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Re: Air Hunger

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-08-19 17:03

I can't find a really clear description of this with Google. And most of the causes listed in the articles I've opened are acute conditions, not chronic or recurrent ones. Can you describe air hunger a little? What do you mean by a "satisfying breath" and how do you feel when you can't get one?

I agree with Tony. If this isn't asthma, then there is some other explanation that you haven't yet found. If the doctor who evaluated you for asthma was a general practitioner, he or she may need to refer you to a specialist. I'm not qualified to give any kind of medical opinion, but three specialties come to mind: pulmonologist, allergist, cardiologist. It's also possible the symptoms are psychosomatic - anxiety reactions to something that happens regularly at that time of year.

Because you've eliminated your asthma as the cause doesn't mean there isn't a diagnosis that could lead to an effective treatment. Left to continue (while hopefully not getting worse), this will affect the rest of your life. At the very least it may affect your chance for success as a clarinetist, which may have career implications. You ought to pursue it beyond an asthma evaluation and see where you end up.

Karl

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