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Breathing difficulty
Breathing difficulty can be caused by problems anywhere within the airways, from the bottom of the lungs to problems at the nose and mouth.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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Am really happy to add you as a doctorand i want to tell you my story of my breathing difficulty. My name is Mohammed Lamine .I am 21 years old of age?
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What conditions involve chest tighness and breathing difficulty?
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what symphoms are normal 3 months after quiting smoking. Still have dry cough and breathing difficulty?
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I have been having tightness in my chest for the last five weeks. It has been causing breathing difficulties? What are some possible causes?
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Can one still have breathing difficulties in mild Guillian Barre Syndrome, if the back muscles are involved? Will the pain in back ever go away?
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Many mornings waking up with headache caused by post nasal (oxymetazoline) dropping and breathing difficulties. Any solution? Very kind of u. Lots of thanks
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A 28-year old male asked:
Hi I am 28 yr old male and I just quit a mild smoking habit 3 cigs a day for 7 years Its been a month and I have had problems ranging from breathing difficulty to cough producing mucus in the mornings and more recently upper back pains on the right side I
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I'm at my 6 week pregrancy and I'm experiencing breathing difficulty and started snoring (I never snored before) I had a high BMI before pragrancy ?
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Sudden severe back ache ,burping and breathing difficulty are symptoms of??
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have breathing difficulty since completing nose job surgery many years ago ?
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How do I know if breathing difficulty means having a heart problem or respiratory problem?
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