# Breathing **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 19, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/breathing/13503 "2017-05-19T18:02:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ebandy17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/53a042/32.png) [@ebandy17](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/ebandy17)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/breathing/13503/1 "2017-05-19T18:02:05Z")
Does anybody else struggle to breath when the pain is really bad? It usually only happens when I’m having a bad flareup and may only last 10 or 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Linda11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/linda11/32/2660_2.png) [@Linda11](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Linda11)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/breathing/13503/2 "2017-05-24T01:01:07Z")
No, but it sounds like a panic attack!! I have them too sometimes. I am able to recognize this and try to tell myself that I’ll live through it. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![ebandy17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/53a042/32.png) [@ebandy17](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/ebandy17)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/breathing/13503/3 "2017-05-24T15:05:42Z")
Thanks Linda11! I wasn’t sure what was happening and it only happens during an intense flareup. ---
**Author:** ![Judy\_CN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@Judy\_CN](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Judy_CN)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/breathing/13503/4 "2017-05-30T13:23:25Z")
Ebandy17–Breathing through my nose is one of my triggers and also greatly intensifies my pain when I’m already in a flare-up. Odors and perfumes also make it worse when I’m in a flare-up. Mine are certainly not panic-related–there’s a branch of the trigeminal nerve that’s kinda-sorta behind the upper lip/nose; I assume that’s the one affected for me, and that’s why the pain seems to be centered behind my nose. Breathing in through my nose is incredibly painful; I typically apply pressure to my nostril and breathe through my mouth as often as I can when I’m in pain. Doesn’t take the pain away, but helps with the intensity somewhat. I’ve been in near-constant pain for over a month now with nothing helping, and I can definitely say breathing is part of the pain. I hope you get some relief from yours.