I am 25 year old preparing for IES. I am suffering from shortness of breath since last year. Last year it was not as that must as now. It is gradually increasing day by day. It felt like i'm unable to take complete breath then I start yawning forcefully after some time I feel that yes now I am ok. I am very uncomfortable in this situation sometimes when m on my bed and if face this problem then I have to sit and then try to take breath again and again. May be my heart need more air I don't know please help me out. And yes I neither smoke nor drink.

Dr. NeetaAcupuncturist23yrs exp

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In fact, it is completely normal to experience breathlessness when you go over your usual level of physical activities or when you climb up somewhere with high altitudes and lack of oxygen. In that case, you just need to rest for a while then your breath will start to normalize. However, there are health problems whose symptom is breathlessness such as chronic bronchitis, allergies, anemia, some diseases or infections of the respiratory system and heart diseases. Also people with lung cancer will constantly experience this symptom. The first and most recommended tip from the list of home remedies for shortness of breath is certainly diaphragmatic breathing. Also known as deep breathing or abdominal breathing Lie yourself down on the back, take your hands and put on abdomen while relaxing the muscles. Inhale deeply by the nose, enlarge the abdomen and inflate the lungs with air. Keep the breath for few seconds. Exhale slowly by the mouth and deflate completely the lungs. Perform for 5 ? 10 minutes in 2 to 3 times per day. 2......Take a seat comfortably while relaxing the shoulder and neck?s muscles. Press both your lips against each other tightly but leave the center of the lips loose. Breathe in for few seconds by the nose. Breathe out gently and slowly by the pursed lips and count to 4 in your head at the same time. Perform the breathing in and out for 10 minutes more. 3......Take a bowl and fill it with extremely hot water. Put in some essential oil like peppermint or eucalyptus oil. Put your face above the bowl with a towel over the head. Breathe in the steam deeply for couples of minutes. Perform whenever you are suffering from nasal congestion. 4......Consume 2 ? 3 cups of ginger tea every day. In order to prepare the tea, take a tablespoon of fresh ginger slices into some boiling water. After simmering for about 10 minutes, have it strained and put in some honey then consume slowly. 5......In case you are experiencing breathlessness due to anemia which comes from deficiency of iron, then beetroot from the list of home remedies for shortness of breath is the perfect choice for you. Take a medium-size beetroot with 3 carrots, some spinach and � a sweet potato to extract their juice. Then consume once every day. Another way is taking 1 ? 2 beetroots to roast. Let them cool down then peel the skin. Consume with pepper and salt. Also you might consume more foods which are rich of iron in your daily diet. camphar oil..... You can either sniff its aroma or use it to massage the chest area in order to enjoy its benefits. 

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