Breathing problems in ME/CFS

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Breathing problems or respiratory symptoms that may be caused by myalgic encephalomyelitis include:

  • air hunger,
  • laboured breathing, and
  • fatigue of the chest wall muscles[1]

These symptoms may also have other causes unrelated to ME.

Air hunger

Laboured breathing

Fatigue of the chest wall muscles

Symptom recognition

Prevalence

Treatment

The International Consensus Criteria for ME states that breathing exercises strengthen respiratory muscles.[1]

See also

References