Difficulty breathing, swallowing and yawning

Guest over a year ago

Ive had asthma all my life but it was mainly allergies before my tonsilectomy. After i developped post-nasal drip, then brearhing issues started. They started as sports induced then into ocassional difficulty swallowing to now difficulty yawning. Ive taken my inhalers multiple times but no luck. The doctors say im getting the healthy amount of air but whenever i breathe i feel tightness under my sternum. I just got over a cold and now im going through the hardest time ever, its keeping me up at night where it didnt before. Im at my wits end, someone please help

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Deecee over a year ago

Hi Bill

What you have sounds the same as what i have and a number of other people all searching for an answer to what is causing this. Mine developed in January of this year it started off with having difficulty getting a satisfying deep breath and then having this uncontrollable urge to keep yawning in the hope of getting a deep breath. I also have a post nasal drip so i wonder if this could be the cause, but also like you i have a tightness around my rib cage when it is at its worst. I have had this every day since January with not one day passing with it not being there.

I have had so far had endoscopy colonoscopy, chest x rays, ecg, blood tests, and all show nothing, oh and a lung function test which showed normal. I am however going to ent on friday and i hope they are able to find something as i just want an answer to what is causing this.

I hope you also find a cure or a reason to why this has happened, i do take diazepan when it gets really bad just to try and keep me calm and stop the panic setting in as i find it so scary not being able to get a deep breath.

Good Luck

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runningbird347994 over a year ago

Frequently, after I eat something I feel as if I can't breathe for a split second until I take a forced deep breath and feel okay again. What could it be?

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