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How to deal with the sandstorm in Lebanon and avoid catching diseases, especially that I have a history of shortness of breath and tachycardia?
Dr. Mirna Waked, Pulmonology - You need to prevent exposure, stay indoor and if needed to go out, put a mask and start a treatment with your doctor for your shortness of breath so that it is not worsened by the sand storm.
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I shiver a lot and i go out of breath whenever i do cardio. What could be the reason? I cant continue a cardio session whenever this happens. Thanks
Dr. Mirna Waked, Pulmonology - you need to consult a specialist You are young and supposedly in good helath. You might increase too much the effort by cardioto be followed
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I am experiencing shortness of breath and difficulty breathing along with upper back pain. Is this something serious?
Dr. Mirna Waked, Pulmonology - Serious if it persists you need to consulthow often do you feel it et for how long?
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I woke up & my left side was numb. My right arm was numb, I had fast heartbeats, shortness of breath & a headache. Was it a mild heart attack?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - These symptoms may partially resemble a classical heart attack, but I highly doubt this is the case. A plausible explanation of the numbness on both side is nerve compression due an improper sleeping ... Read More
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I did an adenoids, sinus and deviation surgery almost a year ago, but I still wake up with a stuffy nose and get nosebleeds often and can't breathe easily, could it be that the surgery didn't go well?
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Dr. Mirna Waked, Pulmonology - yes I agree with my colleagues surgeons on the fact that you might have a failure of surgery.having sais that I would also consider to search for any allergic sensitization that woud complicate things... Read More
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Can tightness of chest and shortness of breath from time to time be a sign of asthma??no other symptoms are present.
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Dr. Mirna Waked, Pulmonology - YES . It can be exercise induced asthma or attacks of asthma and inbetween normal lung.
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Shortness of breath &tachycardia during a simple exercise. Normal ECG,CBC,IRON... Note that I have hiatel hernia, taking gastrimut&zantac.Explain plz
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - Typically and in the majority of cases, a hiatal hernia remains asymptomatic, and patients report no complaints and lead a normal life without even realizing they have that defect. Larger hernias and ... Read More
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I suffer from shortness of breath after undergoing the process of lifting the thyroid
Dr. Mirna Waked, Pulmonology - you need to seek for the surgeons opinion or the pulmonologist opinion. Could be a narrowing of the trachea by edema, or a problem with the recurrent nerve. Are you having extinction of your voice?
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