lschwartz408 Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Does anyone ever get an icy cold menthol feeling/sensation in their lungs when they breathe? I can’t figure out WHAT is causing this…and I don’t have covid or any other illness. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 Interestingly there are several articles about this sensation and possible causes here. This may be helpful: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/menthol-feeling-in-chest https://yourdoctors.online/what-causes-cold-icy-feeling-in-my-chest/ Since you've been diagnosed with dysautonomia or at least sfn I believe, this might be of interest to consider with a doctor, if other serious causes have been ruled out: Nerve Irritation Irritation or inflammation of the nerves in the chest wall, known as intercostal neuralgia, can cause localized chest pain and unusual sensations, including a cooling feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADofPotsSon Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 I get this once in a while (usually about once every other month) and when I do my Blood Pressure is usually below 100/65. It has been happening for over 40 years and I am 70. It seems the only thing that helps in drinking a lot of fluids. Doctors have ruled out it is a heart issue. They seem to think it is dehydration or blood pooling. H-EDS is in our families thanks to my paternal Grandmother. My normal BP average is 120/72 at the doctors office though I have had really low reading too. H-EDS is common in our family, Grandmother, youngest sister and my Son#2 also had POTS. DADofPotsSon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lschwartz408 Posted October 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 Thanks for the reply? So that is why you feel the cold menthol feeling in your lungs? Due to blood pooling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADofPotsSon Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Yes, my doctor seems to think that it is caused by either dehydration or blood pooling or both! And of course my HR does go up when the BP goes down (62-72 to 112-135). He did suggest that I try counter maneuvers but they don't seem to help, but drinking a lot of fluids does. I guess I just need to watch my fluid intake! Since most of the time it happens in the early morning I changed my morning coffee to decafe and I had no change. I have had this problem for nearly 40 years, but in the last 5 years it is more frequent. I have noticed recently a fluttering in the chest, I immediately check my BP and it is always low, so I drink a lot of fluids with salt and it seems to stop the event from going any further, this is even before the icy feeling in the lungs. DADofPotsSon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lschwartz408 Posted November 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 So you DO get the menthol feeling in your lungs? I don’t know what is causing it but I just figured it was nerve damage. I have it when I breathe in and out. It hasn’t gone away for 2 months. Also, I sometimes can’t feel even the icy cold feeling - I just feel NOTHING. The sensory nerves aren’t working at all. I don’t know how to fix this. Thank you for your help and reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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