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Shortness of breath is a tricky thing for me. . Mine is worse with minimal exertion, making bed. dishwasher. I've had several acute breathing episodes the past few years. Vitals are fine. Pulmonologist believes my vocal cord dysfunction is causing the worst of these. Vocal chords sit in front of trachea and prevent food/liquids from going into lungs. Mine close when they shouldn't and stop air from getting into lungs. There's very little to be done about this. i have rescue breathing exercises from speech therapy but they don't help. It's very frustrating.
In short you might want to ask your pulmonologist to check your vocal chords.
PRN (as-needed) oxygen can be helpful for managing shortness of breath episodes in pulmonary hypertension. Supplemental oxygen acts as a vasodilator, meaning it helps widen the narrowed blood vessels in the lungs, which is a key issue with PH.
Some people only need oxygen during specific activities or situations, such as:
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