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Episodes of not breathing during sleep
= disorder in which stops breathing or experiences shallow breathing during sleep.
Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this
27 year experience in Psychiatry
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Episodes of not breathing during sleep?
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I need help for a gentleman friend of mine who has episodes of not breathing during sleep?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am experiencing sleep paralysis, episodes of not breathing during sleep and uncontrollable jerking. The following also describe me: Sleepiness, Disorientation, and Confusion. What should I do?
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A 23-year old female asked about a 25-year old male:
What causes pausing of the breathing during sleep at 25 years old?
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A 48-year old asked:
What causes my son to sometimes make really high pitched noising while breathing during his sleep?
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A 43-year old asked:
I was wondering what would happen if your breathing was obstructed during sleep?
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A 44-year old female asked:
What does it mean when a child has "paradoxical breathing" during sleep? How is it treated?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is it possible for a normal healthy woman or anyone for that matter to involuntarily just stop breathing? During the day, other than sleep apenea?
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A 25-year old asked:
What treatments are commonly prescribed when you have poor breathing during sleep?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 48-year old female:
What is the diagnose of the person who have a strange sleep after lunch for about 20 min and during this sleep have difficulty breathing and can't get?
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A 47-year old asked:
I was wondering what would cause unexplained rapid breathing during sleep?
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A 16-year old female asked about a 21-year old male:
Can anything else stop your breathing during sleep other than sleep apnea?
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A 45-year old female asked:
If i quit breathing 7 times an hour during a sleep study is that considered mild sleep apnea?
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A 27-year old female asked:
When I'm unwell with colds etc I wake up often during night feeling like I wasnt breathing. My oxygen levels are around 88% when I check and come up very quickly to 99% once awake. Perhaps sleep apnea? How can I make sure I don't die from this? Scary?
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A 42-year old asked:
What can I do to stop mouth breathing during sleep?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Would 9 breathing apneas and blood oxygen levels of 87.5% be considered mild sleep apnea? Would this cause a person to be tired during the day etc?
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A 92-year old asked:
How many hours of sleep per 24hr does an elderly person need? 92 walks. Makes many loud breathing sounds at night but asleep; cat naps during the day
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A 48-year old male asked about a 48-year old male:
Overweight with poor blood work. Also stopped breathing for 2 minutes at a time during sleep. Need MD-signed statement to fly non-Economy. Help!!!
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A 59-year old male asked:
I understand that a person with sleep apnea can experience obstructive breathing during inhalation while sleeping. Can this also happen during exhale?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am sweating during sleep. It seems i just finished playing football but the breathing is normal. Is it normal or is there something wrong with me?
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A 33-year old asked:
What could cause skipping heart beat, no breathing, and twitching during sleep?
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A 34-year old female asked:
2.5y/o with noisy breathing, snoring, short pauses in breathing during sleep. Tonsillar hypertrophy= 2-3+. Does this indicate tonsillectomy?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I had sleep study done as a kid nothing was found today sleep apena was found i take seroquel (quetiapine) which makes me tired during the day i don't stop breathing snore i was tortured as a child ?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Started coughing yesterday morning and last night. Not during the day. My temp is 35.6. Can smell + taste. Breathing is fine. Eye pain in one eye & a bit tired yesterday, but I didn't sleep well night before. No pain or tiredness today.
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A 22-year old male asked:
How to clear a stuff nose before bed, it is causing my sleep apnea as I do not have a problem mouth breathing during the day?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Lg pe rt lung on Coumadin (warfarin) 4 21/2 weeks no shrinkage can't handle the sob feeling the severe lung & heart pain during breathing & any activity even sleep?
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A 23-year old female asked:
My 5 week old is still having seizure like activity, heaving breathing an gasping while sleeping, throwing up during/after feedings. Any explanation?!
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A 40-year old female asked:
I feel physical pain like I'm being electrocuted during sleep paralysis. I feel I'm not breathing/heart attack & I will die. I'm scared to go to sleep?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Last 3 days, pain in my chest when breathing, when i sleep/lay down i feel and hear a gurgling sound that sounds like its coming from upper chest and throat. Cough during day but worse at night. What could it be? & medicine to help?
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A 36-year old male asked:
My 21-month-old child has a severe cough, mostly during night when she's asleep, sometimes difficulty breathing at the end. What could be the problem?
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