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Wheezing, made worse by cold air

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Wheezing, made worse by cold air

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

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A 31-year old female asked:

I am experiencing cough (worsened by: lying flat, worse at night) (quality: no phlegm or mucus) , wheezing (worsened by: breathing in cold air, lying flat, smoking, worse at night) , chest pain or discomfort (worsened by: after sudden movements, afte?

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A 26-year old male asked:

2months-breathing is funny.Feels like my bronchi are inflamed and "URGE" to cough, occasional wheeze. Off and on. Cold air worsens. Allergic to air?

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A 17-year old male asked about a female:

My Daughter is experiencing wheezing (worsened by: breathing in cold air, lying flat, exposure to secondhand smoke, in the evening, at night) .

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 34-year old female asked:

Irritating dry cough for 7weeks after cold, tickly feeling in throat, wheezing,no blood or phlegm, worse when lay down.Dr said chest clear, is it bad?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old female asked:

Productive cough for week with metallic taste in mouth and wheeze on exhale. worse when lying down. no fever. require doctor visit? started like cold.

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A 16-year old female asked:

I am experiencing wheezing (worsened by: breathing in cold air, psychological stress, after exercise, lying flat, exposure to secondhand smoke, during cold or flu) (quality: occurs with skin flushing (turning red and hot)) , shortness of breath (time fra

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A 43-year old asked:

Why do I wheeze and cough when i'm cold?

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A 43-year old asked:

I wheeze when deeply breathing when i get a bad cold. Is there a way to treat this?

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A 42-year old female asked:

I have a cold today its my 4th day but now I have wheezing the alburtol is not helping?

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A 16-year old male asked:

Every time my pro air hfa inhaler gets weaker , i get a little wheeze that you can only hear when i'm in a quiet room(end of exhale).Why ?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

Should a 2 month be taking albuterol for mild wheezing and cold ?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Have had a non-productive cough off and on for about 2 weeks. Not better or worse, and no other symptoms. Not wheezing. What should I do?

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A 21-year old female asked:

I wheeze almost every night, even if i don't have colds. Sometimes causing difficulty in breathing, other times bearable. What OTC medicine to use?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 30-year old female asked about a male:

My son has a barking cough and is wheezing worse at night than during the day he has a slight temp and isn't eating much what can I do to help him?

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A 32-year old female asked about a female:

What is wheezing? My kids nose whistles when she breathes. She currently has cough n colds.

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A female asked:

Why does my wheeze get worse when i lay on my right side with a chest infection?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old female asked:

I'd onli wheeze in cold climates, when some1 is smoking or wen I laughed too hard at nite. M I asthmatic? There's family hist of asthma

3 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in

A 71-year old male asked:

I get a dry cough and slight wheeze every winter after a head cold that lasts for about 6 weeks.ok in the summer!what could cause it? Thanks!

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

I've been sick w/ a cold lately, and started coughing up lots of mucus, & wheezing as well. In the past i've also had Bronchitis. Cold or Bronchitis?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Is it normal to wheeze while having a cold and having whistle sounds it only happens when I have a cold and it causes me to have a hard time breathing?

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A female asked:

The past 3 weeks I've had multiple times where I suddenly gasp for air. I don't feel anxious. O is ok. Not anemic. Ventolin doesn't help. No wheeze?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

Im battling cough and colds his week. Why do I make whimpering and wheezing sounds when i sleep? How do I stop?

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A 30-year old female asked:

I cough (chesty cough) when im feeling cold or in very cold environment. I smoke. No sputum/phlegm but a bit of wheezing?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 58-year old female asked:

Dx with infolding of arytenoids upon inhalation. Worsening Winded/wheezing. Could this be related to undifferentiated connective disease?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Had a bad cold for a week & at the end got a cough. Cough has turned into a week of wheezing (unable to breath in/out properly) that won't leave.

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 20-year old male asked:

My daughter is 4 months old and she coughs often enough to make me wonder why. Its not a wheezing cough just a little one. Dry air? Animal dander?

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A 36-year old male asked:

Should I take xopenex at first sign of wheezing or wait? I Wheeze after exercise and during allergies and cold. Sometimes it goes away on its own and i dont want to use too much.

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A 35-year old female asked:

2 yr old has a cold accompanied by cough and wheezing. Eating and playing normally. Is the wheezing normal?

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A 38-year old asked:

I was prescribed an inhaler by my doctor it seems like my breathing has gotten worse and i start wheezing earlier on in my exercise. Is this normal?

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A 34-year old female asked:

Last year September i got a cold which made my voice hoarse for a week & phlem in my chest. Its been a year and my chest still feels the same. At night i make wheezing sounds when i breath. I dont smoke and never had any chest related problems. ?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

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