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Kgirl16

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Can't Breathe Posted: 02-06-07 20:00pm


Sometimes when i'm dreaming I dream i'm drowning or suffocating and when I wake up I still can't breathe. But now even when I start to fall asleep my throat closes up. What's with this?

Earthmaiden

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Joined: 14 Feb 2007
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Posted: 02-14-07 14:02pm


You didn't say how old you are but as we get older the muscles in the back of our throat become less toned and have the habit of collapsing into our airway. If it's not too serious you should be able to successfully use one of those stop snoring throat sprays as they tend to firm this area in the throat. However if the problem is a really serious one you could consider surgery to open the airway more.

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