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I have had this problem for so long and finally had some relief from my daughter who is a biologist. I too have had every test known to mankind, been hospitalized and the only findings was that my CO2 levels were off. My daughter explained the complex process of oxygen and co2 process our body goes through and I must admit it was all too technical for me. However, one thing caught my attention and it was what she said about how our blood circulated through our body and said mom it sounds like something circulatory is going on.  I actually recall one random doctor one time had referenced something about circulation issues. I called my friend who is experienced in natural alternatives and she said try cyan pepper pills and I kid you not I was 90% better in a few hours.  I strongly recommend you go to your doc to explore this as a possible cause and get on meds...I know I am now since I've seen such significant improvement with a simple supplement. I'm not telling you all to do what I did with the pepper pills but what I am saying is this might be a clue to what is happening to us all. I struggled for a week straight and I felt like I was losing my mind and within hours my suffering was pretty much over. Pepper pills are harsh and tough to take so I say go see your doctor like I am to see if there is meds to improve circulation. Maybe its a coincidence I don't know but I'm so happy I feel good.  Good luck my fellow sufferers. Lisa
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Avatar_m_tn
Predisone is an anti imflamatory and is given not only for joint paint but also to people with asthma and COPD to stop the inflamation (inflammation) in the lungs that can cause shortness of breath
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You can have a blood test done to rule out infection and other health issues its called a Complete Blood Count Or a Full Blood Count.
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I cant understand why they only did ecg for your heart when you mention difficulty breathing along with chest pain todays medical care is frightening it seems no one cares about health and well being they just care about the money to be made. You can go for several lung function test to rule out lung disease the most inportant one is a spirometry test
PEAK FLOW –
SPIROMERTY –
BLOOD PRESSURE –
PULSE RATE –
PULSE OXIMETRY –
CHOLESTEROL – 4.01 –
SUGAR – 4.6 –
CHEST XRAY – X3 –
SPUTUM TEST –
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT CBC –
NITRIC OXIDE TEST FOR ASTHMA
LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY
ECG- ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENT
CT CHEST SCAN
CHEST RADIOAGRAPHY
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I know xctly how you feel i have had shortness of breath and yawning and gasping for air for the last 6 months and have had several test done but they did come back with slight concerns yet the doctors choose to overlook it and blame it on anxiety. I told them they are fools because anyone that cant breath properly will ofcourse be anxious but dont blame it on anxiety find the real cause
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I'm 16 years old, and have this same problem, too. This problem hasn't been here long, but sometimes, I get shortness of breath sometimes to almost everyday, on and off, and I yawn to try to get some extra air in, but when that doesn't work, I get SO mad. I do have moderate to severe anxiety, and didn't have this when I was on anxiety medicine, so maybe it IS this anxiety doing this to me. But then, sometimes I worry, what if it's cancer, or what if it's anything serious?! And I freak out even more about it. And it causes me dizziness and light-headedness. And this makes me worry even more than the usual irrational fears everyday. I just....I don't know.
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This thread has been very helpful. My symptoms are similar to all on this thread but my problem started when I exposed my lungs to household bleach for an extended period of time. It has been a month since the exposure but I just keep getting worse. It hurts when I breathe. I have severe pain on and off in my sternum. I may have damaged my esophagus too since Pepto Bismol provides a little relief to the sternum pain. My biggest problem is that I seem to have now developed allergies to Everything! I can't go into my own home for more than a few minutes without my lungs and throat becoming enflamed.  My house is dusty and I may have mold.  Maybe this is what I am allergic to.  I had my house professionally cleaned but the chemicals they used (no bleach) made me even sicker. I plan on having my home tested for mold and having it removed if that is the issue.  I also have 2 dogs and a cat who are like my children and being away from them is awful.
I have been to the ER twice and had a chest X-Ray ax well as gone to a pulmpnologist and had a PFT done.  Had an EKG and an Echo. All results came back normal???
Any input regarding long term lung damage, allergies and Drs will no answers is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
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You need to clear the toxins from the lungs, and let more oxygen into the lungs.This breathing technique will help you do that. Also take one teaspoon turmeric powder with hot water, twice a day.Let me know your progress, and then I will suggest more techniques.
Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after one minute.
Kapalbhati pranayam -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day. Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
October 3, 2011
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Dear Hava,
I stumbled upon this message board last year when I was struggling with the same shortness of breath and yawning issues described by others here, and was feeling crazy/desperate.  As I read, I was struck by the patience in your responses...and how committed you were - calmly repeating the same information time and again.

