Cold sensation when breathing in!

Hi there

Well its a first, someone has exactly the same issues as me, thank goodness it is not me going mad! - mine is there constantly its the worst feeling, mine is in my throat, when I do exercise or walk up stairs it gets worse. I have too been treated for reflux nothing works! Mine has been going on for about 18 months now if not longer, every Dr says it is reflux, clearly not if this is still happening - I have a sleeping cough too dry and hacking since February 2016 which comes and goes!

I have an appointment with a lung specialist the end of October - my ENT appointment last year said there is no evidence of reflux!

When is the sensation worse for you? I sometimes shallow breathe just to not have the sensation but even that gets a little suffocating!

When I first get up the feeling is not bad at all, in about an hour it starts! I'm so tired of this my mouth feels like it's burning all the time and my nose feels like its got a cold sensation when I breath through it! The ent dr swears it's acid reflux but I know it's not I've been on acid reflux meds for years! I don't understand this but whatever it is it's getting worse! He put me on Ranitidine 300 mg twice a day! It's not doing nothing cause I done told him it's not acid reflux 😡 January this started and nobody can seem to figure this out! If it's cancer I'm gonna be on my death bed before they figure it out! My appt is this week with the lung dr so maybe he can tell me something I hope! The ent dr did look in my mouth and said it's not cancer! Ok well that don't mean it can't be cancer down in my throat! I'm getting so sick of hocking up this crap and having to clear my throat! Ive gotta go back to the ent dr thurs im gonna tell him to send me for a Ct on my throats and whole face I don't care if I gotta pay for it myself! I can't keep going through this seems like since I had my deviated septum a couple weeks ago the burning sensation has gotten worse and my mouth! He did say maybe I have nerve that has been damaged in my nose from sneezing so much who knows! These drs don't seem to know anything 😡 Hopefully when I go to the lung dr the 12th he can help me! When your problem started did you have a bad cough or cold?

Omg I shallow breath too, I know exactly where your coming from! 

Oh yes its like reading abput myself here!!! i wake its fine then about 1 hour the cold sensation will start and it stays there all day then my throat seems to wheeze but my cheat feels fine, the dr has had me with asthma pumps, lung function tests, cheat xrays, bloods, steriod nasal sprays, acid reflux tablets the whole kit and i still have it! Trust me ypu are not alone! I always have a bunged up nose which is weird.  I started this Feb 2016 had again all the tests, antibiotics, endoscopy, nothing found! Now its back! I had a cold Oct 2016 and it started from there!! Its so scary yet annoying!!! Shallow breathing is best

Hopefully between the both of us when can find a dr that will find out what's going on! Please keep me informed and when I go to the lung dr this week I'll let you know! Thanks so much for getting back with me!!

YEs please do let me know, ive woken up this morning and feels like i have smoked 20 cigarettes!! Baffling..... 

I haven't had much to eat in 2 days my throat and nose has been irritating me! I do remember this all started one day after I sneezed for about 30 times for some reason! I told the dr about it and he said it could be a damaged nerve causing the cold or burning feeling but then he never said nothing else about it but if that's the case I wonder if there's something you can do about it? I wonder if me having to hock up stuff from my throat all the time could it have damaged something? Who knows I'm just getting really irritated at this!!

Sorry for the late reply I was so busy yesterday!

The difference between me and you is that I have a dry hacking cough during my sleep that wakes me and has been for the last 20 months or so, I am hoping that the lung specialist can tell me exactly what the hell is going on! 

What you say about damaging a nerve could be something to look into or mention to the lung specialist, as sometimes now that you mention it it does feel like a nerve in your tooth or the cold air hitting on a tooth that has a hole in it, do you know what I mean?

I was coughing all day yesterday, tickles in my throat then I start to concentrate heavily when I feel the cold air sensation return, its s**t! (excuse the language)

Before this cold sensation started I remember waking up in the middle of the night coughing! Every time I take a deep breath I cough like something crazy! I do believe it's in my lungs though! I took 2 ibuprofen yesterday and it did help a little! It's like I have inflammation in my nose throats and lungs if that makes any sense! I've done googled everything I could think of looking for answers! I'm getting so damn tired of getting the run around! I pray the lung dr can help me when I see him Thursday! 

Hi misty. My reflux is also unresponsive to PPIs. In my case it is caused by a large hiatus hernia squeezing my stomach. Only avoiding certain foods and sitting upright after meals brings relief. If you are trying to control excess mucous production by shallow breathing you'll get nowhere. The opposite is the answer. Plenty of aerobic exercise to open the lungs and strengthen the diaphragm. You could ask to attend group pulmonary rehabilitation courses run by the NHS. Supervised by specialist nurses. You will be taught simple fitness exercises and methods to clear mucous, and above all education on the various pulmonary problems. If you're an ex smoker it will be the top of your lungs that are most useless - so deeper breathing is needed to clear the gunk. Better out than in! The trick is to expel the mucous without hacking. Breathing out FULLY through the mouth and in through the nose 4 or5 times and then 'huffing' is a good method.

