People with breathing difficulties could find themselves struggling to get enough air into their bodies to regulate their temperature while those with heart difficulties are more likely to suffer a heart attack.
Participants were asked about the presence of 13 common medical problems including breathlessness, faints/blackouts, arthritis, paralysis/loss of limb, skin disorders, hearing difficulties, heart trouble, eyesight problems, gastrointestinal problems, high blood pressure, diabetes and pain.
We used a modified version of the Burvill physical illness scales 18 covering the presence of 13 common health problems affecting different systems, including breathlessness, blackouts, arthritis, weakness, hearing difficulties and heart trouble.
Her cardiologist suspected that her heart had difficulty pacing itself, but repeated interventions failed to fix her heart's natural pacemaker.
Malo kingi and Carukia barnesi, two box jellyfish named for people whom they've stung, and each the size of a thumbnail, are known to induce Irukandji syndrome, which can cause a rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, back pain, brain hemorrhaging, and the sensation, as Yanagihara experienced, that you are about to die.
Symptoms of this disorder occur because the heart has difficulty pumping blood from the body through the lungs.
More than 40 workers in 2014 alone reported smelling vapors and became ill with "nosebleeds, headaches, watery eyes, burning skin, contact dermatitis, increased heart rate, difficulty breathing, coughing, sore throats, expectorating, dizziness and nausea, Several of these workers have long-term disabilities".
Hyperarousal is characterised by a state of nervousness, accelerated heart beat, difficulty sleeping.
Paralysis/weakness of limb, heart problems, difficulty breathing/asthma, faint or blackouts, skin disorders and persistent cough were reported by fewer than 10% of participants in almost all sites.
