Cotton wool

[-Butterfly-]

Breathing at the moment feels like breathing cotton wool, best way I can describe it 🤷‍♀️ can anyone relate? Tight chest is almost painful too.

[ChrissieMons]

Yes, it's miserable. All you can do is take the medication and distract yourself with the tv or music or anything which means you don't have to talk or make any effort. I read lots and lots of books, though sometimes even that is an effort. Audio books are good. I hope it all gets better for you soon.

[-Butterfly- in reply to ChrissieMons]

Doing a lot of sofa surfing!!

[Lysistrata Administrator Community Ambassador]

Ugh hate the tight chest feeling, think I know what you mean by cotton wool too. Hope it eases soon!

Just to check, you have seen GP etc about this and are on everything you can be for now?

[-Butterfly- in reply to Lysistrata]

I've just been managing with ventolin to be honest, whilst I've been short of breath many times before, I cant say I've felt the cotton wool feeling before and I wasnt sure if I was just imagining it 🙈

[Lysistrata Administrator Community Ambassador in reply to -Butterfly-]

Hmm with that being new and the tight chest I do think might be worth a trip to GP - always possibility of infection and even if not, may need something extra on the asthma side it sounds like, if ventolin's not helping as it usually does. Could also try AUK nurse if not sure what's up, though I suspect they'd advise GP...

[-Butterfly- in reply to Lysistrata]

Yes I'll try AUK tomorrow then, itll be easier than a GP to at least start.