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What to do if i wake up in the morning with difficulty breathing?

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Dr. Axel Martinez-Irizarry answered

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See your doctor: Cardiac, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal causes can cause this symptom. Your doctor can help.

Dr Mompoint and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/15/2017

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