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> The same happens to me, but I have severe asthma.  Most people with > chronic breathing problems compensate by learning to breath very > shallow.  When you have a little bit of pressurized clean air, the lungs > adapt and go to a more normal depth. > Do you have asthma, allergies or other breathing problems?

Yes, I do. asthma is better this year however. On singulair only so far since May or June. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

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Same for me. I was a clarinet player for about 14 years when I was younger.  As part of my training, I learned to take full deep breaths using my diaphram.   However, I’ve been a known/recognized shallow breather for the last 15 yeaars. I always thought that it was a result of my participation/practice of self hypnosis and other stress reduction techniques.  Once I’m in the relaxed state, I breath so shallow sometimes my wife wants to put a mirror in front of my nose to see if I’m breathing at all.  <:)  (:>   Once I was in the hospital due to a back injury.  The muscle spasms were causing me great pain.  So I used every technique I knew to relax my back muscles.  Just as I had accomplished this, a vocational nurse came by to do a vital signs check.  While checking my pulse, she ran out of the room and brought back the charge nurse because my pulse rate was so low (directly related to shallow breathing). I have on been on CPAP for about a week and I find myself taking some really great feeling deep breaths while waiting to fall asleep (less than 20-30 minutes).  Just thinking about it makes me want to go start up the machine!  I can’t seem to get that good feeling deep breath without it. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -dn…@racc2000.com wrote: > I have noticed that when I put on my BiPAP and begin to go to sleep I > breathe deeper (which I think is a good thing). Are most of you > experiencing this? The breathing is like a good singer or wind > instrument player would use….deep diaphragmatic breathing from the > belly). > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/

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I have noticed that when I put on my BiPAP and begin to go to sleep I breathe deeper (which I think is a good thing). Are most of you experiencing this? The breathing is like a good singer or wind instrument player would use….deep diaphragmatic breathing from the belly). Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

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dn…@racc2000.com wrote: > I have noticed that when I put on my BiPAP and begin to go to sleep I > breathe deeper (which I think is a good thing). Are most of you > experiencing this? The breathing is like a good singer or wind > instrument player would use….deep diaphragmatic breathing from the > belly).

The same happens to me, but I have severe asthma.  Most people with chronic breathing problems compensate by learning to breath very shallow.  When you have a little bit of pressurized clean air, the lungs adapt and go to a more normal depth. Do you have asthma, allergies or other breathing problems? Regards, Lee — Lee Babcock Toronto in the GWN

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