Dej, are you active enough to generate a sports-grade breathing pattern? If not, find the way.

Several years ago, when my activity level was steadily dropping as my disease progressed, the same thing was happening to me and I even found it a little uncomfortable when I could catch my breath.

It was also during a hug season. When I get the hug and can't catch my breath, I sit in a chair with arms and raise my torso and it seems to get my lungs free. It has worked for me every time.

A full exam showed no problems and my PCP and I decided that with my history of extremely high & frequent physical activity combined with a naturally huge lung capacity, I simply wasn't keeping my lungs active enough.

Since then, I have made it part of my routine to sing real loud, play my harmonicas, yell, or whatever I can do to generate more lung activity.