Breathing problems in ME/CFS

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

These symptoms may also have other causes unrelated to ME.

Air hunger[edit | edit source]

Laboured breathing[edit | edit source]

Fatigue of the chest wall muscles[edit | edit source]

Symptom recognition[edit | edit source]

Prevalence[edit | edit source]

Treatment[edit | edit source]

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

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