What Causes Older Adults to Breathe Heavily

The elderly wheezing may be related to nasal disease, lung disease, heart disease and so on. 1. Nasal diseases: If the nose of the elderly is affected by microorganisms and other factors, it is easy to have symptoms such as nasal congestion, increased nasal secretion, wheezing or heavy breathing, etc. Common diseases include rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal polyps, etc. 2. Lung diseases: If the lungs of the elderly are infected by viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, or due to air pollution, smoking, etc., it may lead to lung diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, etc., and the main symptoms are coughing, coughing up sputum, wheezing, and wheezing and so on. 3. heart disease: if the elderly have basic heart disease, and cardiac insufficiency, often manifested as panic, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), dyspnea or wheezing, etc., the common diseases are coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, hypertensive heart disease and so on. As you can see, there are many reasons for heavy breathing in the elderly. If this condition persists or worsens, you should consult a doctor in time to find out the specific cause and then treat it under the doctor’s guidance.