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What Causes Difficulty Breathing While Sleeping?
Question: The last couple of evenings I have not slept well. I'll wake up and can't catch my breath. If I fall back asleep I wake up right away. I think I stop breathing for a bit or something. I have a cough for the last week but no discolored phlegm, just a lot of spit. My head is light, but no headache and my throat is soar. I smoke cigarettes, maybe three or four cigs a night after dinner. Don't drink and have not smoked today.
Brief Answer:
Can you kindly report your weight and height to me?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this difficulty sleeping well because of this breathing issue. I will like to know what your weight and height are as this could be a contributing factor. However, this may require that you get a sleep study which means you would be monitored in a laboratory during a sleeping episode to understand what precisely goes on for diagnosis and treatment. With these breathing difficulties, I will also suggest you reconsider your decision of continuing with cigarettes smoking as this is not good for respiration, the lungs and your overall health state.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services.
Can you kindly report your weight and height to me?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this difficulty sleeping well because of this breathing issue. I will like to know what your weight and height are as this could be a contributing factor. However, this may require that you get a sleep study which means you would be monitored in a laboratory during a sleeping episode to understand what precisely goes on for diagnosis and treatment. With these breathing difficulties, I will also suggest you reconsider your decision of continuing with cigarettes smoking as this is not good for respiration, the lungs and your overall health state.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I'm 5 foot 8, and 212 lbs.
Brief Answer:
This could be sleep apnea! See a sleep physician!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is likely sleep apnea from the weight and height you have reported? Do you snore at night? I will suggest you see a sleep physician for further investigations and management. You may need an assistive device for breathing at night if this persists and the findings suggest so.
Keep me posted about this. I wish you well.
This could be sleep apnea! See a sleep physician!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is likely sleep apnea from the weight and height you have reported? Do you snore at night? I will suggest you see a sleep physician for further investigations and management. You may need an assistive device for breathing at night if this persists and the findings suggest so.
Keep me posted about this. I wish you well.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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