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Waking up at night with throat blockage
Recently over the last few nights, I have been waking up in the middle of the night with a feeling of breathlessness and blockage in the throat. This is also a kind of feeling where I'm confused if I have swallowed my saliva into my windpipe during my sleep. I do not have any habits of smoking, alcohol etc. I'm slightly overweight. I'm worried because I never had this kind of feeling before. I want to know inhaling steam before sleep helps or this is not relevant to what is happening
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Dr. Parijat Joshi
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Noida
It could be acid reflux, usually occurs during sleep due to you being in lying down position and the acid from stomach can easily climb back to throat cause irritation , choking sensation , dry cough , breathlessness etc
Need some more history for proper evaluation and treatment
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Avoid oily spicy food , avoid lying down immediately after having meals
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