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DM1
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I am posting this for the benefit of others who are experiencing air hunger. It is a terrible feeling and I believe an ENT finally solved mine. Quick background: air hunger symptoms for 14 years. Episodes last weeks/months, but I can have weeks/months between episodes. When having episode, it's usually 24/7. Started nose breathing four months ago (read that on these boarRAB), which helped control episodes. Was told a decade ago that it was mental/anxiety. I didn't believe because I am a fairly calm, stress-free person. Next I was told it was because of shallow breathing patterns. After experiencing it for so long I stopped trying to get help. A really bad/long episode this summer opened up the casebook again!
However, whether it be because of the nose breathing change, or just due to my body changing as I grow older, I started wheezing. Why all of a sudden at age 45? And why did the air hunger begin at 31? My doctor sent me to another ENT who decided to test me for allergies. Bingo. I tested positive for 47 of 54 things (the ones that were negative were the fooRAB
). I had "severe" reactions to all grasses and trees (I live in south Florida - where grass and trees don't do dormant!).
My ENT believes that years of air hunger were caused by these allergies. I will be starting the shot treatment this week, and I have some prescription drugs to help. I am angry yet elated about the discovery. I am happy that I know now what has been going on; I am mad that it took so long.
If anyone here is reading this because they are experiencing this air hunger feeling, get tested for allergies.
However, whether it be because of the nose breathing change, or just due to my body changing as I grow older, I started wheezing. Why all of a sudden at age 45? And why did the air hunger begin at 31? My doctor sent me to another ENT who decided to test me for allergies. Bingo. I tested positive for 47 of 54 things (the ones that were negative were the fooRAB
). I had "severe" reactions to all grasses and trees (I live in south Florida - where grass and trees don't do dormant!).My ENT believes that years of air hunger were caused by these allergies. I will be starting the shot treatment this week, and I have some prescription drugs to help. I am angry yet elated about the discovery. I am happy that I know now what has been going on; I am mad that it took so long.
If anyone here is reading this because they are experiencing this air hunger feeling, get tested for allergies.