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What could be causing my shortness of breath? Shortness of breath can be caused by many things, including the following: If you are short of breath with a cough and/or fever, you may have a chest infection or pneumonia (say: ânew-moan-yuhâ). Less common causes of breathing problems are lung cancer, a blood clot in the lungs,air leakage around the lungs and scarring of the lung tissue. 1  Asthma. 2  Other lung diseases, including emphysema (say: âem-fa-see-maâ), which is a lung disease that is most often caused by smoking. 3  Heart failure. 4  Panic attacks.
Shortness of breath has many causes affecting either the breathing passages and lungs or the heart or blood vessels. An average 150-pound (70 kilogram) adult will breathe at an average rate of 14 breaths per minute at rest. Excessively rapid breathing is referred to as hyperventilation. Shortness of breath is also referred to as dyspnea. Doctors will further classify dyspnea as either occurring at rest or being associated with activity, exertion, or exercise. They will also want to know if the dyspnea occurs gradually or all of a sudden. Each of these symptoms help to detect the precise cause of the shortness of breath.