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Suffocation feeling

2015-10-14 06:52:04
When in heavy traffic or in public transport during peak hours, I am unable to breathe at full stretch and feel like suffocate or collapse or nauseated. What might be the problem and who to consult.
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Hi I am Dr Nitish M.D. It looks like you may have asthma. there is a simple test to diagnose it. buy an asthma inhaler from any chemist. When you start having breathlessness, just take a puff, if the breathlessness improves, you are asthmatic. take this test and tell me here again

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