So, even though I was SURE my issue couldn't be mere panic attacks/stress related (could it?), I decided to try the breathing you outlined.  I am thrilled to report that it worked - completely - and in just weeks.  I never did any beyond the kapalbhati and anulom vilom - but after referring a friend to this thread earlier today, I will resume them and add the rest as you recommend.  

I had bad asthma as a kid, and I believe it "conditioned" my brain to respond in a particular way - so that even when I wasn't really having an asthma attack, my body/brain thought it was.  Turns out I am allergic to something that blooms seasonally, but my brain sort of blew it out of proportion and responded with a physical panic that was virtually unwarranted.  I add this information because I was having trouble figuring out what would be making me have a panic attack, since I was not upset emotionally.   Not sure this will make sense to you, but welcome feedback.

Thanks again for your help.  You are helping people - whether they reply or not!
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Your feedback is very helpful to a lot of people, who are trying to find a solution, and a lot of whom never post on the forum.
Yes it is the brain, sending the same message, and make you feel worse.
The pranayam (with extra oxygen)  calms the brain, and helps to take a fresh approach to the problem. Also with pranayam, your immune system is boosted, and so the symptoms come down gradually.
You have experienced the benefit, and are already on Level 2, analysing the good feeling you are getting with pranayam. You will continue to feel several more side benefits, and will help others with enthusiasm.
The small print - pranayam should be continued for life to stay healthy.
October 6 ,2011
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When I experience this, I resist yawning! Yawning makes it worse!! Just go find a comfortable place to sit and breathe slowly. Or even hold your breath. It feels like u can't breathe but your blood may have too much oxygen in it! You might be hyperventilating! Also drink some juice or eat a piece of hard candy. Like kmhanson said, get your mind off of it! Get engrossed in something! It can be a combination of anxiety, pain, acid reflux, low blood sugar, breathing too much/ panicking, etc. BUT RESIST YAWNING!! It makes it worse!
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I am 39 years old female and I have been having these exact problems since I know myself. My parents constantly took me to doctors but like everyone else I have had many tests nothing said for sure. When I am not stressed it seems I don't have the symptoms as bad but as a person I am very stressed I guess I am born that way so this kinda explains why I have these symptoms since childhood. I am always searching if I could find anybody to help me bc I am really tired of it. As I am writing this  comment I am breathing so deeply and want to yawn constantly. My son who is 3 seems to do it as he sees me doing it that worries me so much because I think he feels my struggle and then he is stressed too . Anyways please keep posting whatever seems to help to this problem.
Thank you
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Thank you everyone for sharing your comments. I too have a story. I am 27 and I have been dealing with the "not being able to breath" for about 8 years now. When I was younger, I always had a positive mind about things. At some point in my life I began to worry more. The constant worry also brought me to the hospital many times! I too had an EKG, heart checks, doctor visits...everything ALWAYS came back fine. I didn't know what was causing this type of stress. The only thing I could come up with was breaking up with my boyfriend a year before and drinking more and more. I stopped drinking and the breathing problems started again! I had anxiety, shortness of breath, problems eating because I couldn't breath. I would get so panicked that I wanted to call 911. The only thing that calmed me down was to clear my mind and try to think about nothing. The more I thought about my breathing I would panic more. Through out life of having this disorder, I have learned to distract myself. If I don't even notice or worry or think about things or my breathing, I tend to do fine. I have a major problem with "past experiences" that cause this breathing problem. For example, I went to a restaurant with my family and I all of a sudden had this dizzy passing out feeling. Out of the blue! Nothing was stressing me out. From that point on, I would always have that feeling in restaurants. More so when I would think about it. I think that if we slow down a bit and stop focusing on tiny details like breathing we will be fine. It seems that, like me, most people on here, once distracted seem to not have the breathing problem. As beings of the Earth we are not rooted in the fast pace environment that has become our world. Humans tend to adapt to their environment and most do...but, there are things that are not natural. I believe subconsciously things affect us that could bring on a more focused attention to...yes, anxiety in our life, fast pace living and depression. Meditation helps, not worrying about dying helps, not focusing on how we breath helps, not stressing about life helps. Slowing down a bit in life in general helps. The breathing technique helps. (closing one nostril at a time and breathing in for 4 seconds...then switching to the other nostril) why, because its taking our mind off of things. Drinking helps for me ( I am not telling anyone that drinking is the answer) but it tends to take my mind off of stress, thus levitating my breathing problems. Hope my "peanut gallery" helped. Just know that I am an experienced breathing problem....actually writing this has helped me..My mind is distracted...
