The old desire to take a long breath may be related to overwork, heart failure, but also considered to be caused by bronchial asthma, pulmonary heart disease and other diseases. 1. overwork: it may be that the patient’s body is in a very tired state, and there is insufficient supply of oxygen, which leads to the uncomfortable symptoms such as always wanting to take a breath. 2. Heart failure: patients with heart failure mainly suffer from hypoxia due to insufficient blood supply, accompanied by symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath. 3. Bronchial asthma: bronchial asthma is usually triggered by mental stress, environment, climate and other factors, and patients will experience symptoms such as gasping for air and chest tightness. 4. Pulmonary heart disease: mainly due to the lung function lesions caused by heart disease, so that the pulmonary vascular resistance increases, so that the phenomenon of the old want to take a long breath. If the patient wants to take a long breath of the symptoms are serious, or the symptoms continue not to get better, should go to the hospital in time for consultation and treatment.