, and aerobic exercise.
Shortness of breath can be associated with symptoms of chest pain, pain with inspiration (pleurisy), dizziness, fainting, cough, wheezing, bloody sputum, neck pain, and chest injury.
Could have be an anxiety.
Hope to have given you desired information.
Feel free to followup for any queries.
regards,
Dr. Selvavinayagam
Welcome to HCM.
Shortness of breath has many causes affecting either the breathing passages and lungs or the heart or blood vessels. An average 150-pound (70 kilogram) adult will breath at an average rate of 14 breaths per minute at rest. Excessively rapid breathing is referred to as hyperventilation. Shortness of breath is also referred to as dyspnea.
Causes of shortness of breath include asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, anemia, lung cancer, inhalation injury, pulmonary embolism, high altitude with lower oxygen levels, congestive heart failure, allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, subglottic stenosis, interstitial lung disease, obesity, tuberculosis, emphysema, pulmonary artery hypertension, rib fracture, and aerobic exercise.
Shortness of breath can be associated with symptoms of chest pain, pain with inspiration (pleurisy), dizziness, fainting, cough, wheezing, bloody sputum, neck pain, and chest injury.
Could have be an anxiety.
Hope to have given you desired information.
Feel free to followup for any queries.
regards,
Dr. Selvavinayagam
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