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I'm a 46 year old female and I'm scared to death! I had open heart in June of 09. I worked in healthcare so they required us to take a flu vaccine if we could. I called my heart suregon and he told me that it would be fine because it had been over a year since my surgery for me to do the H1N1 mist. Within 10 mins I was having a reaction almost went in to anifalitic shock and almost died! Curious to know is any of you have taken the H1N1? My breathing issues started in May of this year it was like I couldn't get a yawn out and was short of breath. I had started a new med and thought that could be it but it wasn't. When the middle of June got here I was hurting down my arm, SOB, and chest pressure so, I went to the ER. They kept me and scheduled me foe a heart cath thank God it was not my heart! My doctor told me that it was anxiety. I didn't seem to have anymore symptoms so we we on vacation and still no issues. July comes around and they are back and worse this time! I had Neck surgery in Feb. of this year and it strains my neck and shoulder muscles SO BAD that I can't hardly stand it! Please if anyone has any answers of ideas for me please share them. Thank you! Vickie
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I am 29 years old and started having the same symptoms about a year ago. yawning, shotness of breath, constant belching...I went to the doctor and he told me it was stress. I started on Zanax and done! No more of these crazy symptoms. It relaxes you and clears your mind so that you don't even think about having SOB. And remember, you can have anxiety sometimes and not even know it, until these symptoms arise and we automatically think the worse. I def. reccomend seeing someone to prescribe meds for anxiety!
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Im 12 and this breathing problem happened this summer and its still happening and the doctors tested me everything and everything seems fine but now they are treating me for acid reflex it seems to help alot but not  fullly.
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I am 21 years old and I have been struggling with this for a few years now, I have noticed that I only have SOB straining while I yawn when I am stressed out or anxious, When I play a video game and keep myself distracted it never happens, but when i'm trying to read or do homework It happens like crazy and I literally cannot stay focused to save my life, it's seriously one of thee most annoying things I've had to deal with next to having a floater in my left eye, My best advice would be to try and build cardio to build your lung capacity, I used to be in amazing shape, could run a 7 min mile and was very fit, I don't remember ever having this problem, now i'm out of shape, can barely run 5 mins without getting exhausted and am having SOB like crazy, I hope theres a cure to this :*(, It seriously makes my ADHD 10000x worse :*(
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To all looking for answers - already posted the solution in this forum. Look at my earlier posts and see how  Itsokimok has already benefited. It is about expelling the old air from your lungs and let oxygen get in.
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I was having the same SOB, chest pain, fatigue...generally just a feeling of not being able to get a breath in.  I had a PFT test (came back fine), went to an allergy doctor who ruled out asthma (because I was not having problems exhaling, I was only having problems on inhalation and my lungs were clear as a bell/no cough).  My simple answer was GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease), heartburn.  The ironic part was I didn't get any "burn".  So, simply put I had heartburn, with NO burn.  I would get the other symptoms (chest pain, difficulty swallowing and shortness of breath).  I was put on dexilant which worked awesome, but my insurance company will not pay for it anymore due to the expense.  I had to switch to Protonix which seems to be working just as good..  My doctor told me the OTC heart burn meds were not strong enough to take care of this and a stronger Rx was required.  After just 5 days on this medicine, I'm as good as gold. NO symptoms left :)  Might be worth checking into for some people, I would of never thought in a million years I had heartburn...but like I said ALL my symptoms are now gone.
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Ive had these same ongoing symptoms since I was ten. I was given an inhaler, it wouldn't help, and the SOB would go away. It wasnt until I went to a new doctor while I was in college that I was told it was likely anxiety, which seems to make a lot of sense when I look back at times when I experienced the symptoms. The doc told me that an inhaler is a stimulant and will make SOb tht is not asthma related worse!!
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So glad I found this thread. I am 53 and have had the yawning problem since about halfway through college. I believe it is absolutely stress-related: just because you don't think you're stressed doesn't mean your body shares your illusion. It is exacerbated by anything that makes you nervous or amps you up, like caffeine, and by acid reflux and things that cause acid reflux: nicotine, smoking, caffeine again, alochol, carbonated beverages, foods that are spicy and fatty (like pepperoni). Some people report that eliminating sugar and refined carbs, especially wheat, helps. I've had the problem long before I ever had any acid reflux problems, though (and some people think the yawning thing actually can cause acid reflux--chicken or egg?).

