Breathing Problems

When you're short of breath, it's hard or uncomfortable for you to take in the oxygen your body needs. You may feel as if you're not getting enough air. Sometimes mild breathing problems are from a stuffy nose or hard exercise. But shortness of breath can also be a sign of a serious disease.

Many conditions can make you feel short of breath. Lung conditions such as asthma, emphysema or pneumonia cause breathing difficulties. Heart disease can make you feel breathless if your heart cannot pump enough blood to supply oxygen to your body. Stress caused by anxiety can also make it hard for you to breathe. If you often have trouble breathing, it is important to find out the cause.

External Resources

Buteyko Method - The training video teaches a healthy, drug-free way to manage asthma symptoms, bronchitis, emphysema and other breathing problems.

Breathe with Eez - Product relieves breathing problems and snoring naturally without medications.

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Victoria Ward - Includes a research laboratory in sleep apnoea, and investigates breathing problems in people with neuromuscular disorders.

Your Gums - Periodontal website which provides a dental resource for everyone interested in living lives without gum disease, heart disease, bad breath, TMJ, and jaw problems.

Henry A. Milczuk, MD, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Oregon Health Sciences University - Includes information on pediatric otolaryngology, cleft lip and palate, airway and breathing problems, pediatric ear infections, pediatric sleep problems, and pediatric neck mass. (Portland, Oregon)

A Breathing Problem : A Breathing Solution - Robert Geddes BA Cert Ed., is a Buteyko practitioner working in the UK.

Catching Our Breath: A Journal About Change for Women who Smoke - Written by women for women; explores some of the problems women must overcome to quit smoking, or to reduce the amount they smoke. Also explores why women smoke as well as ways to cope and relax without smoking.

Personal Hygiene Chapter of the Crazy Colour Etiquette Handbook - Will help you with personal hygiene problems such as bad breath and body odour and provides advice on how to tell co-workers they have a problem.

The Payback - Anonymously inform friends or coworkers of their bad breath, body odor, or other problems in a tactful manner.

Fresh Breath Clinic - A clinic dedicated to the treatment of halitosis, dry mouth, and other bad breath problems.

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