The phrase “Breathing - and not enough air” is so common that even the closest friends of the complainant react sluggishly to it. Over time, a person experiencing such sensations begins to ignore them, waiting for “to pass by itself”. But this is hardly reasonable. If there is not enough air during inspiration , it means that the body is not sufficiently saturated with essential oxygen. A long period of such a shortage can seriously affect the general well-being and state of health in the future. Moreover, in many cases, the body thus tries to tell the "owner" what exactly does not suit him.
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All of us are not in the best physical shape. Turning off the elevator can be a disaster even for someone who lives on the fourth floor. Crawling to the apartment, the unfortunate moan: "Choking." He lacks air solely for the reason that the body, unaccustomed to stress, does not have time to supply himself with oxygen. However, if shortness of breath occurs even if you have walked just one stop, it is worth considering more regular activities. Otherwise, in the foreseeable future, you will face problems with a heart that is used to working lazily.
External influences
The very first thing that needs to be done when a person says “Choking, there is not enough air” not after climbing to the tenth floor is to check if something has got into his respiratory organs. Moreover, this does not have to be a solid object: both a viscous substance and sudden swelling can block the valve. In all these cases, the actions should be as quick as possible, otherwise the state “I can’t breathe” will quickly go to the stage “I can’t breathe anymore”.
Often, when inhaling, there is not enough air for people who have come under a “chemical attack”, that is, breathed in vapors of some compounds. The symptom is also complicated by exposure to toxins that act in the blood. So, for any chemical poisoning of a person, it is urgent to be taken to the hospital.
Respiratory diseases
Of course, the second most common cause of difficulty breathing. With them, you need to be vigilant: very often when you inhale, there is not enough air when throat edema develops (a severe sore throat, for example) or a significant amount of mucus has accumulated in the bronchi. It is comforting that sudden attacks are rare here. If you carefully monitor the sick and do not neglect the recommendations of a doctor, serious consequences can not be feared.
Asthmatics when breathing in lack of air regularly. However, this disease develops gradually, a person is usually quite aware of the causes of his shortness of breath and carries an inhaler with him.
Stress state
The scourge of modern man is a constant (or sudden) nervous tension. The feeling, as if not enough air, arises from the fact that the whole body instinctively prepares for an active struggle - flight or fight. First, a person begins to breathe intensely in order to supply the blood with oxygen necessary for a jerk. However, a jerk does not occur, the reason is emotional, no one attacks you with fists. Additionally, “breathed-in” oxygen remains unclaimed. And the lack of carbon dioxide begins to affect. Result: A stressed or frightened person cannot breathe. To quickly return to normal, there is a simple and effective recipe: fold your hands and breathe in them with a boat. The effect will manifest itself faster if you do the same in a bag: a more enclosed space is more quickly saturated with carbon dioxide. And strong-willed people who, after a fright when breathing in, lack air, can simply force themselves to breathe in a normal, not extreme mode.
Iron deficiency
The second misfortune of the civilized world is improper, far from natural nutrition. A frequent consequence of it is iron deficiency anemia. Usually women suffer from it, and they follow one of the fashionable diets. And if a lady does not have enough air when inhaling, it is possible that her body needs iron. Similar problems are often experienced by pregnant women, in whom this element is "extracted" from the blood by the growing fetus. You can check suspicions by passing appropriate tests. But you can do without them: the use of liver, red meat, pomegranates and buckwheat has not hurt anyone. If you want a faster result - drink vitamins, including iron.
Overweight and Heart Disease
Obesity is a consequence of the already described problems of civilization: malnutrition and lack of movement. Not only do obese people lack air, the heart begins to play naughty under the influence of fat and increased stress. If a complete person has shortness of breath for the first time, he urgently needs to see a doctor: young men often get ischemia with a heart attack. Constant shortness of breath, accompanying excessive fullness, aggressively signals that it is time to begin to fight weight, and not independently, but under medical supervision. You should not start by recording on the simulators and give them two hours a day: it will end in a swoon right in the gym, or even a heart attack. What you can do immediately yourself are three things:
- To study any breathing exercises and do it regularly.
- Visit a doctor and get an examination.
- Review your diet.
The rest, especially the abrupt actions, can greatly damage already shaky health. However, medical advice will have to be followed very meticulously if you do not want to live with shortness of breath not too long and not very comfortable.