What to do:
1) Try Hava's breathing techniques (March 18 2010 post). Seriously.
2) Don't smoke. Why would anyone smoke? It's ridiculous. OK, I smoke, but am down to 4/day this week, quit date December 15 wishes me luck.
3) Take up yoga. It'll help you in a gazillion different ways. I think it's best to practice with an instructor, but doing it in front of the TV with a yoga DVD works too. At very least, do some stretching every day.
4) Be more active. Exercise every day, even if it's just walking a mile (a good start but if that's all you can do, see if you can work up), throwing a ball around, vaccuming, or dancing in your living room.
5) Like yourself better. Appreciate yourself more. If you need some inspiration, commit a random act of kindness to an unsuspecting individual (I sometimes anonymously pick up dog poop on people's yards--but occasionally someone will burst out of the house and exclaim, which is also good).
6) Try to spend time each day with somone you like and trust, and/or listen to a radio station that makes you laugh (if that's NPR, your problems are worse than I feared...)
7) If you haven't already, tell your doctor about it. If you're like me, and many posting here, you'll occasionally be sure you're dying. Get relevant tests and you won't worry as much
8) Take lorazepam or similar drug when you think you need it (but if you think you need it more than a couple of times a week, this is probably not a great solution for you.
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Hello, I am a 24 year old Male.  I finally decided to research his condition after suffering from it for about a year or 2 now. And I an so comforted to read some of your experiences and stories.  I sometimes feel like when i try to get a full breath normally that i only get about 75% of what I should, so I cause myself to yawn to try to "suck-in" that last 25%.  Sometimes(maybe 1 out of 50) I will actually get that full satisfying breath from yawning but for the most part it just makes me worry more because I am now focusing on tryin to get that full breath, but cant.  Alot of time the SOB is acompanied with a burp, and it may be gross to some people but like w/ the yawning, burping actually does seem to help out sometimes.     I was diagnosed with asthma when I was young, and have experienced Chronic Bronchitis several time bnut this condition is differant because it is just about all the time for me.  I do worry about my health a lot because i feel that I constantly have throat and lung problems.  I also get the feeling sometimes that there is something stuck in my throat, but when I go to cough it out nothing will come out.  I have a hard time breathing through my nose on a day to day basis, mostly because I used alot of drugs when I was younger and snorting them did irriversable damage I think.  I am however clean now and have been for almost 3 years now, but this SOB thing is driving me nuts.  I read on here that some people have changed their diets and it helped bc the sob was bc of acid re-flux.  Im pretty sure that is what I am experiencing because I always feel acid coming up in my throat and am not currently treating it daily.  I usually jus eat a tums or something to temp. relieve the symptoms.  I think the SOB may also be from stress for me too because not being able to feel like I am breathing right can cause me anxiety.  I also have put on a bit of weight over the last year or so and that sometimes causes me to worry or even feel some depression.    wow i know i just rambled on for a while there but i really want to thank all of you out there who took the time to discuss this condition. I know longer feel alone, thanks :D
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i have the same thing as a matter fact im going thru it right now and i jus took a apralozam but its only .25mg lmao it barely does anything  but it is anxiety ...ANXIETY!!!!!! sux...i get palpitations, trouble breathing, left arm and left leg numbness, i always think its my heart or sleep apnea or some serious condition but everything comes out fine i get high blood pressure as well my heart beats faster then normal and i dont know why this all began but it has and some people are able to cope with these kind of things better then others and trust me i have tons of more symptoms as well so cheer up and try your best, also look up (panic disorder or g.a.d) they come and go whenever they please wether your anxious or not oh and by the way i can all of a sudden breathe finally, soooo good luck try eatn healthy drink a lot of water and fruits and sleep right believe it a not your pillolw can actually be a cause as well so dont sleep too little nor too much and relax ;) take it from some one who is going thru these symptoms as we speak and somone who goes to a cardiologist AND sees a therapist but at the same time if u feel like u need to see a doc then by all means do w.e u feel is right
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heyy I have the exact same problems as you and i wanted to know what you found out about it? if anything? thank you!
