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I feel nauseous and experience heartburn. Is it due to fumes?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 51-year-old female and a trained sculptor and welder. I create cement forms and then weld steel around them to achieve the perfect shape in steel. The cement form gets very hot under the flame of the oxy-acetylene torch and gives off a bad odor. After a long day of sculpting, I feel... Read Full »
Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have gone through your query in detail. As you said, you are constantly exposed to the fumes of heated steel and cement, definitely in the long run it is not good for your lung health. Long-term exposure to cement and fumes can cause chronic ... Read Full »
I am struggling with breathing problem. Kindly advice me about turbinate reduction.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25-year-old female. I have been struggling with breathing through my nose my whole life. When I was a child, I did not know if others breathed like me or not. I would expand the skin on my cheekbones sideways to open my nasal airways and breathe better for a second. I started in... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I need to have a look at the CT to assess how much of a space you have inside the nasal cavities, whether the enlarged turbinates are causing airway compromise, whether there is any adenoid remnant in the nasopharynx, whether there is any polyp or mucosal thickening ... Read Full »
My mother has been experiencing a cough. Please suggest.
Query: Hello doctor,This is regarding my mother, who is 70 years old. She does not have high blood pressure or diabetes. For the last three months, she has been experiencing a dry cough with white phlegm. There is no fever, throat pain, or difficulty swallowing. She does not have any breathing difficulties... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have read your query, and I can understand your concern.Based on your history and description, the possibility of either bronchitis or an underlying lung disease is more likely. Therefore, it is recommended to undergo a CT (computed tomography) scan of the lungs and a ... Read Full »
Why does my body stop breathing when I am focused on something else other than breathing?
Query: Hello doctor,My body stops breathing when I focus my mind on something else other than breathing. And I only start breathing when I concentrate on breathing again. This problem only happens when I remember about it.Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from stopping to breathe while focusing your mind on something else other than breathing. Breathing is a continuous process that is primarily subconscious. But,... Read Full »
I wake up breathless. Can Salbutamol help?
Query: Hello doctor, When I am asleep in bed and it is cold outside, I wake up out of breath and unable to breathe. I gasp for breath. This happens few times a week, only in the fall and winter. I eventually fall back asleep. I just got an inhaler, Ventolin. Hope this helps me. I do not know what is causin... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. With your history, it seems you have airway obstruction probably due to seasonal change. Continue Ventolin (Salbutamol). Once your symptoms are settled, do a spirometry test, to assess the level of obstruction. Take care. Read Full »
I am having difficulty taking deep breaths. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 28 year old female. I weigh 55 kg, and my height is 168 cm. I have been having difficulty taking a deep breath for over a year now. I got it suddenly one day while riding my bike. It feels like my breath is not completed or like I am missing some air. Some days it does not occu... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am thinking it might be coming from your lungs, or it could be anemia. Have you been a smoker? Do you have a history of childhood asthma? Have you had any breathing test or blood work done recently? Revert with more information to an internal medicine physician onli... Read Full »
Does my daughter have sleep apnea? Please review
Query: Hello doctor, I just am wondering if someone can look at the X-rays of my daughter for free and explain it to me and tell me if this is sleep apnea or normal. She wakes up at night unable to breathe and her nose seems to get stuffy and I just cannot read this and they never explained it and I am won... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Considering the clinical complaints that your daughter has and also with the nose getting stuffy, I suspect adenoid enlargement rather than chest abnormality. This can be checked by a simple nasopharynx X-ray. However, the chest radiograph that you have attached is ... Read Full »
I have throat dryness and difficulty breathing. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am 21 years old female, 92 pounds weight 5 feet 3 inches height. I have been having a throat dryness and difficulty in breathing and also an abdominal pain. Please help. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your workup has to be done as follow: Auscultation, posterior pharynx examination, CBC (complete blood count). If throat congestion is present than decongestant like Levocetirizine can be prescribed for that. For dyspnea, CBC will rule out anemia if present and it will... Read Full »
Why does my 2-year-old breathe like he ran a marathon?
Query: Hello doctor, My two-year-old breathes like he ran a marathon, coughs a lot, and I hear a wheezing sound. Read Full »
Dr. Bhaisara Baraturam Bhagrati
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If your two-year-old has breathing difficulty with infection, usually it represents pneumonia. I would like to know in detail: Since how long? Any history of fever? Past similar history? What investigations were done? A family history of asthma or allergy? I suggest... Read Full »
I have respiratory issues. Can it be a fungal infection?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 58 year old woman (previously healthy) having breathing problems, chest soreness, sore throat, and nasal stuffiness (among other symptoms). These four main symptoms all take place at the same time and have been enduring for months. On multiple occasions, the symptoms have become... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your history and complaints, and the reports, we cannot deny the possibility of an allergic reaction, but along with that, though not severe, you have some trouble with your cardiovascular system too. Well, after consulting that many doctors and after so many test... Read Full »