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Gasping For Air While Lying Down At Night

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Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

hello, for the past few nights I've been waking up gasping for air and my heart pounding. while I'm ... can feel this while sleeping so I shoot up awake gasping for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

what is causing my involuntary gasping? it occurs more often when lying down at night but moving about and working out heavily w/ wts and using the tread mill do not produce it-thank you ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Payman Hajiazim MD

5 month dtr. 3 days.ago wakes up gasping for air. Haven't.noticed at night. Nothing else unusual ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Payman Hajiazim ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani MD

My 14 year old son has been waking up in the middle of the night really grasping for breath. It makes him sit straight up and make a big gasping noise and then cough . He has done this appox 4 times ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

Heart related question at night when I fall asleep sometimes I wake up to gasping for air and my heart will start pounding. should I be worried? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Hello I am having a hard time breathing at night when I lay down. Its been goin on for a month now ... either I feel like I am gasping for air when I lay down. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

into a hiccup type of sound. It only happens when I am resting.. sitting down watching TV or while ... even has said that I stop breathing at night once in awhile. Are the two connected but... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Sheela Varma MD

My 12 mo old son gasps for air while he is staining, lying down, or just sitting. He does it once or twice at a time. He just started this. My pediatricians says not to be worried... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sheela Varma ( OBGYN)
Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi MD

Hi! I am 45 yr. old female and at night while laying on my left side I have pain in my hip area in ... myself awakening gasping for air as if food eating earlier that day wants to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. K. V. Anand MD

last night i awoke gasping for air, not like sleep apnea where you may have stopped breathing but it was like saliva had gone down my air pipe instead of my esophagus. i would try... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)