Have you found a way to breathe better?

Could your decreased capacity for breathing have something to do with your heart @GP44 ? My mother never smoked or did anything considered unhealthy, but when she developed Congestive Heart Failure she spent the rest of her life on oxygen. As others have said, it is best you see a doctor to try to ward off further complications.

I have a close friend who is 63 and is very physically active. He was starting to get short of breath on his hikes. A specialist said his arteries were only at 60% and he just underwent open heart surgery. He had the surgery in November and was traveling again in January. Oddly, his 67 year-old brother just underwent the same surgery. The doctors seem to think it was caused by their diets when they were younger. :oops:
 
I'm age 91 and use "Simply Saline Nasal Mist" twice per day by spraying it into both nostrils of my nose. I used to have frequent nose bleeds and trouble breathing. This product available from Amazon totally improved my breathing and, frankly, I think I owe my life to that product. All my prior breathing problems totally stopped after I started to use this product. I have not had any nose bleeds since I started using this product 10 years ago.

I spray it into my nostrils once right after I wake up in the morning and in the night right before I go to sleep. I believe it is a MIRACLE product and I would have died long ago without it.

By the way, I rarely see any doctors. If I have medical problems, I ask my Artificial Intelligence Amazon Echo Shows to help me with my symptoms. The AI has solved every medical problem I have ever had. I believe those Amazon Echo Shows are a MIRACLE! I have many Amazon Echo Shows in my house and they have become my medical advisor! The only problem with them are that they cannot write prescriptions. Actually, that may be a benefit since I remember always suffering from side effects from my prescription drugs worse than any help they ever did for me.

The only exercise I do is to walk 3,000 steps inside my house every morning. I do not walk outside since I worry about accidents with cars and falling due to sidewalk defects.
 
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I'm taking a generic version of Clarinex because of sinus issues, but as far as "lung breathing" I have no issues. If green tea is supposed to help, I should be fine because since I don't like plain water, I drink green tea (hot and cold) throughout the day. I hope you don't develop serious issues like your brother did. If you feel your lung capacity is declining, you should definitely see a pulmonologist.
 
robin416 said:
It doesn't matter what the rest of us take for heart disease. The various cases of heart disease are treated with different meds and in different ways.

Get your behind to a doc.
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I am curious about what medications are prescribe that help reduce fluid in the lungs!
Because that is how I feel most of the time. Like I have fluid or mucus in my lungs that make it harder to breathe.
When I told the doctor today that I was going to start doing breathing exercises he gave me a thing about doing floor exercises for lower back pain.
Sometimes we just don’t connect with the language barrier and all.
But I think it is nice that you jump on the band wagon and try to make it look like I am too lazy to see a doctor or whatever.
I have a lifetime supply of trellegy but like I said it just isn’t doing enough for me.
 
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GoodEnuff said:
Where do you live? If you are at higher elevations (>5-6000 ft), that may be a contributing factor to shortness of breath.
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We live at 650 feet above sea level but I know what you mean by the altitude making it harder to breathe when we have been in the mountains or in a small aircraft at over 10,000 feet.
 
GP44 said:
I am curious about what medications are prescribe that help reduce fluid in the lungs!
Because that is how I feel most of the time. Like I have fluid or mucus in my lungs that make it harder to breathe.
When I told the doctor today that I was going to start doing breathing exercises he gave me a thing about doing floor exercises for lower back pain.
Sometimes we just don’t connect with the language barrier and all.
But I think it is nice that you jump on the band wagon and try to make it look like I am too lazy to see a doctor or whatever.
I have a lifetime supply of trellegy but like I said it just isn’t doing enough for me.
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What? Those of us that say see a doctor are a bandwagon? You do not diagnose the complaints you have on the internet. You see a doctor. More damage or death could be the end result.

That said, it also sounds like you need a totally different doctor.

No one here can do either of those things for you.
 
