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What Causes Feeling Hollowness In My Chest During Night?

Hi I am having hollowness in my chest, that wakes me during the night, and early in the morning, it's as if I need to eat to fill up the hollowness, but at the same time I get the urge to vomit, but since its either late at night or early in the morning and my stomach is empty I can't, this feeling is very uncomfortable. It is not a lung collapse as I have had 6 lung collapses, and 2 surgeries to correct this problem which is spontaneous. I am female, 5' 2" tall and I never smoked.....help please
Thu, 4 Feb 2016
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, we should rule out heart diseases first because heart diseases can cause similar feeling of hollowness especially at night.
So get done ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test).
If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases.
Sometimes GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) can also cause similar symptoms.
So take proton pump inhibitors before bed time. Keep 2 - 3 pillows under head in the bed to prevent these symptoms.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Feeling Hollowness In My Chest During Night?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should rule out heart diseases first because heart diseases can cause similar feeling of hollowness especially at night. So get done ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test). If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Sometimes GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) can also cause similar symptoms. So take proton pump inhibitors before bed time. Keep 2 - 3 pillows under head in the bed to prevent these symptoms. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.