Air hunger, can’t breathe well,

Does anyone have this and know much about it?

When I’m in flare-ups, I often feel too weak to breathe--especially hard is inhaling. It gets worse as the days progresses to the point where all the muscles involved in breathing (like the intercostal muscles) are so sore and tired out. My sides get VERY painful and sore.

And, I feel as though I’m starved for air or oxygen. I’ve heard other patients say that this is called “air hunger.” No matter how fully I exhale and how fully I inhale, I feel terribly deprived of air/oxygen.

I also feel as though my nasal passages are clogged up. I do use a netti pot and saline solution to open up my congested nose. I wonder if I should go to an ENT doc??

I’m also scheduled to see an oral surgeon (learned about from another Lyme patient) who discovered and treats airway dysfunction which has to do with the tongue getting in the way of breathing. For more info, see: http://www.oralsystembiology.com/

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THANKS EVERYONE! Cynthia

yes I have this too. I keep wondering if i need a pulmonologist. it feels like I can't get enough air.

Cynthia, I suffered from air hunger up until about three weeks ago when someone recommended Turmeric for it (do a search on this board on it). I kid you not, within a week of taking it my air hunger stopped.

As Summer16 mentioned, this air hunger is one of the symptoms of Babesia. Because Turmeric helps with digestive symptoms, I suspect that in my case, it may have had something to do with that and this is why:

When I first got infected I had a difficult time breathing. I was tested and my lungs and oxygen levels (98%) were normal. After being put on Omeoprazole (a PPI) my breathing issues resolved. It turned out that I had an inflamed esophagus (the tube that goes from your throat to your stomach) and an inflamed stomach. When I inhaled, the movement of my chest made the irritation worse so I felt like I could not breathe. My back, sides, chest and rib cage would hurt. Citric and spicy foods only made the symptoms worse.

I stopped taking the PPI about four months ago and have noticed that my old GI symptoms are slowly coming back. I suspect that the breathing issue that I had is one of them, I am just glad that the Turmeric is keeping it under control.

health seeker that is exactly where it is like where my bra goes on my skin like it is a wire pushing in. I don't notice it while I am up moving or walking but when I sit down, it just comes on me, and I feel it the whole time, like burning and pressure, tightness. It drives me crazy.

I suffer air hunger. It feels like My chest is so heavy and like chest is tight and cant take deep breathes. Is this air hunger??? I hate lyme.......


Cynthia

Hmmm. I never was tested for co-infections and now I'm wondering if I should ask my doctor about it. Air hunger was actually one of my very first symptoms.