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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Sudden Loss Of Breath While Sleeping

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Dr.  Shuba Hariprasad MD

I was falling asleep last night and all of a sudden I could not get my breath. I sat up quickly and coughed and I was able to get my breath again. Never had that happen before. I have no health... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shuba Hariprasad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

My son 18 yrs old was operated for Brain tumor in 2004, yesterday while going to school he got blank and is feeling like sleeping all the time. We had a MRI Done which has come out normal. What ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

User Problem title : Revisiting my granddaughter's voice problem I had posed this problem of my ... sentence and falls short of breadth. Could it be some allergy or an asthmatic issue? We are beginning to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matt Wachsman ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Suresh Heijebu MD

Loss of strength in right arm preceeded by 6 weeks of discomfort while sleeping and occasional tingling while driving or riding a bicycle ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

a little short of breath but not that bad and I feel a little pressure in my chest and throat area ...hi. I've been having this problem for the past week. first it started with me feeling short of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)

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Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

Am 52, 112 Kg, history of MS and optic neuritis 12 years ago. Hodgkins 24 years ago. For a month now am waking up with sudden gasping of breath. Past two days it is happening during daytime.(5-6... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

HI, my daughter have had a violent sudden cough last nigh while she were sleeping. It just started out of the blue and she couldn t breath. This also happens the night before. She s not... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I have noticed when im sleeping that sometimes I suddenly exhale forcefully, like someone just ..., then it seemed to stop for a while and now has started again ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

In the last two nights as I was sitting on my couch, I all of a sudden found myself gasping for breath. The first time it happened I got a bit dizzy with it. tonight it was just the gasping for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

When I sit in my recliner and try to nap, I find that just as I relax to the point of sleep It is like something blocks my air way causing me to wake up by puffing air out of my mouth! I usually am a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)