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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Breath Holding Spells Stomachache

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Dr. Irshad H Naqvi MD

Hi, My 4 month baby has started to hold his breath after crying and only after speinkling water starts breathing but becomes pale and listless. Please let us know the reason and what needs to be done ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Irshad H Naqvi ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Andrew Rynne MD MD

I am a 62 year old male with no known health problems. I get a physical every couple of years. I just noticed that if I take ONE very XXXXXXX breath and HOLD it, I immediately get very dizzy and feel ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Andrew Rynne MD ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari MD

Hi, My 22 months old girl lips turn blue/purple and is shaking...usually holding her hands in a fist. She does not seem to be in control of her movements when she is shaking. At first I thought she ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

Can holding ones breath while lifting weights cause brain damage from increased intracranial ... about 20 seconds I held my breath. I got headaches after each weights session. I have had memory ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Rahul D Chaudhari MD

it every day I tried, with my friends, to see how long I could hold my breath. We would go underwater holding our breaths for as long as we could and then resurface. We did this repeatedly for about an hour... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul D Chaudhari ( Spine Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Arturo Benítez-Serrato MD

My boyfriend jus recently started holding his breath while sleeping.He lets little bits of air out sometimes while he is holding his breath in little bits.Also alot of moaning more than usual... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arturo Benítez-Serrato ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Sumanth Amperayani MD

[Yesterday my son stopped breathing for a few times and when I flipped him over and tapped on his back he finally spit up the entire bottle. Forcefully. These episodes occured 4-6 times last night, and each time he stopped... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Arnold Zedd MD

my son is ten weeks old, i have noticed since he was born that he often looks very pale and goes a bluey grey colour around his mouth up to his nose and across his eye lids. He often catches his breath ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnold Zedd ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Sureshkyadav MD

my son 10 months old has been observed for breath holding spell, twice , for very short duration we did handle him in the same moment and brought him to control . did not allow to become blue,etc. he is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sureshkyadav ( Pediatrician)
Dr. BINOY SHANKAR MD

Hi, my 7month old was ust diagnosed with breath holding spells. He is a very happy baby with o temper tantrums. He was not breathing, lips blue and non responsive at daycare (he was not crying when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. BINOY SHANKAR ( Pediatrician)