A Quick Tip To Help with Shortness of Breath and Air Hunger
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2023
- I hope this helps! When someone has shortness of breath or has air hunger, there's a free and non pharmaceutical potential solution!
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I have COPD and keep a fan directed on my face down to my chest and it helps me a lot. I thought it was just a personal thing. Thank you for sharing!
Me too beach
@theatomicclap5328 omigosh! When I saw your reply, my first reaction was... WHAT did you call her??? Then I saw the "@" name 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Thank you for the tip Re the fan!! I’ll pass that along to the family members of the residents @ the nursing home where I used to work as a social worker. ❤
My sweet mom had Alzheimer’s Disease & I cared for her in my home. We had Hospice for her during the last 10 days of her life, just to make sure she was comfortable and free from anxiety and pain. She died with my sister & I lying next to her in her bed, w/my
brother sitting next to the bed. She was surrounded with so much love. She was my best friend in the world, and she was terrified of “dying alone.” I promised her that I wouldn’t leave her alone to die. I sang her favorite hymns to her, as well as some Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole. : ) It was so much different than I imagined it would be. She was in her favorite pj’s, with her special blankets, and I did her hair while she slept, so she would look pretty for my dad who passed many years ago. She always joked that she just needed her hair done and lipstick on so the Lord would let her in when she arrived at the pearly gates of heaven. lol She looked like the Angel that she was to everyone who knew her during her life, when het heart beat for the very last time. I had my hand on her chest, patting her gently like she used to do for us “kids” after bad dreams or nights we were sick, or sometimes just plain old feeling sad or lonely. She had the biggest heart, do I felt it made sense that she died from “Heart Failure”, (CHF). She never smoked or drank in her life, so I like to think that her heart just got tired from always helping others & when she had fulfilled het purpose here on Earth, it slowed down like a music box does, until the final beat played, and then…. Silence.
Ya know Julie… I FELT her leaving the bed after that last beat. It wasn’t scary at all. It was beautiful!!
I felt the mattress ‘give way’ ever so slightly, and at that moment I could feel this warmth inside of me, like when I was a little girl and was awakened by the sunshine flooding through my bedroom windows. It felt like that… so innocent and pure and there was no fear. There was an incredible, almost overwhelming presence of real love. It was the most peaceful feeling I have ever felt in my entire life and I believe it was her Lord & my Lord, Maybe it sounds crazy, but I know that it was Jesus Christ rather than an Angel, who made a “special trip” to scoop my mom up into His safe, loving arms so that she would have no more fears or confusion from the Alzheimer’s that she lived with for 10 years. She always prayed for others, but asked God for just One thing: that she would be spared from having Alzheimer’s, because she watched HER Mom go through it, & said she wasn’t strong enough to die from Alzheimer’s. But she got it despite her prayers, yet she continued to believe in Him & talk to Him- her Lord & King daily.
What a testimony she LIVED for me & her family and friends. Now I pray that when my time on Earth is over, that I get to see what happened in my mom’s final moments when her soul left that bed and she was lifted up to go and be with God. That’s a pretty good death I think!! And I already told everyone that I too, want Hospice Care at the end for the support - not just for me, but also for my family. **!’ll now add a fan to that (I was just diagnosed with COPD). 😂
Thank you for sharing with us. I’m so grateful I found you on You Tube!! 🎵
@@wowoshellOmgoodness!! Thank you for telling your experience with your beautiful mom! You sound to be a lovely family. Yes, I BELIEVE it was our King Jesus, who came to get your mom!
I have copd and never heard of this... omg, I'm going to try... THANK YOU, JULIE!!
I hope it helps you!!!!
I took the battery operated fan they had for me at the hospital home with me. At night it really does help me breath. If I don't use it I really feel like I am suffocating. I have terminal cancer and even need that fan during the day..
Julie, you are a true gem! Blessings to you and all the people that you help 🌟🙏🌟
Excellent information. As usual.
Thanks Julie.
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No matter how cold it is outside I have a fan blowing on me 24/7/365.
As usual, this is such useful, helpful, and compassionate information. Thank you for your care and help! 😊❤❤❤
Thank you 🥰🥰🥰
I have asthma and this helps me too.
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Thank you
I saw a video of a newborn baby but they couldn't get to breathe and they was squeezing a little thing of air and the baby's face eventually the baby did breathe with the help of many other tactics as well. But boy oh boy it was a long time before that newborn took a breath.
I have asthma and copd, I have a few rechargeable fans that I can carry around and of course right now, I have a fan on me!!
Very useful info. I work in a place that’s a tourist attraction and has a TON of stairs. A lot of elderly and overweight folks get shortness of breath. We also happen to have some strong desktop fans in the area they typically find themselves short of breath. Obviously fans cool us off but I never would have thought they’d have that drastic of a physiological effect. Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you so much you bring so much comfort to so many people!
OMGosh, we had a fan on my daughter for months when she transition from ventilator to trachea but didn't know there was a medical reason! She communicated with eye movements "hot"! Always learning from Nurse Julie❤
Thanks!
Good to know. Thank you
Thanks for the tip ❤
I have COPD but only use my oxygen concentrator when I sleep because my O2 sats really drop as I breathe more shallow when sleeping. I also have a fan directed at my head. Was using the fan long before I was diagnosed. The respiratory therapist stated that she bet I slept with a fan on. Apparently, it is common for people with breathing issues to do just that.
