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Short breathing
I work in steel industry since 4 years. From last two months I am experiencing shortness in my breathe.
I feel tingling of my limbs and weakness, fatigue, cold sweating accompanied with breath shortness.
The problem increases when I smoke a cigarette.
What may be the reasons?
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It could be due to a number of reasons, some of them being panic attacks, asthma and hyperreactive airways, etc. You need to be examined clinically for confirmafion of diagnosis.
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Hi. I understand your concern s. You will need to undergo a detailed examination and investigation like chest x ray and pulmonary function test. As you have been exposed both to tobacco smoke and steel dust. You could have COPD. Consult a pulmonologist for the same at the earliest.
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