GP44 said:
I am curious about what medications are prescribe that help reduce fluid in the lungs!
Because that is how I feel most of the time. Like I have fluid or mucus in my lungs that make it harder to breathe.
When I told the doctor today that I was going to start doing breathing exercises he gave me a thing about doing floor exercises for lower back pain.
Sometimes we just don’t connect with the language barrier and all.
But I think it is nice that you jump on the band wagon and try to make it look like I am too lazy to see a doctor or whatever.
I have a lifetime supply of trellegy but like I said it just isn’t doing enough for me.
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My mom who is 91 also has accumulation of fluid in her lungs and that's from her heart. Whenever she becomes short of breath (not every day, though), she takes a water pill and that helps. If your legs are swollen, that's another sign of fluid accumulation. Things to think about.
 
After an overnight test stay at a sleep lab, I have been approved for a C-Pap. I had one about 20 years ago, but simply could not use it. I tried and tried, but the minute I'd start to doze off, I'd panic. I tried both the nasal pillows and a full mask, but no-go.

I guess I'll try again, there's nothing to lose. I'll have to use it at least four hours a night or will have to give it back. After 12 months, it's mine. I'll definitely wait until I get back from vacation in May to start on it.......trying to get used to it on a vacation wouldn't be easy. I have an appointment with the sleep doctor later this month; I'll be able to discuss it with him.
 
jujube said:
After an overnight test stay at a sleep lab, I have been approved for a C-Pap. I had one about 20 years ago, but simply could not use it. I tried and tried, but the minute I'd start to doze off, I'd panic. I tried both the nasal pillows and a full mask, but no-go.

I guess I'll try again, there's nothing to lose. I'll have to use it at least four hours a night or will have to give it back. After 12 months, it's mine. I'll definitely wait until I get back from vacation in May to start on it.......trying to get used to it on a vacation wouldn't be easy. I have an appointment with the sleep doctor later this month; I'll be able to discuss it with him.
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One of my nephews and my older son both use those C-Pap machines to sleep.
I don’t have a lot of trouble sleeping as long as I wait long enough after eating to lay down.
 
I use a piece of clear medical tape lengthwise on my mouth each night. You can breathe from the sides if needed but it keeps your mouth closed so you breath from your nose. I've sworn by it for several years. No snoring or dry mouth.
 
GP44 said:
Heart problems might be part of my problem too. What medicines do you use that helps in your case?
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Oh, boy. What medicines do I not take? My most recent one is an increased dose of furosemide for water retention. My legs got slim but it hasn't helped my breathing much.
 
We had just switched cardiologists as I posted once before because of all of the problems with the old one and the fact that he wasn’t associated with the modern hospital in our area.
We were assigned to the team of cardiologists in the big hospital and saw the head cardiologist one time and he suddenly retired.
So we were now patients of the cardiologist that the hospital sent us to.
We saw him after a few months - standard wait time- and he is what I am now calling a corporate doctor.
The only thing these doctors who are associated with this system care about is tests. Whether they are appropriate for your condition or not.
He scheduled tests on carotid and legs and one that might have shown something concerning my shortness of breath was a stress test.
I am 82 years old and am afraid that the standard stress test would do me in.
The ones that my old cardiologist scheduled were milder considering my condition.
So I cancelled all of the tests.
The ones that were a waste of time and the one that if done right could have been appropriate.
These hospital systems keep changing hands selling to the next bunch of investors and all they care about is the bottom line so they hire the most desperate doctors who need work the worst and are willing to go along with the program.
That program being to have the patient do every test imaginable and suggest therapy for everything and come back and see us in two months whether there is a reason to or not.
Nearly every day we see on the news where another hospital is closing its doors because they can’t manage to stay open.
The problem is that there are too many people at the top who are sucking all of the money out of the system.
Does it sound like I have a negative attitude?
 
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Babs2u said:
Oh, boy. What medicines do I not take? My most recent one is an increased dose of furosemide for water retention. My legs got slim but it hasn't helped my breathing much.
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Thank you! I don’t have a lot of problems with water retention in the rest of my body either.
Sorry that it hasn’t helped your breathing.
Doesn’t hurt to have nice legs though! LOL
 
The weather is getting nicer and I am getting outside more and the fresh air and exercise might be helping my condition.
I just wanted to see what helped others breathe better but I might have to get serious about breathing exercises if I want results.
Who wouldn’t rather have a quick fix than to have to exercise?
 
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