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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
MD
Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

Exp 12 years

Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Dr. Nagamani Ng

General & Family Physician

Exp 12 years

Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

Exp 9 years

Dr.Raju
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Dr.Raju

General & Family Physician

Exp 11 years

Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Holding Breath Night

Premium Questions

Dr. Andrew Rynne MD MD

I am a 62 year old male with no known health problems. I get a physical every couple of years. I just noticed that if I take ONE very XXXXXXX breath and HOLD it, I immediately get very dizzy and feel ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Andrew Rynne MD ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

Can holding ones breath while lifting weights cause brain damage from increased intracranial ... about 20 seconds I held my breath. I got headaches after each weights session. I have had memory ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Rahul D Chaudhari MD

it every day I tried, with my friends, to see how long I could hold my breath. We would go underwater holding our breaths for as long as we could and then resurface. We did this repeatedly for about an hour... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul D Chaudhari ( Spine Surgeon)
Dr. Monish De MD

Yes....I find that I sometimes am holding my breath, even though I don't want to. Usually when on a computer, and I don't exhale until I hit "send", or something like that. Plus, also like when I move ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monish De ( Oncologist)
Dr. Shruti Rijhwani MD

Can lifting weights while holding your breath lead to the development of a brain aneurysm? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Sunil MD

I have been told I hold my breath and make an odd noise when asleep nearly every night. I have even caught myself breath holding on waking and last night dreamt I couldn t breath.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Richard Jackson MD

I m very worried because I held my breath while walking for about 40 seconds (I was trying to avoid breathing in noxious fumes from a new stretch of tarmac on my way home) and experienced some dizziness. Did ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Richard Jackson ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Sumanth Amperayani MD

Yesterday my son stopped breathing for a few times and when I flipped him over and tapped on his back he finally spit up the entire bottle. Forcefully. These episodes occured 4-6 times last night, and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Sayantan Saha MD

My granddaughter seems to be holding her breath to go to sleep. She is a healthy weight. She is a bright child. What other things could this be besides holding her breath? I ve thought of sleep... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sayantan Saha ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Piyush Ostwal MD

I have complex partial epilepsy and night before last I woke up completely out of breath. I got to ... seizure. I think I am holding my breath while sleeping. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Piyush Ostwal ( Neurologist)