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  2. What’s That Winter Air Burn In My Lungs? - AOL

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    Cold, dry air enters the lungs, causing irritation, which can lead to bronchospasm. That’s when airways tighten and narrow and you may start feeling shortness of breath.

  3. Shallow breathing - Wikipedia

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    Shallow breathing, thoracic breathing, costal breathing or chest breathing [1] is the drawing of minimal breath into the lungs, usually by drawing air into the chest area using the intercostal muscles rather than throughout the lungs via the diaphragm. Shallow breathing can result in or be symptomatic of rapid breathing and hypoventilation ...

  4. Silent hypoxia - Wikipedia

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    In COVID-19, the arterial and general tissue oxygen levels can drop without any initial warning.The chest x-ray may show diffuse pneumonia.Cases of silent hypoxia with COVID-19 have been reported for patients who did not experience shortness of breath or coughing until their oxygen levels had depressed to such a degree that they were at risk of acute respiratory distress (ARDS) and organ failure.

  5. Acute inhalation injury - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the type and amount of irritant gas inhaled, victims can experience symptoms ranging from minor respiratory discomfort to acute airway and lung injury and even death. A common response cascade to a variety of irritant gases includes inflammation , edema and epithelial sloughing , which if left untreated can result in scar formation ...

  6. Conditioning Your Lungs For Cold Weather Exercise

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    You may feel discomfort in your lungs when you exercise in cold temperatures – it is a common occurrence for people with and without asthma or other breathing issues. Chest pain and a burning ...

  7. Hypoventilation - Wikipedia

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    Hypoventilation is not synonymous with respiratory arrest, in which breathing ceases entirely and death occurs within minutes due to hypoxia and leads rapidly into complete anoxia, although both are medical emergencies. Hypoventilation can be considered a precursor to hypoxia, and its lethality is attributed to hypoxia with carbon dioxide toxicity.

  8. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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    Asthma is usually triggered by breathing in things in the air such as dust or pollen that produce an allergic reaction. It may be triggered by other things such as an upper respiratory tract infection, cold air, exercise, or smoke. Asthma is a common condition and affects over 300 million people around the world. [3]

  9. Acute bronchitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is short-term bronchitis – inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs. [2] [1] The most common symptom is a cough. [1] Other symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. [2] The infection may last from a few to ten ...