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Hey I have the same symptoms but i dont smoke a little weed now and then but ive quit that. have you found anything out about what it is
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While standing in a company meeting about 5 days ago I suddenly noticed that I had to yawn constantly to catch that one breath. I started yawning almost continuously for that one breath (which use to "happen" once in about 4-5 time). I was going crazy with it throughout the day. Next day I went to an Allergist and has my Pulmonary test done (slightly less than average). Doctor did some allergy test as well and said I had Asthma (and an allergy to Dust mites). I was given an Inhaler (Albuterol Sulfate) and a slow-release version (Advair Diskus 100/50).

However, I also noticed that I didn't had any problem during sleep (never woke up for breathe, etc). Felt like whenever I was preoccupied with something else, my breathing would be Ok, but as soon as I am little free - I will gasp for breathe, and start yawning to catch that "Single breath"

The problem was that Inhaler didn't soothe me a single bit. If it was Asthma and my pulmonary tract was blocked, then Inhaler should work instantly and relieve me. I went through same symptom for about 2 more days, and was going really crazy. I started researching on net, and came across this post, read them all, and started trying the exercise suggested by few (Buteyko method)  - And it worked like a MIRACLE!! BELIEVE ME - I was miserable for 5 days (and every second seem like hell), but when I tried the breathing exercise, it helped me like crazy!!

The basic hypothesis is - You are feeling short of breath NOT because you cannot breathe (you actually can), but because you are breathing too fast (and too much). This leads to lack of CO2 in blood (yes CO2 is important for delivery of oxygen to blood), which leads to blood cell being starved for oxygen, and thus we breathe even faster and thus exhale even more CO2 - a VISCIOUS CYCLE. You MUST break it. Increasing your "Control Pause" time is an ideal way for this (please google for these terms: "Buteyko method" and "Control pause" - you will find enough resources to help you get started). The idea is to breathe less (both in quantity and frequency), exhale out and then hold for some time before going again (and do not breathe too much next time either). All breathing exercises mentioned in this post will help you (including hava's pranayam technique, etc).
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i have been having shortness of breath and constantly yawning since last year september. this has been a daily occurrence. did ct scan chest exray md cant find anything. went to a pulmonologist yesterday, did pulmonary function test they said i have small airway obstruction usually seen with asthma i was given beclomethasone oral inhaler and it does seemto help.
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I agree that its chronic hyperventilation ,because this is the second time that i had the shortness of breath with alot of yawing , and it happens after a hypertension attack and last for a few weeks the last time the docter gave me anxiety pills and it helped , now im taking allergy pill because the anti histamine helps bring your breathing back to normal and calms you down so you wont overbreath even to those who are now aware their doing it
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Hava,
        I am sitting here gasping for air reading the posts.I have had a breathless problem for two months now with an occasional pain in my right side.Making myself burp also makes me feel better. I undertake yoga once a week & i do feel better after a session,i also have no discomfort lying down or at night when sleeping.While reading through the posts i was doing the alternate nostril breathing & i am instanly feeling better. I iwll continue & get back to you.
Thnak you Hava
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i am a 24 year old male i have not been dealing with sob all my life or for years or nything i do remember as a kid taking these breaths every now n again but never several times a day saturday i busted my a** n the heat all day felt fine until i came home then all of the sudden feel the sob and start doing the yawning and everything as well i finally get it to subside after a couple hours and get to sleep only to wake up the next morning feeling fine for about an hour or two and then it was back so i decided to go to the er where they ran ct scan of my brain chest xrays and blood and urine tests the only thing they could find for sure was an arythmia in my heart and referred me to a cardiologist which i cant get in to see for a couple weeks the er dr suggested anxiety and prescribed me some very low dose xanax which helps me not flip out so bad about it but it doesnt take it away i continue to do so it now day 3 of this feeling and i just tried the breathing nostrils technique recommended above and almost immediately they did start to help but comes back after i quit  i am unsure what the deal is but i can definetily say feeling like this definetily does not help the anxiety levels glad im not the only person to experience this what baffled me the most when i was hooked to the monitor my o2 levels where fine so i guess im actually not losing air and am getting enough it just doesnt feel right idk been flippin out about it tho i want answers hopefully this heart dr can tell me more
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I am a 27 year old female and have the same SOB symptoms. Always trying to yawn to get a deep breath. It started in October 2009 and lasted for a couple of weeks. But that time I was very stressed, going through a bad breakup. Then 2 years later it happened again only this time I wasn't depressed I was in a middle of having a Thanksgiving dinner with my family. Same symptoms just SOB, lasted for a couple of weeks again, then went away for 5 months and now came back again. Now I am scared since I have no idea what it is, and I have been to so many different doctors. They don't know either. First time they gave me asthma inhalers, I was using them daily and no effect. Second time I went to ER they gave me meds for GERD and I took them but they made me nauseous  so I stoped taking them. Now I went to check my heart, everything was good so  the doc said it was anxiety. But I am not stressed nor depressed. I went to check my lungs had the breathing test and x ray and oxygen tested, x ray was good, oxygen was good, breathing test was ok that's what the doc said but it could be better. But I was really SOB while doing the test. So she gave me inhalers again. Used them no change at all. Now next week I am going to check my stomach and then will get a CT scan of my lungs. Those are the only tests I didn't do. So hopefully whatever it is , We will all find the reason and get it treated and live very long healthy lifes. Wishing everyone Health and Love  
P.S. I'll keep you posted after my tests.
