dyspnea

There are three major reasons people feel a sense of dyspnea, or labored breathing, Moss said.

A person experiencing shortness of breath — the medical term is “dyspnea” — can feel winded doing something as simple as walking, taking the stairs or even sitting still, according to the Chest Foundation.

“Due to chlorine attack in EastGhouta, patients are struggling w/symptoms such as severe dyspnea, sweating, congestion of mucus membranes, severe runny nose, wheezing & conjunctival erythema,” Sams wrote on social media.

In technical terms, this shortness of breath is called dyspnea.

“Asthma, pneumonia, dyspnea, bronchitis, shortness of breath,” she said.