Troublr breathing/taking deep breaths.

[00Pika]

In the evening, I have difficulty breathing. Only in the evening, and without warning.

I'll simply be relaxing and watching teleivision, and I suddenly find it difficult to take full breaths. I'll begin to yawn constantly to try and get more oxygen, but sometimes I can't even yawn properly, and still don't get enough oxygen.

I had Asthma when I was a little girl, but it's been gone for years.

What could it be?

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Thanks for keeping me posted!
Breathing difficulty with wheezing is seen in asthma and allergic bronchitis. If you have been diagnosed with asthma in the past, inhalers will help you ease breathing by dilating your airways to allow more passage of air. At night you can raise the head end of your bed to 30 degrees by pillows. You can also take steam twice a day to loosen the mucus in your lungs.
Breathing problems without wheeze is also felt in obesity, GERD, anemia etc. Take up yoga, deep breathing exercise, walking and get investigated for the other mentioned possibilities.
Since it is more in evenings, it can be due to asthma, anemia or gastric reflux.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage.  I think you should discuss these possibilities with your doctor. It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. A comprehensive investigation is required keeping all the points in mind. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[hava]

Do this exercise twice a day to help with the breathing problem. The brain is not getting enough oxygen and trying to make you do things.Start today and come back to report your progress.
Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after one minute.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril  
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril  
then -keeping the left nostril closed  deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30  minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.