Health Q&A
Breathless while lying down

I feel difficulty in breathing while lying down in bed ...and sometimes normally also...I don't know it is  just because I am thinking that I am not getting enough oxygen or actually I am feeling breathless

I can't understand the dose

I m not able to understand the doses. How long I will take the. I when I take inhaler my mouth full of bitter full day. Please help me doctor to make me understand

Early morning sputum

Doctor I get sticky light yellow sputum only once early morning everyday while brushing my teeth and whole day I don't get any sputum nor any cough. Doctor I don't have any problem like cough, breathing problems . Doctor is this normal ?

Allergic cough

My kid get bouts of cough (non-stop) for 50-60 min daily or every alternate day& it getting stopped after 50-60 min-rest time there is no sign of cough . This is happening since dec.Its either 9-11am or 7:30 -9 pm .He was on montair lc syrup for 6 months.His chest xray was normal.His IEG test was 61.78 Attaching other tests performed. If this is allergic cough & is there any thing i need to tk care. My paediatric told that its ok to cough for sometime not to worry will it cause any damage to lungs? But very often he develops wheezing which also goes away

Shortness of breath

Sometimes i feel shortness of breath even with mild exertion.sometimes this " lack of air"  feeling last for 10 mins.my heart rate varies from 44 to 160 at min & max and 60 to 130 on regular days.we checked cardiologist and did ecg, ech, angio and the conclusion was myocardial bridging in MID LAD and mild CHD. I have orthostatic hypotension.blood pressure sometimes goes from 130/90(mostly)  to 160/115(sometimes) I get cough if i eat any oily food.But i dont have constant wheezing or asthma but sometimes i get this urge to cough after some food or some temperature change.lot of sweating when compared to.other people and severe muscle aches and joint pain.we did regular medical tests for my thyroid for which i am taking medine for over 20 years.but thyroid is in normal range.i have attach the report summary which are out of range in the blood report. Should i check for any lung related issue. kindly guide me for test if any.

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