That is so good to know. Thank you!!
I have ALS. Would this help me? Can you give some info on dying with ALS? Thanks for all you're doing for patients & their families. ❤❤❤
Asthma too. Want air circulation and air conditioning. ❤
Coffee. It's a natural bronchodilator. Drink it black, no creamer. (Creamer/ dairy increase mucus production.)
Yes it helps a lot! ❤
I have been using a fan for the last 5 years due to hot flashes but I always felt I could breathe easier when it was directed right at my head. This makes perfect sense to me.
I do the same thing ❤❤
My mom has lung cancer and cancer of diaphragm. This is true. The fan helps her so much.
As a former hospice nurse, I can state clearly and happily, that this does work and works well. Had a patient with end stage pulmonary fibrosis, and this made him feel better so he kept a fan on him at all
Thank you so much for giving these tips!!❤
You’re the first person I’ve heard actually talk about air hunger, but it’s some thing I get from my MCAS or EDS, possibly the POTS. When I was younger my son had asthma and I was struggling to breathe and he actually grabbed me and stuck my head in the freezer and it helped so much. He was only seven years old and so precious to my soul to be able to try and save me like that and he did. I did not want to go to the hospital that’s for sure.
My dad had that when he was dying from lung cancer it really helped. Strangely what didn’t help was when he was taken outside. He said the frigid air made it hard to breath like his lungs went into spasm. I even use the fan when I have a cold, I put it on low setting on my nightstand, sleep facing it and it makes it so much easier to sleep, even when your really congested in the nose. Thanks for all you do Julie.
My brother has COPD and one day I will need this information, thank you so much!
It’s so true!! I am anemic and experience the air hunger and this really helps!
Thank u very much...I will do this for my patient ...
As a kid I had rheumatic fever. I would describe it to my mom as “ I can t breathe over” I can start the breath but not complete it. It has happened all my life but other is all my life and it’s scary- think your fan night or muscles and nursing..
It helps a lot.I had MRI for a 45 min ,and there wa a cool breeze coming from the scan to my face during the test and helped me a lot with the claustrophobic sensation.
But as an asthmatic; fans and cold air can make me cough like nobody’s business.
For asmatics drinking iced down drinks will bring on coughing spells. Often squelched by drink a hot beverage or just a mug of HOT water!😅
I find that hot, black coffee helps me. A hot drink works, but caffeine is even better.
Good one!
Thank you for this tip.
Thank YOU... I WILL try this, I'm very short of breath,and I'm drowning... TRY to catch Doc tomorrow and get back on Torsemide... that'll help w/ the water, if your fan trick works that would be awesome
I have asthma and I always have a fan on in my bedroom. Window is also always open, no matter how cold it is outside. The cold air relieves the air hunger AND night-time congestion immediately!!
I didn't know this. Great tip!
Hi Julie..Judy here…thanks for the tip❤
Menopausal anxiety does this to me. I have to open my window and get fresh air. It does help.
I have stage 4 cancer, and I can absolutely confirm that this works! Morphine also helps, but it doesn't work as well as the fan. I also have a tendency to sweat profusely when I'm experiencing air hunger, and cooling my head, either with water or an ice pack helps as well. Maybe it's just cancer patients that experience this, I don't know, but hopefully it could help someone else
Thank you! I have C O P D and air hunger is horrible
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I was with a dear friend after she stopped treatment. She was laying down and we were chatting. All of a sudden she put up her hand and was very quiet. She then says that hat she felt her body “changing/transitioning”. After that she started showing signs of dying. She knew her body that well.
Yes! This works for me!
My wife has asthma. Thank you for the tip. I would wonder if a rag soaked in ice water could help also?
I have copd and you are right this helps me and in the car the aircon works well i can even turn my portable oxygen off just to save the battery
Oh this will work for me, I hope!!!
That's actually something I do when I'm having a panic attack and feel like I can't breathe.
My doc prescribed morphine......wtf......I am happy to know the fan I use is a better alternative! Gonna order one of the around the neck things!
This is true.
It works for me‼️
I have COPD and I keep my room cold and my bipap mask tube out while I am under the blanket. COLD air on the face for the win!
My mom had copd and having ac helped her out so much. She could not handle the heat at all. Summers were the worst for her.
Yes and air conditioning, or ice cold drinks like glass of water full of ice
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Is this why it feels so good when you walk outside in really cold weather?
I have fans on me .I have Copd and it helps a lot.
kool!!!!
I have Asthma plus other illnesses, I kid you not I have a desk top fan bigger than my head one foot away from me in both my living room and bedroom.
How come most people grimace before last breath but some smile? How up until that point no facial expressions and then it just happens?
Julie a qurstion....have you ever seen a patient in atrial fib convert back to NSR by carotid massage? BTW....I'm a nurse also. Love ya!!!
Be careful, as this can cause other problems .
Please tell me more?
Can you elaborate, please?
Would this work with someone who is having a panic attack?
Yes this works for panic attacks too🎉
Wondering whether this would be useful when someone's starting to hyperventilate as well?
Can it help asthmatics
In What state do you work in?
Stop drinking and smoking. Lol
Works fabulous ❤❤
You're not only very interesting but also very beautiful..I love your posts