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I havedifficulty breathing when tryingto sleep the past few nights. no other obvious symptoms. not sure if this is dangerous or not?
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Depends: There could be multiple reasons. Common reasons include nasal congestion/rhinitis from any reason, sleep apnea, asthma, anxiety to name some of them.
Answered 6/5/2018
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