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Sometimes i wake up in the middle of night and feel my abs tensing, almost sucking itself in. not painful but it feels weird like i stopped breathing?
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Hard: to tell without knowing medical history, your weight and activity level. If obese will worry about sleep Apnea
Answered 11/27/2017
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