How to never have BAD BREATHE ?
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Stop smoking or drinking coffee, and when you brush your teeth, also brush your gums and tongue.  Make sure you eat a balanced diet (not too much meat, which can sit in your stomach, and cause the odor to come up your esophagus and into your mouth.)  Also try "breath assure" which is a caplet you swallow, and it releases freshness into your mouth all day!
748779
try too wear cotton socks or better still woolen socks.\nthis allows the feet to breath.\nAlso try this link
81004
Cough and Deep Breathe.
287695
deep breathing, yoga, meditation, and above all, a good sense of humor. remembering that nothing, absolutely NOTHING, lasts forever. I've got three, and that's how I survived. Good luck!
42289
You are gonna get a lot of answers saying to hold your breath, but that only works sometimes and not with every person. Try holding an ice cube to your throat for about 20 to 30 seconds. Also try holding your nose while you take big gulps of water.
159554
unsteady breathing. Breath slow and steady deep breaths and stay calm and you will keep you heart rate down. If youve ever watched a military movie where the soldiers sing to a beat while running use that it puts your whole body to a rhythm which keeps your body calm.
992139
Everyone so far has excellent advice, every one works.  Try them all.  One extra thing I have found that helps me is deep breathing.   Science has shown there is 2% less oxygen in the air as there was 50 years ago.  So bodies slow down for survival.  Just type in "breathing exercises" in your browser text box and hit "GO".  It takes a while,  don't do it too violently or you will hyperventilate.    Good Luck with all the help.
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Wow I have been to the point where I was on a vent also.  I have to admit I don't take care of my asthma the way I should.  I should take advair and I don't.  I give you all the credit in the world for keeping up with your medicine.  I do know how you feel, no one knows how much stress and anxiety you go though when you can't breath if they don't have respiratory problems.  \n\nI don't know if you live in a large populated area, but do you think it may be your environment??? Might be too much pollution around you.  Also keep a journal of what caused your attacks, write down what you were doing and where.  Keep track of the time of day, what you were doing and maybe you can find a trend  and avoid the situation in the future.  \n\nBy all means if you are depressed over your asthma contact a counselor or your doctor.  If you are stressed that can bring on another attack.  \n\nI too try to keep my sense of humor.  Both of us are here to stay and it will take more than a bad lung or two to keep us down....lol\n\nGood luck!
412662
Eat healthy, take a prenatal vitamin, see your OB/GYN regularly, get plenty of rest, mild exercise (like walking) and stay hydrated.  Avoid areas where people are smoking or where there are other types of air pollutants.  Best of luck!
851944
Drink lots of water all the time.\nDrink orange juice.\nGargle with warm salt water.\nSuck on menthol drops.\nDrink a hot toddy at night.\nExercise & breathe deeply.\nBreathe fresh air.\nStay away from sick people.
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AS SOON as you start to have trouble breathing you have to sit down, calm down and wait for your breathing to return to normal.  After about 15 minutes to a half an hour you should be able to go for about an hour breathing okay until it starts to get bad again.  I wouldn't really recommend this approach though because you always need a back up plan in case this doesn't work.  Try to get an inhaler.
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It requires practice.  Hyperventilate for a few breaths, then stay under as long as you can.  Over time, the period you can stay under increases.  The hyperventilation is the key.
412333
lay on your back and hold air in your lungs extending the arms and legs. dont have to hold your breath really. take short breaths out and longer breaths in holding for 2 or 3 seconds
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i just have to remember to breathe most days
138379
Find your own pace.  Some people like to hurry and for someone with COPD, it can use up your energy quickly.  Find your own pace, one that works for you.  My uncle was in his late 70s, had COPD, yet accomplished more in a day than most people younger than him.  I asked him how he did it and he said he found his own pace and stuck to it.  The other part of my answer is to follow doctor's instructions, get your flu shot every year and try not to hang around with people who are sick with respiratory viruses. Use a clean room humidifier, especially during sleeping hours, do not overheat your home during the cold months (cool moist air is healthier than hot dry air).  Do NOT sit around doing nothing.  Keep busy doing what you can do (at your own pace of course) and do NOT dwell on that you can no longer do. Depression can do more harm than COPD if you let it run your life.  One thing I have noticed with some people who have a chronic illness.....they get too much into themselves.  It doesn't just happen to people with resp problems either.  I would suggest that each day you do one thing for someone else....make a phone call, write a letter...visit...etc.  If you are "crafty"...make something....if you bake or cook....make something.  By the way, nutrition is very important for you.  Small, frequent, nutrious meals and snacks are needed.  Good luck!  You have some good quality life to live, do your best to live it!
580243
breathe through your nose. don't open too wide
585369
I suffer with bad panic attacks that get that bad i have to cut myself to stop them.\nThe best way to cope with a panic attack is to try to breath it off the best u can, and try to reassure yourself that everything will be ok. If you feel ok to walk try to walk it off and shake ur hands till you feel better.\nif non of these work then try to find a paper bag and use that method. Remember you are not going to die, it is just your bodies reaction to the fight or flight situation.