Thehealthylung (2025)

26/07/2025

🅵🅴🅽🅾.

Sounds like your lungs just said “No” with a French accent.

But here’s the real story:
𝗙𝗲𝗡𝗢 = 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝘅𝗶𝗱𝗲
A fancy term for: “Breathe into this tube and let’s see if your lungs are secretly inflammed .”

It detects eosinophilic inflammation: long before your wheeze, sneeze, or “I think it’s just dust” excuses show up.
It tells me if we really need steroids…or if your inhaler is doing a bang-up job.

For asthma, it’s not just useful. It’s a cheat code.
• Confused diagnosis? Use FeNO.
• Flare-ups with normal spirometry? Use FeNO.
• Patient on 5 inhalers and still “not feeling right”? FeNO, kiddo!

So yeah, spirometry tells me how you breathe.
FeNO tells me what your lungs are feeling.

Big difference.

Want to breathe easier? Start listening to the inflammation. Start following 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆™.

10/07/2025

𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣. 𝔼𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝔸𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕥

No smoke, no smell, no ash
Just a deadly addictive risk.

Did you know:

𝘼 𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 0.7 𝙢𝙇 V**E 𝙥𝙤𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙨 20 𝙘𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙨!!.

That’s one full pack.
Some disposables go far beyond that — delivering up to 68 mg/mL ni****ne.

Let’s compare:

🚬 𝘼 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 1–2 𝙢𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚.
💨 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙙? 𝙐𝙥 𝙩𝙤 40–60 𝙢𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨.

That’s not just intense. It’s chemically weaponized for your brain.

Worse? These v**es use ****nesalts, which hit your system 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 10 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙨, without burning your throat. So your teen won’t cough. They’ll just crave.
And they’ll keep coming back.

Even occasional users show:
⚠️ Memory and attention loss
⚠️ Mood swings, irritability, anxiety
⚠️ Higher risk of depression
⚠️ Dependency within weeks — even with “low strength” pods

And here’s the scariest part:
1 in 5 teens who v**e daily show signs of severe ni****ne addiction.
Most don’t even realize it.

𝙑𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡.
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙.

If you thought va**ng was the safer option… read that again. Share before someone you love gets hooked. Do you have questions related to va**ng? Ask me in the comments section below.

**ngIsntSafer

08/07/2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜

He wasn’t my usual kind of patient.
32. European. Fit. Entrepreneur.
Didn’t drink much. Didn’t smoke. Lived clean. “𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘤! ,” he said, confused. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭”. So I asked:
“Sheesha?” His eyes lit up. “𝘖𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭. 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯… 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬! 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?” He wasn’t wrong. But his lungs were telling a different story. Chronic cough. Intermittent tightness.

𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙚.
The pipe passed around the table. Mint, double apple, bubble gum, grape mint.
No one calls it “ .” It’s just chilling!

But here’s what most don’t know:

🔥 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖 = 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝟏𝟎𝟎-𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝙘𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙚.

That’s not a typo.

According to the WHO:

• A single typical session lasts 45–60 minutes, with 𝟗𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝖒𝖑 of smoke inhaled (vs 500–600 ml from a cigarette).
• In that hour, a person takes about 200 puffs.
• The charcoal used emits 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙮𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙝𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙨 (𝙋𝘼𝙃𝙨), 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙨 … far beyond what’s in a cigarette.

So here’s the math:

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 4–8 𝙘𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 200–400 𝙘𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝!

Now imagine this:

- Sheesha twice a week for 7 years.
- That’s over 25,000 cigarette-equivalents.
- Thats like 12–15 pack-years… 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚!

You didn’t know. Neither did he or his friends. They believed it wasn’t real smoking.

But the lungs? They always know.
𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚.

It can cause:
🚨 Airway inflammation and chronic bronchitis
🚨 Carbon monoxide poisoning
🚨 Lung cancer, oral cancer, heart disease
🚨 Infectious disease from shared mouthpieces
🚨 And yes, ni****ne addiction

Even for those who “𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨.”

