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It's happen like three times already its i'm asleep wake up grasping for air i cough before but i don't know if i'm between awake or asleep when this happens its scares me that i can go back to sleep.
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Waking gasping: Check for sleep apnea and for gastritis with or without H pylori as well as anxiety, asthma. Try elevating head of bed by placing pillow between mattress and boxspring. Try ranitidine //prevecid before bed x 1 month and see if helps f/u with doc check for sleep apnea, asthma, h pylori , anxiety
Answered 6/15/2015
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