Respiratory Disorders Community

This patient support community is for discussions relating to lung and respiratory issues, allergies, asthma, bronchitis, colds/flu, chronic cough, COPD, lung abscess, nasal polyps, pleurisy, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, and tuberculosis.

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Can anyone give an advice for my friend re 1.5-year long her shortness of breath?

AskingForMyFriendf

Hello, I’m asking this on behalf of a friend who is suffering from some severe respiratory disorders, together with other health concern...

1 answer | 8 comments

inability to take a deep breath

sampson84

It feels like I can't take a deep breath and when I try my mid back gets really tight and it feels like it stops. My ribs also feel reall...

4 answers | 2 comments

Is this the start of Pulmonary Hypertension. Recent echo report.

Bflare

I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Classical type & due to this I have to have routine echocardiograms to check the Aorta which as been fine s...

Gasping for breath while awake

tomds

For several months I have been experiencing gasping for breath while I am awake. I will be breathing normally and suddenly my chest heav...

15 answers | 2 comments

what does pleural-parenchymal scarring of lung apices are present mean

vnair10

75 year old, was a smoker but stopped around 13 years ago. chest xray says pleural-parenchymal scarring of lung apices are present, rig...

1 answer | 2 comments

Why does my chest still hurt after quitting smoking?

Axzation

I quit smoking 2 weeks ago I used to smoke less than a pack a day for about 3 years, right before I quit I began to feel a slight chest p...

1 answer

PTB Minimal, activity is undetermined

whatif025

Hi i have a ptb history way back 2009. I completed my treatment for 6 months and now working. My previous xray shows both lungs are clear...

2 answers | 2 comments

bubbles in throat when laying down or sitting

onlinejames

i always hear bubbles in my throat and wheezing sometimes, the bubbles sounds are so loud i can record them on mobile, this is when i la...

5 answers

Strange Involuntary Breath

terrymcc

I am a 53 year old female, non-smoker and have no weight problems, and no known health problems. Over the past two years, I've had num...

275 answers | 18 comments

Nose smells bad

nostradoom

My nose lets out this offensive odor that make people cringe - it's smells like poo, rotting flesh, etc... It is heightened in enclosed ...

14 answers | 7 comments

Can the process of wood mulching affect your sinuses?

HAMRME2

At the beginning of August, the pallet company across the street from our house started mulching their old pallets to clear their yard; n...

1 answer

Respiratory infections one after another, while vitamin levels are ok

Marjolijn22

I have respiratory infections al lot since december 2018. Never had this problem before. I Am 58 yrs old (female). Have been on a diet f...

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