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Does shortness of breath affect cognitive abilities?
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SOB: Shortness of breath focuses a person on breathing which can be distressing. Such distress can interfere cognitive activity because you cannot think about two things at once: you cannot be distressed about shortness of breath while trying to solve another problem.
Answered 4/15/2019
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