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Respiratory Symptoms and Disorders

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  • weirdoxqueen 1

    upper back pain while laying down.

    Every night around the same time, i lay down and after i'm laying down for at least 3 minutes, my upper back gets a bad pain/ache, and it also hurts to breathe. I tried googling it, but all that comes up is it might be heart failure, which i don't think it is. Please reply so i can get an idea of what...

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  • helen50835 2

    chesty

    13 weeks ago i had a bad chest infection and pneumonia i have been slowly recovering 6 weeksago my feet andlegs began to swell now i am waiting to go for a heart scan breathless all the time i am at theminute taking 40 breathes per minute am exhausted legs and feet really swollen blood pressure is raised...

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  • Fizzi 1

    Chest infection - utter nightmare.

    Started with a cough 4 weeks ago. Developed into a chest infection. Have coughed so badly I also have laryngitis and have been 3 weeks now with total voice loss.  To complicate things my normally mild asthma has flared up so I now have to use a nebuliser. Also complicating things are the laryngeal spasms...

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  • Seahorse76 1

    Persistent Cough

    I've had a cough for 3 months. It's horrible and causes vomiting and hoarseness. Dr has not found the cause but refuses to continue giving me the cough medicine that works because it contains a narcotic. What should I do? I need relief from this cough.

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  • ana90342 2

    Low grade fever

    Hi everyone! I have low grade fever  up to 99 degrees F. which feels like reallu high fever for 5 days. My body aches and hurts, as well as I have breathe shortness. I feel a little pain in my throat but not much. Mostly I suffer from anxiety while I have this fever, also I have unexpected chills during...

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  • FlutterbyPie 2

    Excessive Yawning and Constant Need to Breathe Deep

    For the past few days, I've been yawning a lot, much more than average (once every few minutes I feel the need). If I'm not yawning I'm breathing in as deep as I can to get similar "satisfaction". Often I cannot get the "satisfaction" from these and so the urge grows and grows, meaning it can get quite...

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  • minimemo 2

    Breathing problems only better when lying down!

    I have suffered with asthma for decades and from infancy - before the invention of Ventolin! My asthma is accompanied by noisy wheezing and only alleviated by using medicines and sitting backwards on an upright dining chair and leaning over the back of it. My asthma has historically never lasted more...

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  • hannah43861 1

    please help something seriously wrong with me

    Hi I don't really no where to start but my health has been bad for a long time now I am so scared for my future as I'm only 23 and have 3 beautiful babies age 4 and under. I've been getting chest pains on a regular basic for over a year now probably longer it can be anywhere on the chest left side, right...

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  • elian 1

    A chronic cough since 2 months

    My father had been coughing chronically for 2 months or more.. He had visited 5 doctors or more and entered the hospital twice but no progress.. he goes breathless sometimes and gets muscle tensions from the sharpness of the coughs.. his tone started to disappear and couldn't talk a lot for a while.....

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  • molly02625 1

    Spitting up blood/mucus for 2 months+

    Hey! So for the past 2 months I have been spitting up blood with some mucus. At first it was just in the mornings and a little amount but now occurs 2-4 times a day and is often just blood (3/4 "spits" worth) or sometimes blood with mucus. I have no other symptoms- no cough, no chest pain, no sore throat...

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  • victoyarosita 2

    Is this postnasal drip?

    Hello. I was on this site 3 weeks ago with abdominal issues, which have almost completely resolved now. Anywho, my problem started the beginning of June. I was laying down one night, and had a sudden feeling of a lump in my throat, which was very random and came out of nowhere. Being the worrywart I...

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  • hollys84 1

    Pain just under ribs

    I'm just looking for advice from anyone who might have had similar. I've had a cough and visited the doctor who told me it was nothing to worry about. (Appointment was two weeks ago now, I've had the cough about 5 weeks now). Recently I've developed a pain just under my ribs on the right side. It's...

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  • s98188 2

    Breathing problems!

    I've been having a big problem with feeling like I can't catch my breath. I know I am getting enough air because my doctor did a PFT and my lungs are fine, along with an X-ray and I can see my chest and stomach expanding when I breath. I have been dealing with anxiety for a couple months now and it...

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  • brie37444 2

    Could it be my meds?

    Over the past four to six months I've noticed increasingly frequent occasions where easy breathing feels harder and swallowing food seems to take more effort. Soon to follow in the worsening trend was lightheadedness and sudden onset fatigue. Initially it was worst with the fatigue where I would just...

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  • tek35546 1

    Shortness of breath

    I have been having shortness of breath. I also have fatigue and tiredness. I have been having sleep insomnia for the last few nights because of the shortness of breath. 2 doctors said it might be anxiety and another said its just allergies but no one want to run any tests. And i am not buying what they...

