The total indirect and direct cost of epilepsy in the United States is estimated to be $15.5 billion yearly. This estimate is based on a reported cost of $12.5 billion in 1995 converted to 2004 dollar value using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. 4.
Many patients with adductor type spasmodic dysphonia complain of physical fatigue, tightness of the neck, back, and shoulder muscles and shortness of breath due to their efforts to phonate through the closed glottis. The severity of the symptoms of adductor spasmodic dysphonia varies within and among individuals.
Shortness of breath is a common symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both chronic bronchitis and emphysema can cause shortness of breath. The symptom is also called âbreathlessnessâ or âdyspnea.â. People with COPD have damage to their lungs that makes it harder to breathe. 1  They often feel short of breath because it takes more effort to make air travel in and out of the lungs. This feeling of breathlessness is also described as: 2  More effort needed to breathe. 3  Feeling of heaviness in the chest. 4  Hunger for air. 5  Gasping for air.