Please try this! - Asthma Message Board

ww23river · 01-06-2003, 09:11 AM

I have been suffering from panic attacks for awhile.
At frist I believed it was asthma, but after taking an inhaler I found that it only made my anxiety and breathing worse. The only thing that I found that helped my breathing tremendously was blowing up a balloon twice a day. It execises the diaphragm and deepens the breath. I found that after a while I have been breathing more deeply and thus I'm more relaxed. I feel like I'm getting more air in my lungs and it's a good feeling.

01-07-2003, 03:54 PM

Interesting.

I will try it.

Blue

Mayrjala · 01-20-2003, 03:22 PM

That sounds like it would do wounders,I have asthma myslef-but am worried my 3 yr old might...that is scarey!!!

jjaksic · 01-21-2003, 01:05 PM

I don't think I could blow up a balloon w/o my ears getting stuffed because I also have sinusitis.
But I'm going to try some exercises that would do a similar thing.
Actually a time or two I'd take in a very deep inhalation and exhalation and I did get relief. It's weird because it feels like you're lungs are sticking together.

01-21-2003, 02:40 PM

I did it and my lips started buzzing.

Blue