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Breathlessness while sleeping
My mom feels breathlessness while sleeping also she snores a lot. So she always wakeup having short breathe in the sleep which is declining the quality of the sleep day by day. Please help
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Need an ENT evaluation for any obstruction starting from the nose.any comorbidities like High BP, diabetes,high cholesterol.
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sleep study ,nasal endoscopy
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Dr. Varalakshmi Govindappa
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Consultation in person with ENT specialist for evaluation and management
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If snoring can check for CPAP
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Dr. Adhavan
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
5 yrs exp
Chennai
It may sleep apnea.. but she needs a thorough examination in form of endoscopy or SLEEP STUDY.
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kindly visit a nearby ent surgeon.
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