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What Causes Difficulty Breathing While Sleeping?
Question: Many a times I feel breathless while sleeping, While I am in deep sleep, Suddenly I wakeup to gasp some air. I feel as if i was not breating.
Many a times I also feel breathless in very calm & settled situation. e.g. while I speaking or drinking a galss of water.
I have been to medical checkups and done through cardiac check i.e ECG, TMT and many other. all of them are normal.
Many a times I also feel breathless in very calm & settled situation. e.g. while I speaking or drinking a galss of water.
I have been to medical checkups and done through cardiac check i.e ECG, TMT and many other. all of them are normal.
Brief Answer:
need some more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome here.
I can understand your concerns.
Kindly provode with some more details for a better understanding of your problem:
1. Since when you face this problem?
2. In how much duration does this breathlessness settles down?
3. Do you drink alcohol or smoke?
4. Any other accompanying symptoms like sweating, tremors, dizziness, chest pain etc?
5. Are you overweight?
6. Hows your mood, energy levels throughout the day?
7. Do you have stress? Personal life, family, workplace?
Kindly reply back with the answers to these questions.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks.
need some more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome here.
I can understand your concerns.
Kindly provode with some more details for a better understanding of your problem:
1. Since when you face this problem?
2. In how much duration does this breathlessness settles down?
3. Do you drink alcohol or smoke?
4. Any other accompanying symptoms like sweating, tremors, dizziness, chest pain etc?
5. Are you overweight?
6. Hows your mood, energy levels throughout the day?
7. Do you have stress? Personal life, family, workplace?
Kindly reply back with the answers to these questions.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hello Sir,
Thanks a lot for your hlep. please find below details as required.
1. Since when you face this problem?
* I have been facing this problem since 3-4 years, but its not constant, some times it comes and disappeears for long time
2. In how much duration does this breathlessness settles down?
* It remains for a while only the moment I take deep breaths it goes away in few breathes at night. While some times in day time I go breathless while speaking then I have to take deep breaths then I am ok again.
3. Do you drink alcohol or smoke?
* I consume tobacco
4. Any other accompanying symptoms like sweating, tremors, dizziness, chest pain etc?
* No other symptoms
5. Are you overweight?
* I am around 22 KG overweight. i am 100 KG and height is 5.11
6. How’s your mood, energy levels throughout the day?
* Most of the time i am lazy and feel like sleeping.
7. Do you have stress? Personal life, family, workplace?
* Stress at workplace.
Thanks a lot for your hlep. please find below details as required.
1. Since when you face this problem?
* I have been facing this problem since 3-4 years, but its not constant, some times it comes and disappeears for long time
2. In how much duration does this breathlessness settles down?
* It remains for a while only the moment I take deep breaths it goes away in few breathes at night. While some times in day time I go breathless while speaking then I have to take deep breaths then I am ok again.
3. Do you drink alcohol or smoke?
* I consume tobacco
4. Any other accompanying symptoms like sweating, tremors, dizziness, chest pain etc?
* No other symptoms
5. Are you overweight?
* I am around 22 KG overweight. i am 100 KG and height is 5.11
6. How’s your mood, energy levels throughout the day?
* Most of the time i am lazy and feel like sleeping.
7. Do you have stress? Personal life, family, workplace?
* Stress at workplace.
Brief Answer:
probable anxiety attacks.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I have read your details.
Keeping all the details in mind, there are few possibilities for your health issues.
It can a part of panic or anxiety attacks.
The reason why I say so is because:
1. Your most investigations(especially cardiac) are normal. In light of normal tests, the most probable cause becomes anxiety.
2. You have workplace stress which can be a contributing factor.
3. Tobacco is a known precipitant of anxiety attacks.
4. Your episodes of breathlessness appear out of no where and settle down in few seconds to minutes. This is a classical feature of panic attack.
Other possibility is of sleep apnea because:
1. Obesity is known precipitant of sleep apnea.
2. Breathlessness disturbing sleep is common symptom of sleep apnea.
3. You feel lazy and sleepy in day probably because your sleep remains incomplete due to disturbance in night.
Regarding management of your problem, i have some suggestions:
1. A sleep-EEG will help to rule out sleep apnea.
2. Practice deep breathing regularly in routine. This will train your respiratory sytem to better adapt to episodes of breathlessness.
3. Other relaxation therapies like biofeedback and meditation can help.
4. Drugs like klonopin and paroxetine (prescription drugs) can help to overcome stress and anxiety.
5. Eat healthy food including green vegetables and fruits.
6. Try to reduce your weight.
7. Find ways to destress yourself, listening to music, reading, playing etc.
Consult a nearby psychiatrist for proper prescription and evaluation.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
probable anxiety attacks.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I have read your details.
Keeping all the details in mind, there are few possibilities for your health issues.
It can a part of panic or anxiety attacks.
The reason why I say so is because:
1. Your most investigations(especially cardiac) are normal. In light of normal tests, the most probable cause becomes anxiety.
2. You have workplace stress which can be a contributing factor.
3. Tobacco is a known precipitant of anxiety attacks.
4. Your episodes of breathlessness appear out of no where and settle down in few seconds to minutes. This is a classical feature of panic attack.
Other possibility is of sleep apnea because:
1. Obesity is known precipitant of sleep apnea.
2. Breathlessness disturbing sleep is common symptom of sleep apnea.
3. You feel lazy and sleepy in day probably because your sleep remains incomplete due to disturbance in night.
Regarding management of your problem, i have some suggestions:
1. A sleep-EEG will help to rule out sleep apnea.
2. Practice deep breathing regularly in routine. This will train your respiratory sytem to better adapt to episodes of breathlessness.
3. Other relaxation therapies like biofeedback and meditation can help.
4. Drugs like klonopin and paroxetine (prescription drugs) can help to overcome stress and anxiety.
5. Eat healthy food including green vegetables and fruits.
6. Try to reduce your weight.
7. Find ways to destress yourself, listening to music, reading, playing etc.
Consult a nearby psychiatrist for proper prescription and evaluation.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks a lot sir. This is very helpful.
Regards,
XXXXXX
Regards,
XXXXXX
Brief Answer:
happy to help
Detailed Answer:
Happy to help you:)
Kindly close the discussion if you have no more queries.
Hoping for a positive feedback from you.
Take care.
Thanks.
happy to help
Detailed Answer:
Happy to help you:)
Kindly close the discussion if you have no more queries.
Hoping for a positive feedback from you.
Take care.
Thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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