I've been having issues with heavy breathing when I'm running or using the stairs lately, and Im starting to get worried. I'm a smoker and have been smoking on and offsmoked for two years, took a break for a year, and then picked it up again about three months ago. Could my smoking be causing these breathing problems? What can I do to improve this situation?

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Dr Ranjith Darla

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inadequate asthma control, we can see pain sometimes

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Answered 04/07/2025

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