What causes breathing difficulties?

There are many issues in life that need attention, especially for one's own physical condition, which needs to be well understood. Many people do not know their own conditions very well. When problems arise, they are all major diseases, which are very harmful to the human body. For some minor diseases, they should not be delayed after discovery, otherwise they will induce various problems. What is the reason for dyspnea?

Many people don’t really understand what breathing difficulties are, and when this happens, they don’t know what to do. When this happens, you must go to the hospital for examination in time to find out what is going on.

What causes breathing difficulties?

Upper respiratory tract diseases

Retropharyngeal wall abscess, enlarged tonsils, laryngeal foreign body, laryngeal edema, laryngeal cancer, etc.

Bronchial diseases

Stenosis and obstruction caused by bronchitis, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchial foreign bodies and tumors.

Lung disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), various types of pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary congestion, atelectasis, pulmonary edema, lung cysts, pulmonary infarction, lung cancer, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), etc.

Pleural diseases

Spontaneous pneumothorax, large amount of pleural effusion, severe pleural adhesion and thickening, pleural stromal tumor, etc.

Chest wall disease

Chest deformity, chest wall inflammation, tuberculosis, trauma, rib fracture, rheumatoid spondylitis, chest wall respiratory muscle paralysis, scleroderma, myasthenia gravis, excessive obesity, etc.

Mediastinal disease

Mediastinitis, emphysema, hernia, aortic aneurysm, lymphoma, teratoma, intrathoracic thyroid tumor, thymoma, etc.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of what is causing breathing difficulties. When such a problem occurs, it may be caused by the above diseases. Therefore, at this time, we must cooperate with the doctor's treatment method. This will be of great help in stabilizing the patient's disease and bringing the disease under control.