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A 18-year-old male asked:

I have hiatus hernia, acid reflux. last night i had breathless sleep and quiverings in my middle-chest area. something more than gerd?

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Eat early: sleep with trunk and head elevated and see if that helps

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A 23-year-old female asked:

Could gerd cause constant chest tightness & shortness of breath? On protonix 40mg but instead of actual acid reflux Im still having lots of bouts of non acid reflux & heartburn, gi wants me to up protonix & having 24 hour test next month

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A 30-year-old male asked:

Why does my chest feel heavy when laying down at night? I have gerd, on ppi but still have acid reflux. When I attempt to sleep, I feel my heart, and have to take deep breaths as I can short of breathe. Exam is normal, acid reflux/aniexty?gerd SOB?

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A 21-year-old female asked:

How long does reflux last for? I have a hiatal hernia and esophagitis. Today Ive had it for 10 hours I had heartburn type of pain for 6 hours and been feeling nauseous the last 4 hours. Its got to the point where its in my throat. Cant sleep. Help?

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A 45-year-old member asked:

Can hiatus hernia or GERD give you chest-pain arm, neck as well as jaw pains?

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A 33-year-old male asked:

Endoscopy showed I have a small hiatal hernia. Over the last two weeks I've had real bad chest pains, GERD, and nauseous. What could be causing this?

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