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I am 46 years old and from May to end of July I too have SOB. Had allergy tests done, chest x-rays, beathing tests. I quit smoking 15 years ago because I thought it was causing my SOB. Nope, still get every year except last year. Didn't have one episode last spring. This year it started up again, so I thought the saline spray I was using last year was the cure. I started using it again and the SOB went away for a week, but has now come back again. This is very frustrating, but I now it will disappear in 6 weeks. I just wish I could figure out why.
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Here is your ANSWER ANSWER ANSWER ANSWER:

I really should have come back to this chat forum earlier since it helped me so much..... I have had this problem off and on for 10 years.  Would only last days or sometimes weeks and go away of its on accord.  But in Oct 2011 it started up again and never went away.  Even now I battle a bit at times but Im SO MUCH BETTER.

To get to the point,  whats gonna help you all is this.  BUTEYKO.
I found a site that told me how to do it, FREE with worksheets. Unfortunately I cannot find it anymore.  But here's another with a bit of INFO  
http://www.normalbreathing.com/learn.php
And the reason I know Buteyko works is because I can almost guarantee every one of you has chronic hyperventilation syndrome.  For more info on this  a site is
http://www.curehyperventilation.com/hyperventilation

Now you can google both BUTEYKO and Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome to see what you find.

Just please take my word for it.  I was real bad 6 months ago.  Ended up on antidepressants and to be honest I wanted to die because I felt like I constantly couldn't breath.  I got all the tests done, all normal. Went on asthma medication but it barely helped.  Ended up having the most horrible panic attacks.  Even looking at my beautiful children couldn't pull me out of the slump i was in because I COULDN"T BREATHE like you all.  The thing is, the longer you leave it, the worse it gets (unless you accidentally start holding ya breath and breathing less, in which case it will eventually come right.  This is what i was doing all the other times).
I can tell you,  doing the BUTEYKO exercises, you will feel better in less than a week.  Its not easy but at least it's an answer.  Depending on how bad you are ( how much ya co2 and oxygen levels are out of whack) you could be 'fixed' within a week, 2 weeks, a month.  
I still fight the urge to breathe deep, after all I've been breathing this way for 10 years +.  But at least I know what to do now.
Also follow HAVA'S advice (on this forum, thankyou hava) and do the pranyama stuff, or alternate nostril breathing if you will. Its very hard to overbreathe when you are only breathing through one nostril.
I wish you all the best of luck.  I was in the worst way I have been in all my life when going through this.  I hope that some of you listen and try this.  I KNOW it will help.  I had to figure it out by myself, doctors didn't help much, trips to the ER, and counselling.... no good.  I also recommend if you are going through anxiety or panic attacks (this breathing problem took me down that road) take a look at the LINDEN METHOD. Its awesome!!  Feel free to ask me anything. =)  Take care
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hey lorisnails I was wondering if, after some years, are you still having those problems? I have the same thing and it started 9 months ago. I'm a 23 year old male, and I also tried an asthma pump (did nothing), anti acid pills (did nothing), chest x-ray and echocardiogram are fine. I have to say that it started on the day after I smoked 2 cigarrettes in a row and started some diet pills. I stopped the pills since then and have been without smoking for periods of 2 months and it's the same or worse. Thanks
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Can u relate the hyperventilation with the fact it gets worse after we eat? And with the fact that when I wake up I feel as a NORMAL person, breathing in and out and taking as many deep breaths as I want?
