POST NASAL DRIP

  The breathing channels start from the nose and end inside the lung. The breathing channels or  “airways” are lined with cells that produce mucous in certain amount required to keep them lubricated. But when there is excess production of mucous, it drips at the back of the throat causing coughing and throat irritation, it…

Read More

Dyspnea

Dyspnea is a medical term for shortness of breath. Shortness of breath is often explained as feeling of inadequate or not enough breathing of air (air hunger), gasping for air, chest tightness, feeling of suffocation and working hard (struggling) to breath. Dyspnea is a very uncomfortable feeling, causing distress and affecting quality of life. Dyspnea…

Read More

What is a Pleural Effusion?

WHAT DOES PLEURAL EFFUSION MEAN? In normal conditions, our lungs are covered by two layers called pleura, which separate and protect the lungs from structures around it. Between these two layers, some amount of fluid is present, which lubricates the layers, while they rub against each other during breathing. Pleural effusion is a condition, in…

Read More