Having 3 conditions at once under the umbrella term of COPD makes it difficult to know what the problem is at any one time, but all three make mucous expulsion a must. I would suggest perhaps a regular herbal anti-inflammatory eg turmeric extract may help. My sympathy and empathy goes out to anyone with respiratory difficulty, everybody's a bit different and sometimes it seems no-one understands.

I AM The same  cough when i breathe in deep! And I have googled many hours too for answers, do you feel when you breathing in deep i feel my cold sensation actually feels like its blocking my throat so no further air can get in, its terrible today, I went shopping and was walking a fair bit and it starts again, so its enduced by walking?? I hate this, its my birthday and im so angry its back and choking me, makes me panic

There is a form of asthma known as exercise induced. Perhaps worth investigation. Trouble is you need to keep going! If you are storing up mucous you need to get it out. The choking feeling describes asthma perfectly. Asthma causes constriction of the airways as the muscles contract. Stop and breathe out FULLY then in through the nose a few times until you get relief. The panic is completely natural ; who doesn't panic when they can't breathe? The breathing exercise above will help stop the panic too, as it breaks the circle of adrenaline production caused by the breathlessness. You may benefit from a daily dose of St. John's Wort. Helps with mild anxiety. Check with your doctor of course, it may not mix with other meds. The best is cough up then keep exercising, don't give up. Then you feel improved and more confident next time. Happy birthday kay, and many of them :-)

Thank you it seems I've tried everything and nothing is helping me!!

Happy Birthday Kay! The only time I don't feel the cold sensation is when I'm asleep and the first hour I'm up! But I've noticed today for some reason I've sneezed about 10 times and it's made it worse! So I'm wondering if that dr could be right that it could b a nerve in my nose triggering all this s**t! If the lung dr don't tell me something thurs morning I'm gonna scream! Try to enjoy your birthday! I'll let you know what the dr says thurs morning!!

Thanks Phil much appreciated

Hi

Thank you for the birthday wishes, had a bad day yesterday - cold sensation and coughing with a tickle every time I breathe in and the constricted wheeze again in my throat, s**t times! 

Hi Misty

How do your appointment go today?

I'm so mad I went to my appt at 8:45 at 10:00 I was still waiting the nurse said he had an emergency surgery! I worked 12 hrs last night so I was sleepy and ill so at 10:30 I told the nurse I couldn't wait any longer I worked 12 hrs and have to work 12 hrs tonight so I had to reschedule 😡 Til October  31st! I've got an appt with my ent dr Monday I'm gonna tell him to schedule me a Ct on my nose and throat idc if I have to pay for it! My throats feels like it's on fire! I'm starting to feel sick from this I know something is wrong! These damn drs act like we are stupid we know when something is not right! I'm so drained mentally and physically I don't know if me worrying about this is causing me to be sick or what but I can't keep going through this I just wanna 😢

Ho Misty I hope you have more luck on Monday best wishes  and there’s a lot of us following you so please let us know the outcome good luck for Monday 

Thank you so much!! I'm praying I will find some answers!!

Hi Misty

So sorry to hear this - I have been waiting 13 weeks for my Respiratory appointment so you are lucky to have it rescheduled so quickly!

I have suffered yesterday, tight throat, wheeze, ice cold blocking air feeling when breathing, hideous to the point I want to rip my throat out!

I know where you are coming from, I know something is not right with my lungs or throat and I might just make an appointment with ENT myself privately to investigate further, let us know what the ENT say today?

I'm sorry you have to wait that long for your appt! I just don't understand why a dr can't figure out what's going on with us! When I breath it doesn't hurt only the cold or burning sensation! I do notice that when I take ibuprofen it eases it up some that's the only thing that helps! It's kinda like my lungs or nose is inflamed if that makes since! If I suck on ice or a popsicle it helps a little! I've noticed that this feeling is moving up to the roof of my mouth! It almost feels like my mouth is deteorating I hope not but it's raw! I smoke and I know I need to stop! That's great you stopped smoking! I was reading one of the comments that said maybe it's a viral infection, well if it is how do they check for that? I'm grasping at every straw I can to figure this out! I just wanna feel back to normal again! This has really brought me down!

Dont take acid reflux meds. I tried 3 different one and all they did was get me sick. I've been seeing my lung Dr and nothing is helping. Now I have acid reflux and what helped bug time is 2tbs of Bragg Apple cider vinegar. You can find it at Wal-Mart or any grocery storr

See the message I sent kay. Im Not sure how to make message for everyone. I got an oil that cut the cold feeling out the first time I burned it. I swear I feel like its god sent

@misty_30105 did you ever get answers??? dealing with the same exact thing