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Hi,
I wonder if this case is more serious than we think but medicine has not identified it yet.  Does anyone know if this could be a mild symptoms of mild idiopathic pulmonary embolism which dissolves spontaneously hence the episodic nature.  Between 5 and 20 percent of people have a thrombophilic condition due to factor V Leiden mutation.  I wonder if anyone knows if people diagnosed with hyperventilation syndrome (or misdiagnosed) have been followed up for a long term to see if their PE rate or death from PE rate increased with age?  Or have these people ever been put on blood thinners to assess effect on the symptoms?
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Hi everyone, I know these are old posts, but I wanted to respond because I am having the same issues with my breathing. I have had this since I was about 17 yrs. old. I have also been diagnosed with different things just like you. It is so darn annoying to try to catch a breath that it gets to be frustrating and then I do get anxiety from not being able to breath. I am going to the doctor Aug. 16th for a stress test and x-ray, so we will see what they say. If you smoke everything is blamed on that. I know it's probably the biggest problem, but I also know people with this that has never smoked. I hope we can find some help. If anyone out there finds out what this is and recovers let me know. Thanks Chris  
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I have had these problems as a small child. My parents took me to the hospital and had x-rays and breathing test done. They could not find anything wrong with my lungs. I have noticed that my triggers normally happen after eating or drinking ANYTHING for any sort of stadium, like football games, soccer games, concerts or if I drink from a waxed paper cup from a fast food chain. Most drinks at concerts come from the wax paper cups but I have learned to stay away them so I would drink bottled water instead. This past week I ate a chicken strip basket and had a beer and noticed only minutes after eating the chicken strip basket my problems started. The actual basket was one of those paper kind and it had a piece of paper the chicken laid in. I have looked into this several times and the only think I have found is that most wax paper cups and plates have formaldehyde in them. Maybe I have a severe allergic reaction to formaldehyde?
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Sorry my late reply.  We use more oxygen when we eat, it aids digestion.  So I went through a couple of months where i barely ate a thing, lost ALOT of weight, because I couldnt eat as I struggled to breathe.  I did find it was worse with carbohydrates and caffeine. Once I started Buteyko I was afraid to neat, but over time as I got "better", I noticed I wasn't struggling to breathe when I eat so much, and eventually not at all.  And I would be good alot of mornings too, I think because my breathing patterns would normalise in the night.  Then in the day, when I felt short of breath, I'd deep breathe (or try to) and start the vicious cycle all over again.  I went through nearly every symptom mentioned in this forum (I read every single one) and I also thought it had to be something more.  But in the end it was Chronic Hyperventilation triggered by Anxiety (evenly though outwardly you wouldn't have thought I was an anxious stressed person).  
I wouldn't have accepted this self diagnosis if I hadn't experienced swuch quick results in doing Buteyko and reading the Linden Method (to get the root of the anxiety problem i didn't believe I had lol).

I hate to see people suffering, I know exactly how you all feel. I hope that this helps and you all get better .

P.S  I still have bad days now, but I know what to do about it, and every time it works =)
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I had many of the same symptoms as everyone else.  I started using Dexilant last year and it has worked like magic.  I was having heartburn without the burn.  Symptoms were SOB, feeling like I couldn't get a full breath in.  Exhaling was fine, just on the inhale.  Allergy test, chest X-Rays, PFT test....all that came back fine.  I ended up getting an Rx for Dexilant (1 pill in the morning when you get up) and within 5 days I was fine.  It's been almost 8 months symptom free for me.  Worth a try for others..
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I had the same symptoms, I tried a combination of Benadryl & bronchial dilator, it goes away.  Ongoing I am taking herbal lung support and allergy homeopathic remedies.
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I've had allergies for years but I do not take the shots anymore ever since I quit taking them I've been using an inhaler and that's been going on 20 years I have a hard time breathing everyday....the inhaler is the only thing that helps but doesn't work all the time for instance last night I hit that thing about 7 times....and yes I'm also allergic to cats  
and I have 6 of them so I guess I'm a ******* but they been with me forever the problem also occurs when I'm not at home I work out also and
sometimes it happens at the gym ...a Doctor did
tell me 1 time that I have hyper bronchial tubes I
don't know probably a combination of things
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and also after I eat many times I feel very bloated and the breathing gets worse
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bloating is probably caused by candida. it ferments glucose and that creates gasses. try eating a zero-carb meal and see if there's bloating and breathing issues after that. no carbohydrates = nothing to ferment = no bloating (or at least it will be minimal until the stomach heals itself).

