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What Causes Heavy Breathing?

My son is 20 years old and healthy. In the past 4 months we have noticed he breathes an extra heavy breath about once every 1-2 minutes consistently. He has visited his PCP twice who has checked his lungs and found no issues when he listens to his chest. He has had a cat scan and MRI which were both negative. His aunt noticed when he slept, he was consistently struggling to breath like he was not getting air. His family physician has many years experience. But I still don t believe the problem is identified/resolved.
Tue, 25 Apr 2017
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Breathing problem can occur in sleep related problem. so it is better to consult a sleep specialist and get his Polysomnography study done. Sleep apnea can present in such a manner. hope it will help you.
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What Causes Heavy Breathing?

hi thanks for using HCM Breathing problem can occur in sleep related problem. so it is better to consult a sleep specialist and get his Polysomnography study done. Sleep apnea can present in such a manner. hope it will help you. Thanks