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  • rai27 2

    Strange sensation / tightness in chest and upper throat

    I'm hoping for some help please..I have been feeling this strange sensation in the chest and lower throat. It's a sensation which I can only describe as a heavy feeling (no pain) and a tickling cough sensation in the chest. This then moves upwards to the lower throat area and makes it as though it is...

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  • Fred1337 2

    Strange tickling feeling between chest and throat.

    Hello.First of all I want to apologize for any grammar mistakes. So lets begin.I started getting this strange tickling feeling between my chest and throat about 5 months ago.This happens probably once a week and when this happens my breathing gets really hard.When I try to inhale I feel this tickling...

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  • pghdesigner 2

    Enlarged Lymph Nodes - New Here!

    Hi. I'm 34 years old.. female. Yes, a smoker and officially trying to quit! I was in the ER last Saturday for a slight chest pain and pain in my neck. All of which were brushed off after the EKG came back perfectly fine and that was a relief. Then the chest xray came back and they saw something that...

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  • Tabicat 1

    Chronic persistent cough since radiotherapy

    Shortly after radiotherapy treatment in 2010 I developed a dry persistent cough along with hoarseness in the throat. Last year the cough was so severe I fractured two ribs. Chest x-rays are clear, lung function test normal, no symptoms of reflux, asthma or shortness of breath. Cough is worse when...

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  • sandeep44243 1

    Hi

    Hi My father age is 64.ESR report is 110 level given 0-15.

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  • JGoodman 2

    difficulty breathing at night-:(

    For about 3 weeks now I have been experiencing difficulty sufficiently breathing, especially at night. It's a sensation that I can only describe as a feeling of not being able to get enough air in my lungs' or 'a tightness in my chest/airways. It's still apparent during the day but worsens by night....

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  • melody122704 2

    Random Shortness of Breath & Fast Heart Beat

    I'm only 15 years old, but at random moments (even when I'm doing nothing but reading) my heart will suddenly beat quickly and I get shortness of my breaths. I don't think anything in particular causes it and it doesn't seem to get worse with exercise, but if I try to get up and walk around when this...

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  • mary71545 1

    Cough for two years desperate

    Hi I'm 19 now. Pretty sure my last account was blocked for whatever reason. Anyway I've had a barking cough this is life ruining for about two years. Now. It started after pneumonia and never went away. I've had every single test known to mankind. Bronchoscopy showed a swollen larynx and the doc said...

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  • steve22887 2

    I need my life back.

    Been struggling for months now. In and out of ERS and so many tests. I have near constant Shortness of Breath. I have had 3 EKGS, and 4-5 chest x rays. Nothing is wrong, my Oxygen levels are 98-100. But most of each day i feel like i cant get a deep breath. Tightness in right side. My doctor said its...

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  • maggi may 2

    bronchectasis

    hi  can any one tell me if bronchectasis make you feel realy poorly some times some day its fine but orther days  im out of breath   never two day the  same with asthma on top of that   some times i feel  down in the dumps but always pichpk my self up again  lol

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  • Worry wort 1

    My throat always hurts.

    Need to constantly clear my throat. On both sides and sometimes on only one side of my throat. If i dont clear it i get nauseous. And gag. And sometimes theres mucus but dry at times as well.

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  • Myflower36 2

    Post Nasal Drip

    I have constant PND that bothers me so much that I can't even enjoy life. Plus I had tonsil stones that caused bad breath. I had tonsillectomy 2 years ago and that helped with tonsil problems, however when I swallow mucus I taste bitter/sour/foul taste that stays in my mouth. ENT doctor said that I have...

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  • mark06213 2

    Coughing for 6 weeks

    ive been coughing now for 6 weeks, been to the doctors twice, everything is clear on my chest no sign of fever. He gave me a nasal spray first time and a inhaler (preventor) the second time!! this seems to be having no effect at all. I sometimes feel short on breath but only after coughing alot, it sounds...

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  • alex38332 1

    Difficulty taking deep rbeaths

    About 2 months ago I was hit in the chest with a ball quite hard, and since then I have been having troubles taking deep breaths. Got my chest checked and there was nothing broken. A constant need to yawn too. Does anyone know anything?

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  • gaylem 1

    Shortness of breath with fatigue and yawning

    I have had shortness of breath when walking up hill doing other physical activity fatigue when I get really short of breath I do slot of yawning. Sitting relaxing I have to take a breath. Bending over I get short of breath. I've had pulmonary function test echo stress test blood work done and they...

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  • none92513 1

    Sick?

    I woke up yesterday  feeling sick. I had a stuffy and runny nose at the same time. I also had a very minor cough. I woke up this morning with the same thing. Only this morning I had felt unwell and not wanting to get up.

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