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What Causes Breathing Difficulty At Night?
I find it difficult to Breath(feeling like there is no air around) freely especially at night... Though not frequent like twice in a month. Last night it happened I couldn t sleep. What could be the cause? What can I do to stop it? Or is it normal? Thanks. Bright
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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The symptoms you are experiencing is likely due to sleep apnoea. In patients with sleep apnoea, the obstruction of airway leads to decreased oxygen levels during sleep. Please be advised to follow up with your primary care physician to undergo sleep study to look into the possibility of sleep apnoea.
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Dr.Lekshmi
Thank you for trusting HCM
The symptoms you are experiencing is likely due to sleep apnoea. In patients with sleep apnoea, the obstruction of airway leads to decreased oxygen levels during sleep. Please be advised to follow up with your primary care physician to undergo sleep study to look into the possibility of sleep apnoea.
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Please address further questions here
Regards
Dr.Lekshmi
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