Anirban Ghosh

A colleague has just been killed by Corona. So the railway officer gentleman is his own coward Report positive He became mentally unstable from the moment he saw it. But he did not have any symptoms. In the evening, due to sudden respiratory problems, he put a pulse oximeter on his finger and saw that 93% was showing oxygen saturation. After rushing to the local nursing home, the doctor examined him and informed him that he had lungs. Shortness of breath is actually the ultimate manifestation of his mental anxiety.

A housewife from Howrah. Shortly after eating dinner, he hurriedly made a video call to his family physician, feeling palpitations and chest tightness and difficulty breathing. He measured the saturation and after asking a few more questions, he realized that the covid patient was not Corona, but a victim of panic attack.

According to the doctors, they are seeing such an example nowadays. Everywhere, innumerable ordinary people are suffering from deep uncertainty due to mental breakdown. Among them, those who are becoming covid positive, whether the symptoms or not, many are suffering from shortness of breath! Someone’s heart is pounding, someone’s pulse oximeter reading is going down! However, the symptoms of corona are very mild or moderate. Even after seeing the oximeter, many people are getting respiratory problems. Doctors are examining, but the real problem for most of them is not in the lungs, but in the mind. It can be cured with just a few simple breathing exercises. But people are becoming super-conscious tomorrow!

Medicine expert Arindam Biswas and community medicine specialist Anirban Doluira say that lately, they regularly receive phone calls from many respiratory patients at night. Conversely, once they measure the saturation properly, they are convinced that the problem is a panic attack. That is the beginning of the respiratory and oxygen problems of those patients. In other words, not because of the virus, the disorder is purely mental, which is reflected in the body. Psychiatrist Sharmila Sarkar said, “I think there is so much negative news about Corona all the time. He is not getting oxygen in case of emergency. A lot Don’t The patient is so worried, do not have to die in the middle of the night without anyone’s help! Many are having panic attacks from there. ‘
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Another psychiatrist Sujit Sarkhel said the matter was not new. Symptoms of chronic anxiety disorder include frequent breathing problems, chest tightness, and palpitations. It was before Coronation, it is still there. In his words, ‘Whenever there is a panic attack, all the systems of the whole body become overactive by smelling danger. Increases pulse and respiratory rate. The secretion of adrenaline-borne hormones begins. It’s like an emergency! That’s what the corona patient and his family confuse with Covid’s shortness of breath. ‘ His advice is to talk to a doctor immediately in such a situation.

Physical medicine expert Rajesh Pramanik said that patients with real asthma stop and breathe repeatedly before finishing a long sentence. With a little physical work, their saturation is further reduced. But nothing happens to panic attack patients. In his words, ‘The circle of panic attacks is but chaotic. Fear of seeing 95% or less of saturation means that pseudo-breathing will increase. As a result, the speed of breathing will increase. Then the saturation will be further reduced. Therefore, experts advise, if this is the case, try to stay calm and indifferent instead of thinking ‘whatever happens’. That is why the situation is forced to improve a lot.

How? Neurologist Animesh Kar said, “When anxiety suddenly increases, if the person concerned is not a patient of chronic anxiety disorder, then after a while the brain slowly begins to calm the body. If there is difficulty in breathing or if the saturation is low then the tension does not start and if it can be slowed down for a while, then everything will be fine after a while. Deep breathing can be done if required. The body becomes normal faster.
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Shortness of breath

* How to understand the difference?

Lung problemsBreathing repeatedly to finish a long sentence. Physical exertion increases difficulty, decreases saturation

Panic AttackDon’t hold your breath to finish a long sentence. Physical exertion does not increase suffering, nor does it decrease saturation

* What to do in a panic attack?

Remove negative thoughts

Fill your chest with your nose and breathe. Hold your breath for a while. Exhale slowly as if blowing through the mouth

Calm down and apply the pulse oximeter to the finger. Take readings at least one minute after the display is fixed. If the reading is 95% or less, look again after half an hour with different fingers. Not the lowest reading, but the highest reading

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