Breathing Difficulty

BREATHING DIFFICULTY

Dyspnea or shortness of breath is a condition when it becomes difficult to get oxygen in the lungs and is very uncomfortable. It might extend for several weeks or might be experienced for a short period of time too.

Causes of Shortness of Breath

1.     Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, lung cancer, or COVID-19 which are lung conditions

2.     Intense exercise

3.     Sudden change in temperature i.e. going from a cold room to a warm room

4.     Anxiety, panic, or severe stress.

5.     Places of high air pollution

6.     High altitude

7.     Obesity

8.     Chemotherapy or lung cancer.

Sometimes breathlessness requires urgent medical attention when it starts suddenly.

1.     Poisoning of carbon monoxide

2.     Low blood pressure

3.     Heart attack

4.     Asthma attack

5.     Allergic reaction

6.     Pulmonary embolism where blot clots in the lungs.

Low oxygen levels in the body due to shortness of breath can become life-threatening.