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What Causes Productive Cough And Shortness Of Breath At Night?
Hi I am 36, I woke up in the middle of the night, coughing and gasping for air. This has never happened to me before, shortness of breath, coughing up mucus, I took some cough medicine to see if that would help, but after half an hour, I feel like I can't lay down to sleep still because of the symptoms. I feel like I still can't breathe no matter how much I cough. I dont suffer from sleep apnea, and the cough is new.
Thu, 7 Sep 2017
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Midnight sudden onset breathlessness, coughing and expectoration are commonly seen with heart failure and other heart diseases.
So we should definitely rule out heart diseases in your case.
So consult cardiologist and get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test).
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
I can understand your concern.
Midnight sudden onset breathlessness, coughing and expectoration are commonly seen with heart failure and other heart diseases.
So we should definitely rule out heart diseases in your case.
So consult cardiologist and get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test).
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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