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What Causes Difficulty In Swallowing While Sleeping?

i have recently found it difficult to swallow when falling asleep.Im 44 years old on no medication and have recently been told i have type 2 diabetes.I am losing weight as i weight 14 stone,im 5f 8 tall. have no medical problems and generally have good health. i have notice d whilst at work that a need to catch mt breath sometimes as bile is forming but a sip of water usually hepls ease this.i work in a very busy surgery as a health care assistant so only really notice the swallowing problem when falling asleep.
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You are having laryngopharyngeal reflux. In this reflux problem there is reflux of acid from stomach to back of the oral cavity. This causes a feeling of difficulty in swallowing during sleep. My advice will be that you should go to sleep after 2 hours of taking food. Take more than one pillows below head during sleep. Take Pantoprazole tablet. You can consult an ENT surgeon and undergo an fiber-optic laryngoscopy to know the exact problem.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Difficulty In Swallowing While Sleeping?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You are having laryngopharyngeal reflux. In this reflux problem there is reflux of acid from stomach to back of the oral cavity. This causes a feeling of difficulty in swallowing during sleep. My advice will be that you should go to sleep after 2 hours of taking food. Take more than one pillows below head during sleep. Take Pantoprazole tablet. You can consult an ENT surgeon and undergo an fiber-optic laryngoscopy to know the exact problem. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.