If you’re feeling a cold sensation when inhaling air, it could be due to an apparent reason, such as being in an extremely cold environment or a medical issue. Breathing in a cold temperature can bring about a cold sensation and make our throat dry and our chest tighten. The cold weather might trigger the … Read more
Albuterol, better known as salbutamol, is a quick-relief medication used to prevent and/or treat shortness of breath caused by breathing problems such as asthma or other pulmonary diseases. The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment. According to an NCBI study: “2 puffs of albuterol were not inferior to 4 puffs in the determination of bronchodilator … Read more
While simply being aware of your breath is harmless, forcing yourself to breathe is an entirely different story as it could indicate signs of an anxiety attack or asthma attack. While both of these share elements of breathlessness and shortness of breath, asthmatic symptoms include chest tightness and cyanosis, while an anxiety attack has symptoms … Read more
Laughing too hard will cause droplets of your saliva to enter your windpipe. Your body may confuse these droplets as a potential threat or infection causing a cough reflex. Generally, your body produces phlegm that fights any foreign substance that may enter your respiratory system, and coughing is a way to eliminate it. In some … Read more
Waking up feeling or thinking like you’ve swallowed something may indicate that you have a sleeping disorder. It could be sleeping apnea or REM sleep behavior disorder. Treatments for sleeping disorders may involve breathing therapy, lifestyle changes, and medications for treating anxiety. Most likely, if you wake up with pain in your throat or chest, … Read more
If you hear a fizzy noise that doesn’t occur often, it’s quite harmless and doesn’t necessarily mean something’s wrong with you. But if it’s persistent, you might be looking at an underlying medical condition. GERD is usually the most common culprit as it involves acid bubbles leaking up your esophagus into your throat. GERD can … Read more
If you’re coughing up clear jelly balls of clear mucus, there are several varied reasons for this excess mucus formation. Our lungs, mouth, throat, nose, intestine, and even our eyes produce mucus. For example, the nose produces about 1 liter of mucus every day. The throat and lungs also secrete mucus, keeping the airways hydrated, … Read more
COVID-19 survivors can face this problem for quite some time, but mostly this constant urge to take a deep breath is a sign of anxiety or air hunger. I wasn’t feeling anything close to stress, but the doctor ruled out the cause to be anxiety. I received some medications and advice on dealing with the … Read more
Reasons for coughing after having ice cream could be an allergy to any ingredient in it, reflux, bronchospasm, asthma, mucus hardening, or just plain old throat infection. Eating ice cream or drinking something cold could trigger a reflexive cough action. Finding out the reason can also be based on your medical, family, and social history. … Read more
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