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Mouth Breathing
My father suffers from Asthma,
he takes foracot 200 twice a day , Temshan H at night ,also was diagnosed with sleep apnea 5 years back for which he uses CPAP machine every night.
Problem we are noticing is although his nostrils seems to be clear but he most of the time he breathe through mouth and MAKES a Exhale sou nd on every breath (usually sounds when someone does pushups)
I checked his walking pattern he is able to walk 1.5 km easily without breathless.
Is this a psychological or neurological or some pulmonary problem ?
Please let me know so that i can help my dad.
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Get his lung function tested and also check on ur CPAP machine and download data to see if settings are proper
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consult Pulmonologist
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Do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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