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Old 01-18-2013, 05:48 AM #6
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I have more trouble exhaling. It's kind of weird. I feel like my chest stays inflated and I can't get the air out. I learned when I'm really having trouble to force it all out as hard as I can now and again to expel the Co2.
Exhaling at rest (unless done against resistance) is mostly passive and requires very little muscle strength.

http://oac.med.jhmi.edu/res_phys/Enc...lesOfResp.HTML

If you are having trouble exhaling to that extent, I would think that you also have some other problem (such as asthma) which narrows your trachea or bronchi. This could also make your MG worse (as your muscles have to work harder to breath). Did any one look at that?

Also, the way to decrease CO2 is by breathing as fast and deep as possible. Not a maneuver I would suggest for an MG patient with an impending crisis.
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