pursed lip breathing | The Breathing Specialist https://thebreathingspecialist.com Education. Exercise. Empowerment Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:14:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Dealing With Sudden Episodes of Shortness of Breath https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dealing-with-sudden-episodes-of-shortness-of-breath/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dealing-with-sudden-episodes-of-shortness-of-breath https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dealing-with-sudden-episodes-of-shortness-of-breath/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:33:51 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=424 If you have COPD, you are well aware of triggers that can cause difficult breathing, or shortness of breath. Some people describe the scary  feeling as: they can’t get enough air, or their chest feels tight. It is important to figure out the things that trigger this short breathing, but sometimes it just seems to […]

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