my partner has difficulty breathing at night. he prefers to sleep while sitting in a chair. when he does lie down he uses nasal strips that seem to help a bit. He also has a lot of bad dreams when he does sleep. Alpha one disease runs in the family but he says he does not have it. He used to smoke and now uses nicotine gum (about 6 per day) and consumes about 4 beers per day, more on Saturdays.