So! How many of you didn’t think sheesha counted as smoking? Did these numbers chill?
Or maybe you’ve had this habit yourself…Did this post hit the truth home hard? Let’s trade strategies, stories, and truths.
I’ll read every comment. 👇

05/07/2025

🎼𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞: 𝘼 𝙂𝙄𝙉𝘼 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

This morning, I found myself in the Doctors room, sipping my regular coffee, when an eminent senior Doctor sauntered in, humming these lines with a grin: 🎵“𝙂𝙄𝙉𝘼 𝙮𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣, 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙖 𝙮𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣… 𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙬𝙖𝙖 𝙟𝙖𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣?”🎶

I laughed! … and paused.
Because that offhand Bollywood quip perfectly captures our world in respiratory medicine. We joke about the drama, but the truth is we live it every day.

I met Ms. Z , a spirited schoolteacher, who’d been struggling with shortness of breath and wheezing. She’d been experimenting with Google searches and “quick fixes,” convinced she knew her asthma better than anyone else.

As I reviewed her drug history, I realized she hadn’t had a GINA-guided assessment in several years. No tailored management plan, no personalized inhaler check, no safety net for those scary middle-of-the-night flare-ups.

We walked through the algorithm together… step by step, breath by breath, transforming published guidelines into her personal roadmap.

By week two, her daytime symptoms and nighttime awakenings dropped to zero. Her smile when she described sleeping through the night? Priceless.

At ™, guidelines aren’t a rigid script… they’re the GPS that lets us co-author each patient’s health story. At , our mantra is simple:

𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩. 𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩. 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨.

Because every patient deserves more than a prescription… they deserve a collaborator in their journey to breathe easier.

So here’s my question to you, respiratory warriors and wellness seekers alike:
❓What’s one guideline or habit you turned into a personal success story and how did it change the way you breathe, live, or lead?

03/07/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀… 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

service: a first-of-its-kind emergency response service that literally brings the hospital to the patient. When every second counts, this system cuts through traffic, chaos, and delays … getting doctors to the scene faster than anywhere else in the world.

Yes, you read that right.
This is not just about ambulances.
This is Dubai giving time wheels.
And putting a doctor in the front seat.

I had the privilege of attending a workshop that decoded how this remarkable service works from dispatch to bedside. And I walked away in awe.

Because while most cities are still asking, “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳?”
Dubai asked, “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳?”

. . .
No drama. Just .

Proud to witness this innovation up close. Proud to practice medicine in a city that thinks ahead so patients don’t fall behind.

02/07/2025

𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿

The pitcher plant doesn’t chase. It lures.
It uses colour, scent, and sweet promises to attract its prey… then silently traps and digests them.
No drama. Just slow destruction.

Sound familiar?

Va**ng walks in with the same flair.
Flavours like bubblegum, mint, watermelon ice packaged to please, disguised as “healthier.”
Teenagers fall for it. So do many adults looking to switch from smoking, thinking they’re making a smarter choice.

But the truth?
Va**ng isn’t safer. It’s just better dressed.
We’re seeing more and more patients , young and old with va**ng-related lung damage.
Chronic bronchitis. Asthma flares. Inflammation. The evidence is growing.

At ™, I believe in calling out the trap.
I don’t glamorise. I demystify.
Your lungs don’t need flavour. They need oxygen, clarity, and care.

𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

**ngAwareness

01/07/2025

𝕳𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖞 𝕯𝖔𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖘’ 𝕯𝖆𝖞 !
…. 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚.

From the lecture halls of GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE and ICUs of Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, … to the Dept of Pulmonology at Meitra Hospital and now to NMC Healthcare, Dubai, this journey has been nothing without the incredible who lit the way, the who showed me how to lead with both head and heart, and the who turned call duty into camaraderie.

To every in scrubs who has stayed up reviewing ABGs and HRCTs with me, caught me when I stumbled, or reminded me that it’s okay to be human behind the white coat…. thank you.

To my teams at and to every doctor I’ve had the privilege to learn from, laugh with, and lean on… you are the real pulse of this profession.

taught me how fragile breath is. But you all have taught me how resilient the human spirit can be.

Here’s to the , the , the , and the forever .
We may wear masks, but our purpose is always clear.

With gratitude,
Padma

28/06/2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩: 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙥 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚

I clipped the pulse oximeter onto her finger.
SpO₂: 𝟴𝟲%.

She looked fine. Calm. Chatty.
I, meanwhile, was halfway through diagnosing silent hypoxia, early fibrosis… maybe even prepping for an HRCT.

Then — without a word —
she offered me her other hand.
The one without bright red nail polish.

SpO₂: 𝟵𝟵%.

And then came the twist.

