Breathing Issues while Sleeping

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Asked for Female, 48 Years

Hello There, My mother is facing breathing issues while sleeping. When she is sleeping , suddenly wakes up with cough.mouth will be closed and unable to take breath freely. She says that she was unable to get breath and she feels suffocated. we will tap her back to make her normal. this will take 2-5 minutes to get back normal. After that she feel normal and goes back to sleep.

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