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A member asked:
Sometimes during the day my airway gets tighter and its hard for me to breathe but my lungs are fine, and i also have sleep apnea. what could this be?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Asthma? allergy?: Two possibilities that come to mind are asthma and an environmental allergy of some kind. But the only way to sort this out is to see a doctor for an in-person evaluation. The sleep apnea could be related, or a separate problem.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Not your sleep apnea: This needs further evaluation of heart and lung function. Any number of medical conditions could cause this.
Answered 5/8/2016
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Asthma: You are young to have sleep apnea. Are you using CPAP for your sleep apnea? Has a full pulmonary function test been performed on you. What are you doing when you are having trouble breathing? Does albuterol inhaler help when you are short of breath. If the pulmonary function test is normal then get a 2-d echo to check you heart.
Answered 10/4/2016
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