What is the cause of difficulty breathing? Lung or heart disease causes shortness of breath. Psychological reasons like fear, worry and anxiety are also responsible for the problem of shortness of breath. Similarly, the problem of anemia in the blood also makes it difficult to breathe. Lung problems A chest X-ray and a pulmonary function test (spirometry) can be used to find out whether or not there is a breathing problem due to a lung-related problem. X-ray helps to identify the main problem (gross effect) only. Therefore, a lung disease specialist (pulmonary physician) can also perform a CT scan of the chest to make a detailed examination of the thorax area, keeping in mind that there is no infantile disease related to it. Similarly, nasal endoscopy can be done to check the inside of the nose. 'Bronchial asthma' is also one of the breathing problems, which is caused by air pollution. Fibrosis (scarring of the lung cells), effusion, infectious pneumonia, bronchitis (swelling
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