Hi,
This is my third question so far so thanks to all who have answered before...
My health problems continue and I just want a few more questions answered: 34yo Male, FEV1 108.1% FVC 103.5% FVCFEV1 86.44 DCLO 118.00 MMEF75/25 76, CT Normal, Bronchoscopy + Biopsy Normal, ECG Normal, CXR Normal, ex social smoker (less than a pack and a half a week) for 17yrs. Previous history of mild asthma, hospitalised once as a child..
Some questions:
1. I have a crackling in my throat, like very small bubbles of air breaking, this has been increasing in frequency over the last month and I have developed a bit of a rasp while talking, what could this be.
2. I'm finding I'm getting SOB in bed and cannot sleep lying down, its like I cannot exhale fully, very worrying!!
3. Finding I'm heating up at the same time I get feeling I cannot exhale fully, my hands, feet and legs are mainly affected.
4. Have a hacking dry cough ( 2 or 3 of them) in morning with little or no sputum.
5. Feelings throughout the day that I'm not exhaling fully...
Im on Singulair and a preventer (Becotide) steroid inhaler at present which do not seem to be controlling sympthoms. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing these sympthoms apart from stress....particularly the crackles.
Is it possible in air trapping the feel the air releasing in your throat?? At this stage I'm still concerned I have developed mild emphysema / small airways disease which is not showing on PFT or CT... Pulmo says all is clear and I need to see a shrink...
Rgds,
C.