The Chest Clinic
Respiratory Conditions
Our consultants in Respiratory Medicine and Radiology are highly qualified specialists when it comes to diagnosing and treating lung diseases and chest disorders.
As a patient of The Chest Clinic you can feel confident that we will exhaust every avenue to arrive at a proper diagnosis and treatment plan customised specifically for you.
Our interests span a broad array of conditions, delivering the breadth and depth of experience required to provide both medical and surgical treatments.
The conditions listed on this page are not an exhaustive list of what we treat. If you don't see the specific condition you are looking for, please, contact us for additional information.
Allergic Alveolitis
Allergic Rhinitis
Asbestosis
Asthma
Atypical Mycobacteria
Benign Lung Tumours
Bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
Connective Tissue Diseases
COPD (Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease)
Disordered Breathing
Emphysema
Eosinophilic Lung Disease
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Interstitial Lung Disease
Lung Cancer
Mesothelioma
Obesity Hyperventilation Syndrome
Pleural Effusion
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension
Respiratory Tract Infections
Rhinosinusitis
Sarcoidosis
Silicosis
Sleep Apnoea
Tuberculosis
Some of the symptoms for these respiratory conditions include:
Allergies
Breathing difficulties
Breathlessness
Burning of the nose, eyes, lips, mouth and throat
Chest abnormalities
Chest congestion
Chest or shoulder pain or discomfort
Chest tightness
Chills
Clubbing (a widening and rounding of the tips
of the fingers)
Cough that does not go away and gets worse
Cough with mucus
Coughing up of blood (haemoptysis)
Crackling sound of breathing
Dark or rusty-coloured phlegm (sputum)
Decreased ability to exercise
Dry cough
Fast breathing
Fatigue or feeling very tired
Feeling like not getting enough air
Fever (high temperature)
Flu symptoms
General ill feeling
Grey or pale complexion
Hoarse or muffled voice
Increased use of inhalers
Need more pillows or have to sit up to sleep because of breathing difficulty
Pale or cyanotic (blue) skin and lips
Pneumonia
Rapid breathing
Repeated bouts of acute bronchitis
Shivers
Shortness of breath
Snoring
Sweating, particularly at night
Swelling of the feet, ankles or legs
Swelling of the neck and face
Tuberculosis
Unable to walk as far as usual
Unexplained weight loss
Wake up short of breath more than once at night
Wheezing