Shortness of breath and inability to sleep should be treated differently depending on the cause. Treatment varies according to the cause. Common causes include mental factors, respiratory infections, allergies, and heart diseases.
1. Psychological factors: If it is caused by high psychological pressure or excessive mental tension, you should actively adjust your psychological state, try to take deep breaths to stabilize your mood, and seek counseling from a psychiatrist if necessary.
2. Respiratory infections: Severe respiratory infections can affect respiratory function, resulting in shortness of breath and inability to sleep. In this case, antibiotic treatment such as cefixime and azithromycin should be used under the guidance of the doctor in the face-to-face clinic. If it is caused by the acute development of COPD or bronchial asthma, inhalation of bronchodilators such as ipratropium bromide can be used to alleviate the symptoms.
3. Allergy: We should actively search for allergens and improve the environment, and if necessary, take antihistamines such as loratadine under the guidance of a doctor.
4. Heart disease: If it is caused by heart disease, such as heart failure, acute infarction, etc., you should go to the hospital in time, and follow the doctor’s instructions for the targeted use of furosemide, cediran, aspirin, etc., or balloon dilatation + stenting, etc., and should not be observed at home.
Shortness of breath and inability to sleep may have other causes, and should be given different treatments according to different causes, the use of medication should follow the doctor’s instructions. If the symptoms fail to improve or even worsen gradually, you need to consult a regular hospital in time and cooperate with the doctor to improve the examination and standardize the treatment.