but the main culprit behind the breathing/yawning issues is probably gluten intolerance.
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I have this too and it makes going to school or simply hanging out with friends difficult. I always feel like I need to take a deep breath by inhaling with my mouth. I had this on and off since I was 10 but now I'm 18. This feeling also makes me dry nervous because I feel like I am on the verge of dying or worse I feel like it will never go away and I cannot live like this! In the past this was more bearable and I could live my normal life, I also would go away for certain periods of time...
Now I been having this for about 3 weeks severely and I can't seem to get any relief. I try the breathing exercises and they sometimes make me feel worse or the same. I really want this to leave me alone. It makes me not want to eat because I feel extra nervous eating while having this for some reason. I pray everyday for it to go away already.  
I had a really bad panic attack 3 weeks ago before this vicious cycle started and I guess that's what really set it off. I was at the ER and then the general doctor and the blood tests, EKGs, urine tests all came out normal except I lack vitamin d. They said its all in my head (anxiety related) and to see a psychiatrist. Funny thing is I don't feel stressed- this is actually whats making me anxious.... Anyways the psychiatrist said its severe anxiety and put me on 10 mg lexapro and said to take lorazepam when needed. The breathing problems are still there! Idk what the hell this medication is doing.... Sometimes I feel loss of appetite but idk if its from the MEds or my breathing. Idk what to do anymore and some days I try to remain hopeful and just suffer through it but others I feel like my only way out would be dying. I love my life tho and I don't wanna die but it's hard to be happy when you constantly physically FEEL like your suffocating..... My mind is stubborn and it won't leave me alone. I just want to breathe like a normal person. Once I'm asleep after much effort due to this bs I usually sleep for hours so its not like I can't breathe right, right? Idk. Once I wake up however it starts back immediately. This is like being in hell. It's a vicious, scary, uncomfortable cycle and there is only so much a person can take. I have a hard time believing I'm healthy even though they said I was and that my lungs sounded very clear. Sorry for this long rant but you guys are the only ones that may understand me. Any tips and suggestions would be greatly appreciated...also I have been eating very healthy, steamed chicken and veggies, naked juice, no candy. I'm on a diet and hoping weight loss will help but I have had this at 10 when I wasn't overweight so I dunno. Its getting worse and idk what to do. I just want to live my life I'm only 18 and I feel like I'm a 95 year old with extremely bad health. If you read all of this thank you very much. Oh and I don't smoke drink or do any illegal drugs.
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Do any of you still have the same problem? Or have you found a cure? My husband had recently been going through the exact same thing & I'm worried.
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thank you for this!!!  I have had sob, chest tightness and allergic asthma issues but no one could figure out what was going on, kept hearing allergies, until I couldn't swallow, had to clear my throat all the time, was constantly hoarse, etc -- minor heartburn that I ignored and then went to see an ent that confirmed very minor silent reflux and told me to start protonix, appreciate your post, was very fit and now the sob has kept me from doing anything and have been miserable for years trying to resolve it all
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I've had the shortness of breath and yawning for over a year however I remember times from previous years when I had to constantly yawned for air but failed. For example I remember eating some cookie dough when I was 8 and my dad asked why I kept on yawning. I'm 13 years old, I maintain a healthy lifestyle which includes a-l-o-t of swimming, a bit of running and a healthy diet.
Lately I have also realised that I get even more short of breath pretty easily after I run for a second (to catch a bus for instance).. I have a tiny bit of OCD buts its nearly gone now but I don't think I have anxiety.  
I also get headaches very easily (in the past it was caused from dehydration but now I'm trying to drink a good amount of water a day and I still get alot of headaches). Thanks for your time!
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I`m actually having the same observation, it gets worse on a full stomach and it gets easier to breath when the eating is not excessive.
Otherwise, I`m having the same symptoms: SOB, yawning to get air in and feeling that i can`t fill up that last 25-30% of my lungs.
I am 31, female and my problems started during high-school, gradually worsening.
I know Chinese medicine says trouble with the lungs comes from too much sadness.. maybe it`s true, maybe laughter and joyfulness are the cure. Anyway, I will try the breading techniques indicated, even though I think my main setback is the fact that i have a constantly obstructed &runny nose
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