She laughed and said,
“Doctor, remember last time? You told me to remove my fake nails so you could get an accurate reading!”

Yep. Déjà vu.
But this time, I was the punchline.

And you know what?

𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩.
𝙄 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩.

Medicine is obsessed with perfection.
Spotless coats. Flawless charts. No room for error.

But here’s what I’ve come to believe deeply:

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚,
𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚… 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚.

It’s called the 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 —
the idea that 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘸.

In a world where medical authority is often mistaken for infallibility,
a little humility doesn’t weaken you.
𝙄𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

So here’s to the doctors who say, “Oops.”
To the leaders who say, “I forgot… but I’ve fixed it.”
To the humans who own their flaws…
and earn respect not despite them, but because of them.

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩.
𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮? 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮.

And I’d pick that every time.

The Pratfall Effect isn’t just a psychological theory.
It’s what happens when authority meets authenticity.

Have you ever had this happen to you? Share your experiences in the comment section below.

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27/06/2025

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

You walk into a high-stakes meeting.
Or open an email you’ve been dreading.
Suddenly… tight chest!
Shallow breathing.
A sense that you just can’t get enough air.

You’re not wheezing. Your oxygen is normal.
But it feels like your lungs are failing you.

At ™, we call this 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

In medical terms, it’s known as:

• 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨
• 𝙃𝙮𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙚
• 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙙𝙮𝙨𝙥𝙣𝙚𝙖

It’s not imaginary. It’s a real, measurable physiologic response to emotional, mental, or neurochemical stress.

But those terms don’t quite capture what patients feel:
A chest that won’t expand.
A sigh that never comes.
A breath that refuses to land.

The experience is real—even when the CT, X-ray, and spirometry say “normal.”

I’ve seen this in high-performing professionals, exhausted caregivers, and parents stretched too thin.
People who look fine but breathe like they’ve just sprinted up a flight of stairs, when all they’ve done is sit still under pressure.

Here’s why:
Your breath is your brain’s loudest messenger.
And sometimes, the message isn’t about your lungs.
It’s about your life.

And here’s the real problem:
Many of these patients go undiagnosed for years.
Because medicine is trained to look for disease—𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨.

At ™, I listen differently.
Because not every breathless patient needs a bronchodilator.
Some need recognition. Some need nervous system support.
And all of them deserve to be taken seriously.

27/06/2025

🆃🅷🅴 🅱🆄🅱🅱🅻🅴 🆃🅴🅰 🅻🅸🅴

Bubble tea is a betrayal.

You go in thinking it’s a sweet treat.
But two sips in and you’re fighting for your life.
Those pearls block the straw like they’re unionized.

You blow. You suck. You gag.
The drink looks fine.
But nothing’s coming through.

That’s exactly what 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 feels like.

You’re not wheezing.
You’re not coughing.
You’re just… stuck. . Misunderstood.

is a gentle lung test that picks up what spirometry often misses: Subtle resistance in your small airways, measured using the 𝗥5-𝗥20 value.

If that number is high, it means air is having a tough time slipping through the “bubble-tea straws” of your lung tree—even if the bigger pipes look clear.

So no, you’re not imagining things. Your lungs are just sipping struggle.

If you’re always breathless but your reports say you’re fine.. ask your Doc for a referral to ™.

Where lungs finally get to speak the truth.

23/06/2025

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐬 𝐌𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

And no, it’s not because I’m nosy.

You came in to talk about your lungs.
Then I started asking about your sleep.
Your stress.
Whether your partner’s considered earplugs… or even their own room.

Here’s why:

𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴.
When one struggles, the other usually does too.
Snoring might seem harmless.
But it can be a red flag for 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐀𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚: a condition that raises your risk of heart disease, stroke, memory loss… even car accidents.
The worst part?
Most people don’t even know they have it.
So when I ask about your bedtime habits,I’m not being extra.

I’m trying to spot something sneaky, before it drains your energy, dulls your focus, and impacts your health.

If you’re waking up tired, snapping by noon, or feeling foggy despite a full night’s sleep,this isn’t just about your lungs anymore.
It’s about your whole life.

That’s ™:Pulmonology with personality… and a side of sleep wisdom.

✅ Tired all the time?
✅ Snore like a bulldozer?
✅ Wake up with headaches, dry mouth, or a case of the grumps?

Let’s get your lungs and sleep working together.
A consult could change your nights… and your days.

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